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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Revive, reflect and remember at the Royal BC Museum in November<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">VICTORIA, BC—</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Red poppies, bare trees, damp streets and cold winds: November’s
a sombre month, just ripe for ruminating on important ideas and historical events. Come in from the cold to participate in these thought-provoking events at the Royal BC Museum—and remember admission is always discounted for military personnel and veterans:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pause to reflect on the history and legacy of BC’s involvement in global war zones with these Remembrance Day-themed activities:<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b>Nov. 14, from 5:30-7 pm</b>, Happy Hour explores life <a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/events/calendar/event/108981/museum-happy-hour-homefront">
On the Home Front</a> with all its ration cards, Victory gardens and women in trousers. In Old Town; $10 per person; snacks and drinks available for purchase. This is a 19+ event; valid photo ID required for entry. But you don’t have to leave the kids behind!
The new <a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/learn/kids-families/parallel-play-childminding">
Parallel Play Childminding</a> program is available for this event: $15/per child, ages 3-10.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Join author Michael Sasges at the launch of
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://publications.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/product/once-well-beloved/"><i>Once Well Beloved: Remembering a British Columbia Great War Sacrifice</i></a>, featuring the stories of 12
BC soldiers who died in WW1. <b>Nov. 7, 7-8 pm</b> in the Newcombe Conference Hall; admission by donation.
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<b>Nov. 9 from 11 am to noon</b>, human history collections manager and military historian Paul Ferguson leads Fieldtrippers<i>:
</i></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/events/calendar/event/108913/fieldtrippers-walking-victorias-great-war"><i>Walking Victoria’s Great War</i></a>, a tour of downtown streets
and buildings, with commentary about the city’s many connections to WW1. Meet near the base of the Carillon. By donation.
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Provincial carillonneur Rosemary Laing will perform a
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/events/calendar/event/109165/remembrance-day-recital">recital</a> of remembrance beginning
<b>at 11:45 am</b>, following the Remembrance Day Ceremonies at the Provincial Legislature. From
<b>12:30-2:30 pm</b>, there will be special <a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/events/calendar/event/109164/remembrance-day-commemorations">
performances and presentations</a> in Clifford Carl Hall to honour the service and sacrifice of Canada’s veterans and to honour the fallen; free.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The fascinating feature exhibition,
<a href="file:///\\filer1\Corporate$\Marketing\100%20MARK%20COMM\2.%20COMMUNICATIONS\Blog%20posts\rbcm.ca\maya">
<i>Maya: The Great Jaguar Rises</i></a> closes on Dec. 31, 2019. With just a few weeks left to explore the mysteries of Maya culture, be sure to treat the family to an all-ages immersive
<a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/events/calendar/event/108923/wonder-sunday-maya-20">
Wonder Sunday: Maya 2.0</a> event from 1-3 pm, <b>November 3, 10, 17 and 24</b> on the second floor in front of the Maya exhibition. Included with admission or membership.
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">And for grown-ups, the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/events/calendar/event/109012/distinguished-lecture-isolated-stop-road-power">Distinguished Lecture Series</a> on
<b>Nov. 27</b> will feature Tulane University’s Dr. Marcello Canuto, who led a team of archaeologists to new discoveries at the Maya site of La Corona in Guatemala in 2018. His talk,
<i>An Isolated Stop on the Road of Power: La Corona, the Snake Kings and Altar 5</i>, presents new evidence for how a powerful kingdom known as the Kaanul dynasty began. The talk will be followed with a visit to the Maya exhibition. Newcombe Hall;
<b>7-10 pm</b>; $15 for Royal BC Museum members; $40 for non-members.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The popular community discussion series,
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/events/calendar/event/109074/its-complicated-death">It’s Complicated</a>, tackles the ultimate existential topic this month: death. Traditions
and ceremonies around death continue to evolve—how have they changed and what’s coming next?
<b>Nov. 20, 5:15-7 pm</b> in Newcombe Conference Hall; free. (<a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/events/calendar/event/109178/parallel-play-childminding">Parallel Play Childminding</a> is available for this event. $15/per child, ages 3-10.)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">There’s a new kid in museum town and she’s called
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/events/calendar/event/108995/big-play-saturday-morning-workshop-series">Big Play</a>: a fun and friendly Saturday morning workshop series especially
for the littlest learners. There are two workshops each morning on <b>Nov. 16, 23 and 30</b>, at
<b>9 am</b> (for ages 3-5) and <b>10 am</b> (for ages 6-8). The series introduces small (and frequently adorable) animals through hand-on activities and adventures within the galleries. $25 per session; $60 for the three-week series.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Kids will also enjoy meeting “Buster”—the new dinosaur discovered in Northern BC by Victoria Arbour, Curator of Paleontology. He’s
the focus of the Helijet-sponsored Pocket Gallery (in Clifford Carl Hall) <b>until Feb. 26, 2020</b>. The exhibition follows Dr. Arbour’s quest to unearth the mysteries of a small plant-eating relative of the Triceratops that was first discovered by accident
in 1971 near the Sustut River, north of Smithers in BC. Not only is Buster one of the first dinosaurs found in BC– he’s one of the most complete skeletons ever unearthed here. Free.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">For up-to-date event information, visit our
<a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/calendar">online calendar</a> and museum
<a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/blog">blog.</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">About the Royal BC Museum:
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">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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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Media contact:</span></b></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Julie Ovenell | 778.679.1379<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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