Royal BC Museum

Entreprises touristiques - attractions

Discover the Royal BC Museum and celebrate British Columbia’s diversity through enlightening inspiring and immersive galleries that capture the stories of the people, plants and animals that call the province home, and see fascinating exhibitions from around the world. Take a stroll around Old Town, New Approach, a recreation of a turn of the 20th-century town, including the new display of a reproduction of the Hayashi Photography Studio, and walk onboard the full-scale replica of the HMS Discovery. Visit Jonathan Hunt House, a museum installation and the ceremonial house of a Kwakwaka’wakw Chief, and Our Living Languages, an exhibit that shares the history of disrupted languages in BC. See who calls the coastal rainforest home and peer into a tidepool to see real marine life in the Natural History Gallery. Finish the adventure with a unique cinematic experience at IMAX® Victoria, BC’s largest screen.

Your experience doesn’t end there. Enjoy the other remarkable historical venues on our grounds, including Helmcken House, St. Ann’s Schoolhouse, the Netherlands Centennial Carillon and Thunderbird Park. Our precinct also hosts numerous food trucks and the 2% Jazz cafe. Located on Victoria’s Inner Harbour, we are within walking distance of downtown hotels and restaurants. Wildlife Photographer of the Year opens February 14, 2025.