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September 5, 2013

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October 3, 2013

News Releases

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RELEASE - Race to the End of the Earth	08.05.17
RACE MEDIA IMAGES AND CREDITS - Contact Sheet	08.05.13
RACE BACKGROUNDER - Exhibition Overview	08.05.13
RACE BACKGROUNDER - Step by Step Tour of the Exhibition	08.05.13
RACE BACKGROUNDER - Expedition Timeline	08.05.13
RACE BACKGROUNDER - Bios Amundsen and Scott	08.05.13
RACE BACKGROUNDER - Learning Programs and Special Events	08.05.13
RACE BACKGROUNDER - Bio Dr. Ross MacPhee	08.05.13
RACE BACKGROUNDER - Bio Jana Stefan	08.05.13
RACE BACKGROUNDER - Meares Pennant	08.05.13
RACE BACKGROUNDER - Meares Pennant Survived the Antarctic Release	08.05.13
RACE BACKGROUNDER - Antarctica Timeline	08.05.13

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Meares Pennant Survived the Antarctic Release	10.04.13
Meares Pennant Backgrounder	10.04.13

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About the Royal BC Museum	07.02.13
Tradition in Felicities - Backgrounder	07.02.13
Tradition in Felicities: Celebrating 155 Years of Victoria’s Chinatown at the Royal BC Museum	07.02.13
欢节庆传统庆祝维多利亚唐人街155周年	07.02.13
歡節慶傳統慶祝維多利亞唐人街155週年	07.02.13
HSBC School Visits Programs to transform the Royal BC Museum into an interactive classroom	06.02.13

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Date Night at the Royal BC Museum	18.01.13

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Royal BC Museum offers Admission by Donation Week	27.12.12
BC Bites & Beverages: Indigenous Northwest Coast Food	12.12.12

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Programs Inspired by Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012	30.11.12
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 - Media Images	30.11.12
World’s Best Wildlife Images of 2012 at the Royal BC Museum - Release	30.11.12
Images of Historical Birth; Marriage; and Death Records Available for the First Time Online via BC Archives - Release	28.11.12
Victorian Experiences and Festive Events at the Royal BC Museum - Release	20.11.12
Half Price Weekday Afternoons Extended to March 31 - Release	19.11.12
Two New Royal BC Museum Books Explore Local Culture and Nature - Release	13.11.12
For Valour honours 100 years of service in peace and war - Release	01.11.12
For Valour: The Canadian Scottish Regiment - Backgrounder	01.11.12
For Valour: The Canadian Scottish Regiment - Media Images	01.11.12

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Pemberton Holmes Donates Business Archives Rich in BC History - Release	25.10.12
Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Archives Donation - Backgrounder	25.10.12
Royal BC Museum offers local community an ‘After School Special’	05.10.12
Witches; Fortunes; and Treats at the Royal BC Museum	12.10.12
About the Royal BC Museum	04.10.12
Envisioning the World - Backgrounder	04.10.12
Envisioning the World - Media Images	04.10.12
Envisioning the World - Release	04.10.12
Envisioning the World - BC Archives Map	04.10.12
Envisioning the World - Wendt Biography	04.10.12

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2012-13 Exhibition Programs	12.09.12
2012-13 Exhibitions Announcement - Release	12.09.12
2012-13 Royal BC Museum Publications	12.09.12
About the Royal BC Museum	12.09.12
Chinese New Year - Backgrounder	12.09.12
Envisioning the World - Backgrounder	12.09.12
Envisioning the World - Media Images	12.09.12
For Valour - Backgrounder	12.09.12
Race to the End of the Earth - Backgrounder	12.09.12
Race to the End of the Earth - Media Images	12.09.12
The Navy - Backgrounder	12.09.12
The Navy - Media Images	12.09.12
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 - Backgrounder	12.09.12
Wildlife Photographer of the Year - Media Images	12.09.12

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Wonder Sunday Royalty	19.07.12

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Dirt Dogwoods and Dragonflies at the Royal BC Museum	20.06.12
Royal BC Museum CEO Awarded CBE Honour	19.06.12
Bob Rennie; Principal of Rennie Marketing Systems - Backgrounder	13.06.12
New Carr Discoveries at Wing Sang - Backgrounder	13.06.12
Royal BC Museum at Wing Sang - Media Images	13.06.12
Royal BC Museum opens the Curious exhibition in Vancouver	13.06.12

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Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration - Backgrounder	23.05.12
The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II - Backgrounder	23.05.12
Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee at the Royal BC Museum Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton	23.05.12
Exhibition Map of QE II by Cecil Beaton	23.05.12
Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration - Backgrounder	23.05.12
The Royal House of Windsor: Family Tree	23.05.12

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Royal BC Museum takes it to the street with new volunteer team	13.04.12
Two new members join Royal BC Museum Board	02.04.12

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April Fools hijinks at the Royal BC Museum	28.03.12
Royal BC Museum and Sisters of St. Ann Preserve BC History with Unique Partnership	21.03.12
Sisters of St. Ann - Backgrounder	21.03.12
Sisters of St. Ann Artifacts - Backgrounder	21.03.12
Media Images for Curious: Royal BC Museum at Wing Sang	10.03.12
Curious this summer? Royal BC Museum in Vancouver	09.03.12

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Photo experts zoom in on the Royal BC Museum at Spring Break	29.02.12
Spring Break at the Museum - Backgrounder	29.02.12
Museum Family Event Exploring First Peoples’ Life Victoria	16.02.12
Date Night at the Royal BC Museum	02.02.12

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Picture Perfect at the Royal BC Museum	19.01.12
Biography: Jack Lohman	13.01.12
Royal BC Museum Appoints Jack Lohman as New CEO	13.01.12

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Royal BC Museum offers admission by donation	28.12.11
2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winners at the Royal BC Museum	15.12.11
Wildlife Media Images and Stories	15.12.11
Alien-Spotting – there’s an App for that!	08.12.11

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Father Christmas - A Victorian Experience at the Royal BC Museum	29.11.11
Food for Thought – Wonder Sunday for Families	24.11.11
Veterans past and present honoured all week at the Royal BC Museum	07.11.11

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The Whaling People of the West Coast of Vancouver Island and Cape Flattery	27.10.11
Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners coming to Royal BC Museum	24.10.11
Royal BC Museum Family Passes now Available at the Greater Victoria Public Library	21.10.11
Wonder Sunday Hallowe’en at the Royal BC Museum	18.10.11

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Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils; New Discoveries	28.09.11
Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration	28.09.11
Wildlife Photographer of the Year	28.09.11
Wildlife; Dinosaurs; and Royalty Headline Upcoming Royal BC Museum Exhibitions	28.09.11
Bob Rennie Biography	15.09.11
Royal BC Museum - Backgrounder	15.09.11
Royal BC Museum to Open Satellite Location in Vancouver	15.09.11
Royal BC Museum Year in Review	15.09.11

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Remembering Yorke Edwards; former Director of the Royal BC Museum	22.08.11
Emily Carr’s illustrated journal – Sister and I from Victoria to London	05.08.11
New Archivist; Web Specialist; and Curator at the Royal BC Museum	02.08.11

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Artifact or Artifiction 2011	15.07.11

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Make Your Mark on Canada Day	29.06.11
Postcards from Home Contest	16.06.11
The Provincial Archive plays the Provincial Archives	08.06.11
Climate on a Sphere	07.06.11
New Board Chair for the Royal BC Museum	06.06.11

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Royal BC Museum takes another step forward in revitalization plan	27.05.11
Helmcken House and St Ann s Schoolhouse - Conservation	19.05.11
Helmcken House and St Ann s Schoolhouse - Fast Facts	19.05.11
Helmcken House and St Ann s Schoolhouse share new stories	19.05.11
I-Spy Family Saturday: Low Tide Lookout	17.05.11
Rezoning of Royal BC Museum site part of bold vision for future	16.05.11
Pauline Rafferty - Biography	12.05.11
Pauline Rafferty to retire after 10 years as CEO of the Royal BC Museum	12.05.11
First-ever Night at the Museum Sleepover	06.04.11
Tony Parsons to help stump guests at Royal BC Museum gala	05.03.11

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Royal BC Museum provides more access for people with disabilities	28.04.11
Dan Savard wins BC Book Prize for Images from the Likeness House	26.04.11
Royal Wedding Bells at the Royal BC Museum	20.04.11
Volunteers give time and get new experiences at the Royal BC Museum	12.04.11
The Aliens Are Invading a Museum Near You	05.04.11

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Award Winning Environmental Film Festival at the Royal BC Museum	31.03.11
Royal BC Museum curators get cheeky for April Fools’ Day	29.03.11
New Marketing and Communication Teams at the Royal BC Museum	07.03.11
The Other Emily Events and Programming	03.03.11

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Audain Foundation Donates $750 000 to Royal BC Museum	02.18.11
Grizzly Bear Mantelpiece - Backgrounder	02.18.11
Royal BC Museum Workshop Teaches Everyday Sustainability	02.04.11
Royal BC Museum among top workplaces in the province - again!	02.02.11

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Royal BC Museum Offers Workshop Series on Sustainable Living	18.01.11
Royal BC Museum exhibition to show world The Other Emily	17.01.11
The Other Emily - Biographies	17.01.11
The Other Emily - Emily Carr Chronology	17.01.11
The Other Emily - Fast Facts	17.01.11

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Royal BC Museum offers admission by donation	21.12.10

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Celebrate the Holidays with the Royal BC Museum	29.11.10
New Management Team Joins Royal BC Museum	26.11.10
Royal BC Museum Collections Get an Online Makeover	18.11.10
Royal BC Museum honours Veterans past and present and encourages everyone to find a personal act of Commemoration	01.11.10

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Open house for Royal BC Museum zoning project slotted for Saturday	20.10.10
Royal BC Museum Publications	13.10.10
Royal BC Museum fundraising gala a success	08.10.10

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Terracotta Army exhibition tour of Western Canada cancelled	30.09.10

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Royal BC Museum Celebrates the Life and Exceptional Contributions of David McMillan	10.08.10

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Two new members join Royal BC Museum Board	12.07.10
Royal BC Museum secrets revealed at summer camps for kids	06.07.10

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New Royal BC Museum exhibition takes a walk on the wild side	08.06.10
Behind the Scenes - Collection Facts	08.06.10
Behind the Scenes - Fast Facts	08.06.10
Behind the Scenes - Natural History Staff Bios	08.06.10
Behind the Scenes - Research Highlights	08.06.10
Behind the Scenes - What s On	08.06.10
See what is Behind the Scenes at the Royal BC Museum	08.06.10
Tickets to trendy Royal BC Museum fundraiser now on sale	04.06.10

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New museum book turns the page of photographic history	18.05.10
Royal BC Museum to airlift new HVAC equipment into place	11.05.10
Change in duties for Royal BC Museum director	10.05.10
Accounting professional joins Royal BC Museum board	04.05.10

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One week left for S’abadeb exhibition at Royal BC Museum	01.03.10

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Rezoning -- Backgrounder	18.02.10
Rezoning -- Fast Facts	18.02.10
Royal BC Museum presents long-term vision to City of Victoria	18.02.10
Royal BC Museum hosts discussion forum on Coast Salish art	08.02.10

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Royal BC Museum Update	01.14.10

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Royal BC Museum offers admission by donation	29.12.09
Spirit of the season alive at Royal BC Museum	01.12.09

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Coast Salish Fast Facts	17.11.09
S abadeb curator biography	17.11.09
S abadeb Fast Facts	17.11.09
S abadeb partial artifact list	17.11.09
Coast Salish Gifts come to Royal BC Museum	10.11.09

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Royal BC Museum honours service personnel	27.10.09
New Royal BC Museum exhibition celebrates Scottish silver	13.10.09
Silver of the Stars - Backgrounder	13.10.09
Silver of the Stars - Celebrity Biographies	13.10.09
Silver of the Stars - Fast Facts	13.10.09
Royal BC Museum among top workplaces in the nation – again	09.10.09

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Last chance to see Treasures at the Royal BC Museum	23.09.09

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One month left to see Treasures Exhibition	26.08.09

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Royal BC Museum brings famed Lewis Chessmen to life - literally	14.07.09
1930s cowboy tale recalls failed expedition in northern BC	02.07.09
Bannock & Beans - Backgrounder	02.07.09

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Royal BC Museum summer campers gear up for adventure	29.06.09

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New Treasures exhibition at the Royal BC Museum is a gem	01.05.09

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Installation of Treasures underway at Royal BC Museum	21.04.09

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British Museum Curator Brendan Moore	17.03.09
Royal BC Museum Backgrounder	17.03.09
Royal BC Museum Quick Facts	17.03.09
Treasure Chest	17.03.09
Treasures Public Programming	17.03.09
Treasures Themed Packages	17.03.09

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Treasures tickets on sale next week at the Royal BC Museum	28.01.09
Royal BC Museum Free Spirit exhibition prepares to close	02.01.09

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Royal BC Museum trumpets in the New Year with admission by donation	29.12.08
One month left to see Free Spirit exhibition at the Royal BC Museum	11.12.08
Royal BC Museum comes a-carolling	01.12.08

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Royal BC Museum to participate in national polar forum	18.11.08
Remembrance Events	03.11.08
Royal BC Museum remembers military personnel this week	03.11.08

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Royal BC Museum Update	20.10.08

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Treasures from the British Museum coming to Royal BC Museum	29.09.08
Treasures Partial Artifact List	29.09.08
British Museum Backgrounder	29.09.08
Treasures - Fast Facts	29.09.08
New exhibition at Royal BC Museum is a snapshot of Quesnel 100 years ago	16.09.08
Wah Lee Portraits - Backgrounder	16.09.08
Wah Lee Portraits - Fast Facts	16.09.08
Royal BC Museum launches discussion forum	09.09.08

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Grey Cup returns to British Columbia for Royal BC Museum visit	13.08.08

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Royal BC Museum celebrates BC Day with admission-by-donation	28.07.08
Royal BC Museum presents a pair of traditional Japanese art forms	22.07.08

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New book speaks volumes about BC history	02.06.08

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War Brides opens at Royal BC Museum	05.05.08

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A new chapter in BC history opens at Royal BC Museum	13.03.08
Titanic exhibition an unprecedented economic boost	05.03.08
Titanic Economic Impact - Fast Facts	05.03.08

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A river runs through the Royal BC Museum	29.01.08

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Royal BC Museum Rings in the New Year with admission by donation	27.12.07
Central BC history recounted through photojournalism of early surveyor	10.12.07
Carillon bells accompany holiday sing-along this Sunday	03.12.07

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Royal BC Museum rings in the holiday season	26.11.07
Free Spirit - Fast Facts	19.11.07
Free Spirit - Public Programs and Events	19.11.07
Royal BC Museum unveils plans to celebrate provincial anniversary	19.11.07
Rememberance Weekend Displays and Activities	05.11.07
Royal BC Museum marks Remembrance Weekend	05.11.07

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Scientists and historians practise their poker faces for fundraiser	29.10.07
More than 445 000 Set Sail on Titanic at Royal BC Museum	24.10.07
Titanic Facts and Figures	24.10.07
Titanic preps to cast off from Royal BC Museum	06.10.07
Royal BC Museum among top workplaces in the nation	05.10.07

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Titanic sails into blockbuster territory	19.09.07

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Hourly carillon concerts return to Inner Harbour	03.08.07

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Noteworthy concert to ring in revamped carillon	30.07.07
Royal BC Museum ranks among top ten Canadian attractions	17.07.07
Rare Titanic passenger list on loan to Royal BC Museum	04.07.07

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Royal BC Museum extends hours for Titanic	25.06.07
Night at the (Royal BC) Museum	05.06.07

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Royal BC Museum opens Helmcken House for summer	28.04.07
New films put BC environment on the map at RBCM	24.04.07

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Treasures of the Tsimshian opens at the Royal BC Museum	27.04.07
Treasures of the Tsimshian visits Victoria	24.04.07
Titanic: The Artifact exhibition christened at Royal BC Museum	17.04.07

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Titanic tickets now on sale at Royal BC Museum	23.01.07

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Royal BC Museum rings in the New Year with admission by donation	27.12.06
Crew Needed For Titanic	19.12.06
First Peoples Film Collaboration	07.12.06

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New permanent RBCM gallery	27.11.06
Royal BC Museum welcomes new Director of Exhibits and Visitor Experience	08.11.06
Willie s Bakery and Café joins Royal BC Museum	03.11.06
Royal BC Museum to share the story to mark Veterans Week	01.11.06

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Scientists and historians never toy with the truth … or do they	10.10.06

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Titanic sails into the Royal BC Museum	26.09.06
Love makes the (animal) world go round this fall	06.09.06

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Royal BC Museum launches Thunderbird Park website	18.05.06
A Summer of Serious Fun Coming to the Royal BC Museum	09.05.06

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Robert Bateman National Wildlife Week Contest	27.02.06

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McCartney Exhibit Held Over Until March 5	25.01.06

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Royal BC Museum Opens a Window on a Decade that Changed a Generation	23.11.05

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Museum Marks Year of the Veteran with Remembrance Exhibits and Events	28.10.05

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Former BC Archivist Inspires Maritime Research Fund	08.09.05

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Tibetan Mandala Showcased at the Royal BC Museum	16.06.05

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Museum Highlights Tall Ship Legacy During Festival	31.05.05
Tibetan Thangka Painter First Ever Museum Artist-in-Residence	27.05.05
Renowned Doctor to Present on the Art of Tibetan Medicine	25.05.05

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Chilling with Woolly	04.03.05
Museum Gallery Gets Extreme Make-over	04.03.05
Royal BC Museum to Showcase Rare Tibetan Treasures	04.03.05
Curator Top Picks	04.03.05

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Museum Provides Gateway to BC Treasures with On-line Exhibit	30.11.04
An Old-fashioned Christmas at Helmcken House	25.11.04
New Partnership Helps More Students Visit Museum	09.11.04

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Museum Honours Remembrance Day	29.10.04
Eternal Egypt Attendance Strong with Ten Days Remaining	21.10.04
Friends of the Royal BC Museum Announce Annual Fundraising Event	13.10.04

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Gods and Goddesses of Eternal Egypt	15.09.04
Important Dinosaur Tracks Discovered in British Columbia	01.09.04

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20th Annual Walking With Our Ancestors Celebration	05.07.04
Echoes of Ancestry Emerging Artist Program	05.07.04

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Showing the Muskwa-Kechika to the World	17.05.04

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Exploring the Heart of the Community	20.04.04
Royal BC Museum Looks to Mars on Astronomy Day	06.04.04

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Tickets On Sale for Eternal Egypt Exhibit	11.03.04
The Changing Face of the Peace	05.03.04

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Life on the Trail	30.01.04

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Exploring the Northern Boreal Muskeg	15.10.03

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Giant Robotic Insects	20.08.03
Open Oceans Exhibit Closes	20.08.03
West Moberly Heritage Trails Rediscovered	18.08.03

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Dane-Zaa Culture Captured On Film	30.07.03
Ancient History and Environments of Northeastern BC Being Examined	24.07.03

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Royal BC Museum to Host Priceless Egyptian Exhibit	23.06.03
First Bird Habitat Survey to Begin in Peace River	20.06.03
Recapturing Lost History of the Alaska Highway	20.06.03
Eternal Egypt - Backgrounder	01.06.03

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Royal BC Museum Set to Host Heritage Fair	22.04.03
Royal BC Museum Heads for the Stars With Astronomy Day	15.04.03
Royal BC Museum Announces Local Coordinator for Living Landscapes in Northeastern BC	02.04.03

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New Museum Corporation Announces First Board Members	31.03.03

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Glacial Thaw Exposes History	18.02.03
Background	17.02.03

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Dragon Bones - Behind the Scenes	30.01.03
Royal BC Museum Launches Research Initiative on Northern BC	27.01.03
Dinosaur Trivia	23.01.03
Dragon Bones - Public Programs and Special Events	23.01.03
Dragon Bones - The Age of the Dinosaurs	23.01.03
Rare Dinosaur Exhibit Opens in Victoria	23.01.03
The Stars of Dragon Bones When Dinosaurs Ruled China	23.01.03
Dragon Bones - Travel News	01.01.03

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Museum to Improve with Independent Status	22.11.02
Royal BC Museum Cultural Precinct - Backgrounder	22.11.02

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Dragon Bones - Backgrounder	29.10.02
Bats: Creatures of the Night	11.10.02

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Museum Hosts British Collectibles Weekend	28.08.02

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Celebrating Royalty Exhibit Opens at Museum	28.06.02
The Fashion and Grace of Diana	28.06.02
Royal Phaeton Rolls In	01.06.02

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Celebrating Royalty	24.05.02
The Exclusive Royal Club	24.05.02
The Queen s Beasts	24.05.02

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Museum Unveils Nisga a Exhibit	13.04.02
Flights of Fancy	03.04.02
Rare Artifact Saved	03.04.02
Famous Dagger of Chief Kwah	01.04.02

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An Evening with Emily Carr	08.03.02
Time Travel with Emily Carr	01.03.02
Where s the Beef	01.03.02

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Beyond the Myth of Emily Carr	18.02.02
Boom and Bust	01.02.02
Dazzling Dragonflies	01.02.02

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Museum Event Focuses on Carr s Victoria	18.01.02

March

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New Exhibit Celebrates the Life and Times of Emily Carr	01.03.01