[BCMA] The Maritime Museum of BC Goes Virtual!

Wed Apr 22 11:50:05 PDT 2020

NEWS RELEASE 

FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE  
22
April 2020 

The Maritime Museum of BC Goes Virtual! 

In
response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maritime Museum of BC has temporarily
closed its doors and created new virtual programs and activities for people to continue
to engage in maritime heritage and culture. Like many other charitable
organizations the Museum is trying to find new ways to offer members and the
public-at-large meaningful opportunities to stay connected. 

“We
understand and appreciate that this is a very difficult and challenging time
for many individuals. We have a variety of virtual activities for people to
take part in, most of which are free of charge. It is our hope that by creating
these new virtual programs and activities, we are helping people find additional
ways to continue to connect with one another, said David Leverton, Executive
Director of the Maritime Museum of BC." 

The
Maritime Museum of BC is now offering the following: 

Programs  

W here
possible, in-person programs have been converted into virtual ones. This
includes:       

E ducational Youth Programs 

Our popular school programs are now
available on rotation Tuesdays and Thursdays, twice each day. These programs
are curriculum based and are designed to be incorporated into teaching
schedules. Parents who are now homeschooling their children will find these
programs particularly helpful. 

Programs cost $5 per participant, with
20% off for members. Special group bookings can be made outside of the
scheduled times at $75 per group. 

These programs can be made available
free of charge to any family or individual who is experiencing a financial
strain due to the crisis. Please simply email us at  mailto:info at mmbc.bc.ca info at mmbc.bc.ca to request a direct link. 

For a full schedule of the educational
programs available, please visit: 

 https://mmbc.bc.ca/programs-2/virtual-programs/ https://mmbc.bc.ca/programs-2/virtual-programs/ 

Tea and
Talks 

Our bi-weekly afternoon talks featuring
different speakers on a wide variety of maritime subjects are continuing! The
next talk will be on April 23 rd at 2:30 P.M. 

Registration cost is $5 per registrant,
with 20% off for members. 

These talks can be made available free
of charge to anyone who is experiencing a financial strain due to the crisis.
Please simply email us at  mailto:info at mmbc.bc.ca info at mmbc.bc.ca to request a direct link. 

Trivia
Night 

The Maritime Museum of BC is starting a brand-new
Trivia Night to be held once a month! Advance registration is required. Each
Trivia Night will be centered around one maritime subject. The first Trivia
Night will be held on April 24 th at 7:00 P.M. 

Participation is free-of-charge or by
donation. 

For more information on our Tea and
Talks and Trivia Nights, please visit: 

 https://mmbc.bc.ca/programs-2/adult-virtual-programs/ https://mmbc.bc.ca/programs-2/adult-virtual-programs/  

Exhibits  

There
are several ways people can enjoy seeing Maritime Museum of BC’s exhibits.
These include:  

V irtual Tours 

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, in rotation
with our educational youth programs, the Museum is offering free virtual tours
of the exhibits currently in our public space. These virtual tours are a chance
to see the exhibits as they are presented in person. Participants can also ask
Museum staff questions live during these tours. 

The Virtual
Tours will to be offered free-of-charge or by donation until further notice. 

The virtual tours are available through
our Facebook page: 

 https://www.facebook.com/maritimemusbc/ https://www.facebook.com/maritimemusbc/ 

Online
Exhibits 

The Maritime Museum of BC has a new
website for virtual exhibits. These are available to all by donation. Over
time, more exhibits will be added, so we encourage people to check in regularly
to see new content. 

The Virtual
Online Exhibits are going to be offered free-of-charge or by donation until
further notice. 

These virtual exhibits can be found at: 

 http://virtual.mmbc.bc.ca/ http://virtual.mmbc.bc.ca/  

Online Contribution Site 

The
social implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic is history in the making. We’re
asking the public to help us capture it. A new site has been set up for people
to load their stories of how COVID-19 is affecting them in text, image, audio,
and/or video format to the website for others to see. The Museum will hold
these files as a digital repository to be shared now and studied in the future. 

People
can contribute stories and view those from others here: 

 http://virtual.mmbc.bc.ca/collections/show/1 http://virtual.mmbc.bc.ca/collections/show/1   

G ift Shop  

The
Maritime Museum of BC is thrilled to announce the launch of a new online gift
shop. People can buy from our store from the comfort of their own home. They
can either have the items shipped directly to them, or they can contact the
Museum to arrange curb-side pick-up.  

The
online Gift Shop can be access here: 

 https://store.mmbc.bc.ca/  https://store.mmbc.bc.ca/ [ https://store.mmbc.bc.ca/ ]

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For
more information please contact: 

Brittany
Vis  
Associate
Director  
Maritime
Museum of BC  
 mailto:bvis at mmbc.bc.ca?subject= bvis at mmbc.bc.ca   mailto:bvis at mmbc.bc.ca?subject=  

         https://www.facebook.com/maritimemusbc/  
    https://twitter.com/MaritimeMusBC  
    https://www.instagram.com/maritimemusbc/  
    mailto:info at mmbc.bc.ca             

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