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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">October 18, 2018
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">A new book with a retrospective look at
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">the long-lived Royal BC Museum and Archives<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif""></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">VICTORIA, BC–</span></strong><a name="OLE_LINK5"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Every
serious museum is passionate about collecting, and it turns out that in the Royal BC Museum’s early days, its first curator, Dr. John Fannin, made a public plea for British Columbians to send him natural history specimens—dead or alive—to help build its nascent
collection. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">The range of animals delivered to the museum’s doorstep is just one of the fascinating details readers will encounter in
the Royal BC Museum’s latest publication, <i>The Collectors: A History of the Royal British Columbia Museum and Archives</i>, by
</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">noted BC historian
</span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Patricia Roy.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">The Collectors</span></i></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">
is the first comprehensive history of the Royal British Columbia Museum. The tome tells a story of continuity, change, quirks, curiosities, and the fascinating characters who have shaped one of British Columbia’s most distinguished institutions.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">“This is a history worthy of any of the great museums of the world,” said Prof. Jack Lohman, CEO of the Royal BC Museum.
“<i>The Collectors</i> describes the accumulated history of the Royal BC Museum, the collaborative research that underpins it and the many ways people have connected to it.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">“The Royal BC Museum is a cultural treasure,” said Lisa Beare, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture. “This new book,
<i>The Collectors</i>, provides a unique journey into the museum, from its early beginnings to the present day. I’m happy to know that British Columbians and visitors from across the country and around the world will have the chance to learn more about our
remarkable museum through this book.”<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">“Whale skeletons, spores only visible under a microscope; giant totem poles and tiny argillite carvings; a schoolhouse and
the original instructions to Governor James Douglas: all are in the collections of the Royal British Columbia Museum,” said Roy. “<i>The Collectors</i> is the behind-the-scenes story of how the museum acquired them, preserves and studies them, and makes them
available to British Columbians and their visitors.”<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">The Collectors</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif""> begins in 1886 and covers the
most significant achievements, hurdles and shifts in the museum and archives’ histories, concluding with events in 2017.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">The 13 chapters of the 567 page book reflect both chronological eras and major themes, such as the Royal BC Museum’s early concentration on collecting
and classifying, its historic support of and partnership with First Nations in BC and its attempts to break the collections out of the museum’s walls and share its knowledge, collections and programs with the rest of the province.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">The book’s tone is scholarly and its contents appropriate for an academic audience, and any serious student of BC history would likely enjoy this comprehensive
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">The Collectors</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif""> is illustrated throughout with
black and white photographs. Some of the archival photographs will be familiar to members of the public who engage with the Royal BC Museum on its social media channels, but many of the images, sourced through diligent original research, will be entirely new
to readers. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">The Collectors</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">, retailing for $39.95, is available
through local bookshops, the Royal Museum Shop and online at </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://publications.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">https://publications.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">About the Royal BC Museum<o:p></o:p></span></b></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. Located in Victoria on the traditional territory of
the Lekwungen (Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations), we are a hub of community connections in BC–onsite, offsite and online–taking pride in our collective histories.
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