[BCMA] Nine photo experts at Spring Break

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All presentations are included with museum admission or membership.
Please see the attached backgrounder for details on presenters, topic dates, and family activities.


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February 29, 2012


Photo experts zoom in on the Royal BC Museum at Spring Break

Victoria - The focus is on photography at Spring Break, both in the 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition and throughout the Royal BC Museum from March 17 to 25.

Nine photo experts present nine different noon-time talks for adults and teens, from wildlife photography and its impact on international conservation to tours of the museum's imaging studio and altering photos in the archival age. Presenters include:  Dr. Rob Butler, ornithologist; Glenn Bartley, professional nature photographer; Dan Savard, archival photo manager; Sarah Gibbins, founder of the Ailura Project; Carlo Mocellin, digital imaging specialist; and Martin Gregus Jr., young award-winning photographer.

[cid:image003.jpg at 01CCF6CF.6B6F6F30]Museum guides offer a daily interactive photo-themed family tour at 11 am and an adult tour exploring museum exhibition design at 1 pm every day during spring break.

The Lounge on the third floor is the starting point for all activities, including those for younger kids, as well as the perfect spot to rest and read. Here, visitors can vote on their favourite wildlife images for the "Visitor Choice Award" and select special things to do - either guided or self-guided - including activities in the third floor modern history and First Peoples galleries. All of these spring break activities and presentations are included with museum admission or membership.

Glenn Bartley, presents "The Birds of Ecuador" Saturday, March 24 at Noon, Royal BC Museum.
Hear from nine different photo experts, one each day during Spring Break.

About the Royal BC Museum
As the provincial museum and archives, the Royal BC Museum preserves and shares the stories of British Columbia - on-site, off-site and online - through its research, collections, exhibitions, publications and educational programs.  Its two-hectare cultural precinct in Victoria also includes a number of historically significant buildings and First Nations sites.

For more information about the Royal BC Museum, visit www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca or call 1-888-447-7977.

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Media contact:
Royal BC Museum Media Enquiries
250-387-3207
news at royalbcmuseum.bc.ca


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