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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Behind the Scenes and Late Night Adventures at the Royal BC Museum</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Victoria, BC</b> – Experience the museum as you’ve never before. With behind-the-scenes access, adult sleepovers and exciting new activities like architecture workshops and a First Nations pole carving program, the museum features a range of remarkable events
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Sleepaway camps aren’t just for kids! Join us on September 1, 2018 for a grown-ups-only Egyptian-themed adventure through the museum. Grab your sleeping bag, find your favourite teddy and get ready for a night of food, entertainment and ancient Egypt-themed
activities. <a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/events/calendar/event/105865/night-museum-egypt-adults-only">
Night at the Museum: Egypt (Adults Only)</a> is $126 per person; </span><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">10 per cent discount for members</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">.
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Watch fresh cedar peel away under the hand tools of Tom and Perry LaFortune, master artists from the Tsawout Nation, as they carve the “Crossing Cultures and Healing” totem pole on the museum’s outdoor upper plaza from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Mondays to Fridays.
Access to the carving station is free, and the LaFortune brothers are happy to discuss their work and provide interpretation as they work. Find more information at
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">From heritage homes to grand civic structures, most buildings have a much deeper history than their bricks and mortar. Uncover the stories of Victoria’s historic
properties through the Discovering Historic Buildings workshop on September 15 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, presented by the BC Archives. Learn about some of the tools available to research historic structures: photographs, blueprints, fire insurance maps and
more. <a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/events/calendar/event/106574/discovering-historic-buildings-bc-archives-workshop">
Discovering Historic Buildings</a> is $30 per person; </span><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">10 per cent discount for members.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Get a backstage pass to select areas of the museum and see handpicked collections developed by our curators and collections managers. Included with admission, join
us for one of two Behind the Scenes tours—Mammal Matters or Butterflies and More—to get an exclusive glimpse into our mammal and entomology collections. Catch the Mammal Matters tour from 11:00 am to 11:45 am and the Butterflies and More tour from 12:00 pm
to 12:45 pm on September 5 and 19. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";color:black">Ever wanted to know what it’s like to be a museum curator? Save your inquisitive questions for the annual Ask a Curator Twitter Chat taking place this
year on September 12. Pose your questions on Twitter to @AskACurator and @royalbcmuseum using #AskACurator and see responses from our museum and institutions all over the world.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Watch out for the launch of our Program Guide on September 4. The Guide focuses on our upcoming 2019 feature exhibition, workshops and events and more. For more
information about any of the special events above, visit our online calendar at </span>
<a href="http://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/calendar"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/calendar</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">About the Royal BC Museum</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xbodytext" style="margin-top:.1pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">The Royal BC Museum explores the province’s human history and natural history, advances new knowledge and understanding of
BC, and provides a dynamic forum for discussion and a place for reflection. The museum and archives celebrate culture and history, telling the stories of BC in ways that enlighten, stimulate and inspire. We are a hub of community connections in BC– onsite,
offsite and online–taking pride in our collective histories. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Marvel at the lives of ancient Egyptians in the feature exhibition
<b><i>Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs, </i></b>open at the Royal BC Museum until Dec 31, 2018.
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