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Upcoming Exhibitions Wildlife Photographer of the Year | Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration

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A message from our CEO October 25, 2011, marks the 125th anniversary of the Royal BC Museum. 125 years of preserving the rich human histories and vast natural histories of the province.

It will be an auspicious year for the museum and archives — not only will we look to the past to celebrate, but we will also look to the future, and what an interesting future it will be.

In December, we launch the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. The images from this exhibition are breathtaking — they are winning entries in an international photography contest that attracts the best of the best.

In May 2012, we open Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries — this truly is an exhibition that children and adults will love. Finally, in June 2012, we continue with the theme of photography with Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration. This unique exhibition of portraits by royal photographer Cecil Beaton depicts Elizabeth in her roles as princess, monarch and mother and will include rarely seen photographs as well as extracts from Beaton’s diaries and letters.

We are also spreading our wings on the mainland. Thanks to the leadership of Rennie Marketing Systems, next summer we will be opening a satellite museum in Vancouver — the first in our history. The Royal BC Museum at Wing Sang will be located just a short walk from downtown and we will kick off our Vancouver presence in June 2012 with our popular exhibition The Other Emily: Redefining Emily Carr. Each summer in Vancouver, we will be presenting a new exhibition for our visitors.

What a remarkable line up for our anniversary year!

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Partner Profile: CIBC Member Profile: Grace Wolf

Staff Profile: Ken Johnson, Head Exhibition Designer MANAGING EDITOR

Jennifer Vanderzee Membership and Marketing Administrator jvanderzee@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca MEMBERSHIP EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

Angela Williams, Director of Business and Operational Services Erika Stenson, Marketing and Sales Manager David Alexander, Communications Manager Sue Stackhouse, Communications Specialist Gerry Truscott, Publisher Jenny McCleery, Graphic Design PHOTOGRAPHY

Carlo Mocellin, Kim Martin, Andrew Niemann WHAT’S INSIGHT is an electronic newsletter released four times a year by the Royal BC Museum Membership Department: March, June, September and December.

In the interest of keeping our administrative costs low — and our carbon footprint small — this print version is provided to members without computer access only.

One more way to go green: Please contact:

Pauline Rafferty CEO, Royal BC Museum

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year December 16, 2011, to April 9, 2012

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Do you want to know more about nature and photography?

Check out our photography-themed events, activities and presentations through the run of the exhibition.

May 17 to September 16, 2012

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he blockbuster exhibition of the year! Imagine the thrill of discovering something new about a creature that lived millions of years ago. Since the first dinosaur fossil was identified almost 200 years ago, people have wondered how these fascinating animals lived, moved and behaved.

Photographer: Craig Chesek © American Museum of Natural History

Dinosaurs explores how paleontologists modern technologies, along with new discoveries and ideas, to investigate and reinterpret puzzling dinosaur mysteries, such as what they really looked like, how they moved and the hotly debated theories of why — or even whether — they became extinct.

Our program schedule during Dinosaurs is jam-packed with events, presentations and hands-on activities.

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Images Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum

ANCIENT FOSSILS, NEW DISCOVERIES

© Andy Rouse (UK) Making an impression

he wonders of nature like you’ve never seen them: through the lenses of prize-winning photographers from around the world. This visually striking exhibition from the Natural History Museum in London showcases more than 100 photographs in 18 categories (including Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Endangered Wildlife, One Earth and Photojournalist of the Year), chosen from thousands of international entries. Each photo and accompanying caption tells the inspirational, astonishing and often humorous stories of our fascinating natural world.

Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration June 1 to September 3, 2012

Celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee at the Royal BC Museum.

This unique exhibition of nearly 100 portraits by royal photographer Cecil Beaton (1904-80) depicts Elizabeth in her roles as princess, monarch and mother and will include a number of rarely seen photographs as well as extracts from Beaton’s diaries and letters.

Beaton’s royal portraits were among the most widely published photos of the 20th century. The exhibition explores Beaton’s long relationship with Elizabeth, who was a teenage princess when Beaton first photographed her in 1942.

The five-section exhibition charts the shift in Beaton’s style from early rococo-inspired portraits to the starker images of the 1960s.

Pick up or download our Annual Program Guide for more information on these exhibitions and programs.

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The Royal BC Museum Opens a Satellite Museum in Vancouver

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or the first time in our 125-year history, the Royal BC Museum will open a satellite museum in Vancouver, displaying treasures from our vast human history and natural history collections. Nestled in the heart of Chinatown and a short walk from downtown, the Royal BC Museum at Wing Sang will open June 2012 and will feature exhibitions from the museum and archives collections each summer. This exciting opportunity for the Royal BC Museum — and for the visitors and residents of British Columbia — has been made possible thanks to our Sustaining Patron Rennie Marketing Systems.

The Royal BC Museum at Wing Sang will kick off with our popular exhibition on the early life of Emily Carr, The Other Emily: Redefining Emily Carr, as well as additional curated exhibitions featuring Royal BC Museum collections. This exhibition will be

the first of many displaying the stories, the artifacts and the treasures that are BC’s history.

As one of the oldest buildings in Chinatown, the Wing Sang Building at 51 East Pender is a fitting space for Royal BC Museum exhibitions. The Victorian Italianate structure was built in 1889 for Yip Sang, a prominent Chinese-Canadian businessman. The building has a rich and varied history, serving as a centre for the production of opium and containing the oldest schoolroom in Vancouver. The Wing Sang Building acquired historical preservation and heritage designation from the City of Vancouver in 1999. Since then it has undergone painstaking restoration and renovation and is currently the home of the Rennie Gallery and Rennie Marketing Systems.

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he Other Emily draws on the Royal BC Museum’s comprehensive Carr collection to mount the first-ever exploration of the artist’s life before she became famous — from her teenage years to just before her emergence on the national art scene in 1927. This new story of Carr’s life includes her well-loved masterpieces, early sketches, journal entries and displays of period clothing, objects and artifacts.

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John Fannin …

A Man of Many Talents

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he Royal BC Museum was founded in 1886, making this our 125th anniversary. In honour of this, we are featuring John Fannin, the museum’s first curator.

The choice of John Fannin as museum curator almost certainly resulted from contact he made with the wealthy and influential people he guided on hunting trips. From all descriptions, he was a man of action, a competent writer, and gifted speaker and raconteur who could relate to people from all levels of society. From a more practical point of view, he also owned a significant collection of mounted specimens of mammals and birds that he was prepared to donate to the new museum. This collection formed the core of the museum’s natural history collection.

Fannin was a man of many talents and an extremely interesting character. He began the museum’s collection of birds and other animals, plants and historical artifacts from BC. He was an experienced naturalist and taxidermist who collected, studied, prepared and mounted birds as early as 1870. Fannin not only contributed his own collection to the museum, he also published the first BC checklist of birds.

John Fannin organized numerous collecting expeditions that greatly enhanced the museum’s collections. Because these field trips were carefully recorded and the artifacts and specimens systematically catalogued and preserved, they were of great value to the new museum and the community at large.

Fannin served as curator from 1886 to 1904 and contributed greatly to the museum. Join us on October 25 to celebrate our 125th anniversary.

For more information please see our book, White Bears and other Curiosities, available online from RBCM Publications.

Get ahead of the game — warm up and practice in time for Artifact or Artifiction!

“This 390-year-old Japanese Tanto sword was presented to Cecil Meares of Victoria by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1921 because of his…”

A … contribution to the teaching of strategic bombing on ships.

B … fashion contribution to the Japanese naval uniform.

C … contribution to beer-making as a hobby aboard a Japanese naval ship.

D … contribution to Antarctic exploration.

To find the answer, visit www.rbcm.tumblr.com Got your tickets yet? Act quickly, we’re almost sold out — buy your tickets today!

Tickets: $150 each (10% members discount) Dress Code: Fabulous!

Tickets can be purchased online at www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/gala or by calling 250.387.7222, Monday-Friday during business hours.

Can’t attend? Please consider making a charitable donation to the Royal BC Museum, visit www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/support For more information visit the Artifact or Artifiction website www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/gala.

THE OTHER EMILY POSTCARD CONTEST WINNER Congratulations to Rhonda Lee Usipiuk, the winner of The Other Emily — Postcards Home contest.

Ms Usipiuk posing with Tim Willis, Director of Exhibitions, while receiving her prizes: a Royal BC Museum family membership, a book package, and gift certificates from contest sponsors The Bay Centre and Canoe Brewpub.

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WHAT’S ON There’s always something happening. Check our home page and newly designed What’s On calendar at www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca or pick up our NEW program guide, available in print or online.

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Food For Thought Have you ever wondered what was for dinner in Victoria 100 years ago?

ARTIFACT OR ARTIFICTION

Songs of Klee Wyck Tobin Stokes, Composer for Victoria Symphony Tobin describes his process in creating music for the Victoria Symphony based on the text from Emily Carr’s Klee Wyck.

Wednesday, October 5

Last chance to purchase your tickets! This exciting gala fundraising game matches wits between party-goers and museum curators, collections managers and archivists.

Thursday, October 6, 6 to 10 pm $150 each (10% members discount) Purchase by phone: 250-387-7222 or online at www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/gala

Resonance of Remembrance: Touring the D-Day Beaches Geoffrey Bird, School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Royal Roads University Explore remembrance and the D-Day landings at Normandy.

Wednesday, November 2

James A. Teit and the Making Of A (First) Peoples’ History Dr Wendy Wickwire Sunday, October 16, 2 to 2:30 pm AGM 2:45 to 4 pm lecture

MEET TUNDRA

Feeding the Family: 100 Years of Food and Drink in Victoria Dr Bob Griffin, RBCM Human History Manager and Author Go on a grocery shopping trip back in time.

Wednesday, December 7

A rare opportunity to meet Tundra, the wolf-dog, and learn more about this beautiful animal.

Thursday October 20, 4 to 5 pm Newcombe Hall Free Limited seating. Tickets available online or at the RBCM box office starting September 28 for members and October 6 for general admission.

THE WOLF SPEAKS Cristina Eisenberg, High Lonesome Ranch Research Director In recognition of National Wolf Awareness Week, join wolf biologist and science writer Christina Eisenberg and her special guest, Tundra the wolf.

Thursday October 20, 7 to 8:30 pm Clifford Carl Hall $5 members, $7 non members Limited seating. Tickets available online or at the RBCM box office starting September 28 for members and October 6 for general admission.

LIVE @ LUNCH Bring your lunch and enjoy a free presentation.

Noon to 1 pm Newcombe Conference Hall

REMEMBRANCE COMMEMORATIONS School programs, public displays by veterans and community groups, curatorial talks and highlighted RBCM collections. A partnership with Veterans Affairs Canada.

November 7 to 11, 10 am to 5 pm Clifford Carl Hall Free

EMILY CARR FESTIVAL A full day of family-friendly art activities inspired by Emily Carr. Sketching opportunities throughout the galleries, and see The Other Emily exhibition on its final day.

Sunday, October 16, 11 am to 3 pm Free with admission or membership

November 27, 1 to 3 pm Free with admission or membership

FRIENDS OF THE ARCHIVES

Explorations into Strathcona Park Michael Layland Sunday, November 20, 2 to 3:30 pm These events are free for Friends of the Archives and $5 for non-members, payable at the door. All events take place in the Newcombe Conference Hall.

CONTINUING The Other Emily: Redefining Emily Carr Extended to October 16, 2011 Behind the Scenes Part One: Natural History Closing October 10, 2011

IMAX FEATURES NOW PLAYING: SEAREX: Journey to a Prehistoric World Born to Be Wild Transformers: Dark of The Moon: The IMAX Experience Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 COMING SOON: BEAVERS

For opening and closing times please visit imaxvictoria.com or phone 250-953-4629

NEW! WONDER SUNDAYS Halloween Did you ever wonder how Halloween was celebrated a century ago?

October 30, 1 to 3 pm Free with admission or membership

Do you want to share your RBCM story?

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Tell us why you love the Royal BC Museum and you could be featured in our “My Museum” campaign.

Email us at membership@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca and tell why the museum is special to you.

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Profiles

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OUR STAFF MEMBER

When he is not designing exhibits for the provincial museum, Ken Johnson enjoys family time with his wife, Liz, daughters, Elyssa and Samara and dog, Rollie.

OUR PARTNER Ken Johnson, Head Exhibition Designer

CIBC

When Ken Johnson set out for Victoria from Toronto in 1992, he could not have imagined that he would one day be designing exhibits for BC’s provincial museum.

Armed with a background in industrial design, he landed a job at Andre and Associates — a Victoria-based museum design company — where he stayed for 16 years.

When a position at the Royal BC Museum came up, he was almost too nervous to apply. Almost four years later, the RBCM’s Head (and only) Exhibition Designer is very glad that he did.

Each fall, Artifact or Artifiction invites 400 guests to a spectacular evening event held within the museum galleries. Since its inception in 2004, CIBC has remained a steadfast corporate friend and a true leader of this event. Its direct financial contributions have been the foundation of our fundraiser, both through its lead sponsorship and through additional ticket sales. However, CIBC’s support for the museum has gone far beyond money.

From concept to installation, Ken works with curators, conservators, exhibit arts technicians and trades people to make sure the final displays tell compelling stories, make the best use of space, protect the artifacts and collections, and are visitor-friendly. He admits to being regularly awed by the museum’s talent. “It doesn’t matter what I dream up, they can always pull it off,” he says.

But, he adds, some exhibits are harder to pull off than others. Treasures from the British Museum was particularly difficult because of the guidelines needed to protect the collection. Conversely, he says the upcoming Wildlife Photographer of the Year uses a relatively simple plan but promises to be “visually rich and inspiring”.

CIBC representatives participate on our volunteer marketing committee and have provided advice and guidance in steering our event to its current success. The personal attention we have received from all levels of the corporation — from vice-presidents in Vancouver to local branch managers — has been remarkable.

In addition, CIBC has endeavoured to directly connect the Royal BC Museum with the corporate community as donors and sponsors. CIBC has helped to bring the business community of Victoria into the museum.

Finally, it has lead by example, and shown countless business leaders the value of contributing philanthropically to the museum.

Recently, CIBC committed to a further three-year agreement to sponsor Artifact or Artifiction. We thank CIBC for being such a strong corporate partner, and look forward to our future collaborations!

Need to get in touch?

Engaging and inspiring visitors is a major priority for Ken and the entire RBCM. With an eye toward being visitor-centred, Ken says that future plans include, diverse and interactive family-oriented exhibits and spaces.

General Inquiries: info@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca

Asked about the most rewarding part of his job, Ken replies without hesitation: “Working with the team to create products that we all feel good about. Most days I’m still pinching myself — what an amazing job I have.”

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OUR MUSEUM MEMBER Grace Wolf When I was a small child, my mother took me often to the museum. I felt a close connection to the horse in the farm scene, the water wheel, and Captain Vancouver’s ship with its smell of creosote, the First Nations pit house, the old town.

As an older child, I went on school fieldtrips to the museum. I learned more about the hotel. My grandfather would often accompany my class. He remembered times when some of the things in Old Town were used and explained them to me. It was special having a living continuity between the objects there and myself.

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Now I bring my two small children to the museum and share what I loved as a child with them. They love the horse and say that he is singing to them. I felt the same thing when I was their age. They love the train and we wait together for it to come. “Is it real?” We explore new things together. They love the animal scat and the footprints in Behind the Scenes and ask me repeatedly, “Whose it that? And that?

And that one?”

It is a deep emotional connection for me. The museum is one of the things I can share with my kids from my childhood.

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KIDS PROGRAMS Vancouver Island Marmot The Vancouver Island marmot can only be found on, you guessed it, Vancouver Island. They live in small colonies of one or more families in burrows in the ground. They are also on the endangered species list, due to habitat loss. When trees are cut down it leaves the marmot more vulnerable to prey as they have no place to hide.

They eat over 50 kinds of grasses, herbs and wild flowers.

They are about the size of a house cat

Blue Whale Whales are large marine mammals; the blue whale is the largest mammal on earth and growing up to 30 meters long and weighing up to135 tons. They feed almost entirely on krill. They are on the endangered because they used to be hunted by human for their blubber.

A Blue Whale can eat 8 tonnes of krill a day. That’s like eating more than 71,000 hamburgers.

The tongue of a Blue Whale weighs as much as an elephant.

BEHIND THE SCENES Check out this exhibit before it closes October 16! Come on in or check out our online exhibit at www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/ BehindtheScenes WONDER SUNDAYS Free with admission or membership Join us for our new monthly family-friendly program.

Looking for something fun to do after school? During the month of November, stop in at the museum on your way home and get in for ½ price! (Not valid with any other offers)

THE WOLF SPEAKS Cristina Eisenberg, High Lonesome Ranch Research Director

NEW! Space Invaders: Alien adventures in our own backyard For more information please contact Group Sales at rbcm_ groups@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca or 250-387-4007.

MEET TUNDRA Thursday, October 20 4 to 5pm Newcombe Conference Hall Free Experience a rare opportunity to meet Tundra, a wolf-dog that

Can you make your way through this maze?

Limited seats available, RSVP by Monday October 17, online or in person at the box office.

Thursday October 20 7 to 8:30pm Clifford Carl Hall $5 members, $7 non members In recognition of National Wolf Awareness Week, join wolf biologist and science writer, Christina Eisenberg and her special guest, Tundra the wolf.

Tickets available online or at the RBCM box office starting: September 28th members October 6th general admission

China’s Golden Snub-nosed Monkey Haijun Pei from China won the 2010 Junior award for kids 10 years and under The snub-nosed monkey lives in Asia, mostly in China, Vietnam and Myanmar. They get their name from their short stump of a nose and their round faces. They have long multi coloured fur and grow to the length of 51 to 83 cm.

Haijun visited China with his parents to search for the endangered monkey. They found a troop of monkeys drinking from a river, climbing trees, jumping and basking in the sun. “They were so beautiful, with their long golden hair and blue faces” Haijun says.

“The young ones played together like mischievous children.” “I love the golden snub-nosed monkey” Haijun says These monkeys are endangered due to habitat loss. The monkeys main food source is lichen that if found on dead trees.

Unfortunately these trees are being taken for human use, reducing the availability of food and seriously impacting the monkey.

They eat lichen, leaves, buds, fruit and lichen.

They live in very large groups of up to 600 members and spend most of their life in trees.

MAMMALOGY Mammalogy is the scientific study of mammals. Mammals are animals with backbones that have hair on their bodies, have lungs and give birth to live babies (with two exceptions).

Not big, green monsters from outer space, but plants, animals and micro-organisms that came here with help from us humans!

Check out www.alienspecies.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca

NEW! Wolves

WOOLLYS KIDS CLUB Coming soon, stay tuned!

AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL November 1-30, 2011 3:30 to 5 pm

The Aliens have landed Alien species are plants, animals or microorganisms that live right here on Earth - maybe even in your neighbourhood. In BC, there are over 4000 alien species that have made their way here with help from us. Some species don’t survive. Some adapt and fit in well. Others cause harm and disrupt habitats and native species already living in the area. Go out in your community and discover the aliens living among us.

is 85% wolf, and learn more about this beautiful animal.

This Old Town

Have you ever wondered how Halloween was celebrated a century ago? Have you ever wondered how much you could do with just some paper and some glue? Have you ever wondered how a pinhole camera is made?

Some of BC’s Endangered Species Badger Mountain Caribou Painted Turtle Sea Otter Spotted Bat

DOCENT-LED SCHOOL PROGRAMS Did you know that the Royal BC Museum offers school programs during the year? Join us for an interactive fun way to learn with your whole class. Check out some of the programs we offer:

Alien Species Found in BC Eastern Cottontail Rabbit Eastern Fox Squirrel Eastern Gray Squirrel North American Opossum

Thirty BC mammals are listed nationally as endangered, threatened or of special concern.

Habitat, population, industry and alien species are some of the threats to these animals.

Q When did the museum start collecting mammals?

A The oldest specimen is from 1880.

Q How big is the mammal collection at the museum?

A The collection had grown to about 21,000 specimens.

Q How many kinds of mammals live in BC? A BC has more than any other province in Canada.

There are 137 native species and another 13 species of exotics or aliens introduced to BC from other regions.

Q Is there a mammal that is unique to BC? A The vancovuer Island Marmot can only be found in BC. It is confined to — guess where? Vancouver Island.

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KIDS PROGRAMS Vancouver Island Marmot The Vancouver Island marmot can only be found on, you guessed it, Vancouver Island. They live in small colonies of one or more families in burrows in the ground. They are also on the endangered species list, due to habitat loss. When trees are cut down it leaves the marmot more vulnerable to prey as they have no place to hide.

They eat over 50 kinds of grasses, herbs and wild flowers.

They are about the size of a house cat

Blue Whale Whales are large marine mammals; the blue whale is the largest mammal on earth and growing up to 30 meters long and weighing up to135 tons. They feed almost entirely on krill. They are on the endangered because they used to be hunted by human for their blubber.

A Blue Whale can eat 8 tonnes of krill a day. That’s like eating more than 71,000 hamburgers.

The tongue of a Blue Whale weighs as much as an elephant.

BEHIND THE SCENES Check out this exhibit before it closes October 16! Come on in or check out our online exhibit at www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/ BehindtheScenes WONDER SUNDAYS Free with admission or membership Join us for our new monthly family-friendly program.

Looking for something fun to do after school? During the month of November, stop in at the museum on your way home and get in for ½ price! (Not valid with any other offers)

THE WOLF SPEAKS Cristina Eisenberg, High Lonesome Ranch Research Director

NEW! Space Invaders: Alien adventures in our own backyard For more information please contact Group Sales at rbcm_ groups@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca or 250-387-4007.

MEET TUNDRA Thursday, October 20 4 to 5pm Newcombe Conference Hall Free Experience a rare opportunity to meet Tundra, a wolf-dog that

Can you make your way through this maze?

Limited seats available, RSVP by Monday October 17, online or in person at the box office.

Thursday October 20 7 to 8:30pm Clifford Carl Hall $5 members, $7 non members In recognition of National Wolf Awareness Week, join wolf biologist and science writer, Christina Eisenberg and her special guest, Tundra the wolf.

Tickets available online or at the RBCM box office starting: September 28th members October 6th general admission

China’s Golden Snub-nosed Monkey Haijun Pei from China won the 2010 Junior award for kids 10 years and under The snub-nosed monkey lives in Asia, mostly in China, Vietnam and Myanmar. They get their name from their short stump of a nose and their round faces. They have long multi coloured fur and grow to the length of 51 to 83 cm.

Haijun visited China with his parents to search for the endangered monkey. They found a troop of monkeys drinking from a river, climbing trees, jumping and basking in the sun. “They were so beautiful, with their long golden hair and blue faces” Haijun says.

“The young ones played together like mischievous children.” “I love the golden snub-nosed monkey” Haijun says These monkeys are endangered due to habitat loss. The monkeys main food source is lichen that if found on dead trees.

Unfortunately these trees are being taken for human use, reducing the availability of food and seriously impacting the monkey.

They eat lichen, leaves, buds, fruit and lichen.

They live in very large groups of up to 600 members and spend most of their life in trees.

MAMMALOGY Mammalogy is the scientific study of mammals. Mammals are animals with backbones that have hair on their bodies, have lungs and give birth to live babies (with two exceptions).

Not big, green monsters from outer space, but plants, animals and micro-organisms that came here with help from us humans!

Check out www.alienspecies.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca

NEW! Wolves

WOOLLYS KIDS CLUB Coming soon, stay tuned!

AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL November 1-30, 2011 3:30 to 5 pm

The Aliens have landed Alien species are plants, animals or microorganisms that live right here on Earth - maybe even in your neighbourhood. In BC, there are over 4000 alien species that have made their way here with help from us. Some species don’t survive. Some adapt and fit in well. Others cause harm and disrupt habitats and native species already living in the area. Go out in your community and discover the aliens living among us.

is 85% wolf, and learn more about this beautiful animal.

This Old Town

Have you ever wondered how Halloween was celebrated a century ago? Have you ever wondered how much you could do with just some paper and some glue? Have you ever wondered how a pinhole camera is made?

Some of BC’s Endangered Species Badger Mountain Caribou Painted Turtle Sea Otter Spotted Bat

DOCENT-LED SCHOOL PROGRAMS Did you know that the Royal BC Museum offers school programs during the year? Join us for an interactive fun way to learn with your whole class. Check out some of the programs we offer:

Alien Species Found in BC Eastern Cottontail Rabbit Eastern Fox Squirrel Eastern Gray Squirrel North American Opossum

Thirty BC mammals are listed nationally as endangered, threatened or of special concern.

Habitat, population, industry and alien species are some of the threats to these animals.

Q When did the museum start collecting mammals?

A The oldest specimen is from 1880.

Q How big is the mammal collection at the museum?

A The collection had grown to about 21,000 specimens.

Q How many kinds of mammals live in BC? A BC has more than any other province in Canada.

There are 137 native species and another 13 species of exotics or aliens introduced to BC from other regions.

Q Is there a mammal that is unique to BC? A The vancovuer Island Marmot can only be found in BC. It is confined to — guess where? Vancouver Island.

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Go beyond the image to explore the life of Emily Carr, a woman ahead of her time.

Discover a side of the museum that you’ve never seen before. Activities for all ages including Backstage-Pass Tours, Amuseum KidsZone and art station.

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Don’t miss out – buy your tickets today!

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