Royal BC Museum: Entry Ticket

Explore the Royal BC Museum and celebrate British Columbia’s diversity through enlightening and inspiring galleries that capture the stories of the people, plants and animals that call the province home, and see fascinating exhibitions from around the world.

Take a stroll around Old Town, New Approach, a recreation of a turn of the 20th-century town in British Columbia. Visit Jonathan Hunt House, a ceremonial house and museum installation of the house of the late Jonathan Hunt, a Kwakwaka’wakw Chief.

Check out the award-winning, Our Living Languages, an exhibit that shares the history and beauty of disrupted languages in BC. Finish the adventure with an immersive cinematic experience at IMAX® Victoria, BC’s largest screen.

Your experience doesn’t end there. Enjoy the other remarkable historical venues on the museum grounds, including Helmcken House, St. Ann’s Schoolhouse, the Netherlands Centennial Carillon and Thunderbird Park. The precinct also hosts numerous food trucks and the 2% Jazz Cafe. Located on Victoria’s Inner Harbour, the museum is within walking distance of downtown hotels and restaurants.

Special exhibitions

• Stonehenge (May 10, 2024 — January 5, 2025) Discover one of the most mysterious and unique stone monuments in the world and what it meant to the people who built it with Stonehenge. Featuring 400+ ancient artifacts along with archaeological insight and cutting-edge scientific research, this exhibition explores this iconic World Heritage Site.

• Canadian Modern (June 28, 2024 — February 16, 2025) Explore innovative modern designs crafted by Canadians whose works reflect and define the global trend in Canadian Modern. Highlighting the experimentation, innovation and ingenuity behind over 100 culturally significant objects created in Canada (including a few from the collections of BC), Canadian Modern is a testament to the ground-breaking creativity of the country’s best designers.