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In order to “make the museum a welcoming place for everyone”, the Royal BC Museum in Victoria is considering closing the First Peoples Gallery.

“The Royal BC Museum explores the human and natural history of the province, advances knowledge and understanding of British Columbia, and provides a dynamic forum for discussion and a place of reflection,” the website said. .

“The museum and archives celebrate culture and history, telling the stories of British Columbia in a way that enlightens, stimulates and inspires.”

In a statement, the museum said it would begin closing the third-floor gallery in response to “Indigenous leaders'” call to action to increase cultural security “and create a welcoming environment for everyone.

The more closely targeted exhibits include those highlighting the European settlers who led to the formation of the colonies on Vancouver Island and British Columbia and who ultimately led the province to join the Canadian federation.

The closures will result in the closure of some of the Royal BC Museum’s most popular exhibits, including Captain George Vancouver’s Discovery ship as well as replicas of an old town.

Minor closures on the third floor will begin in November with a full shutdown scheduled for January 2.

“The third floor of the Royal BC Museum includes the First Peoples Gallery, the Our Living Languages: First Peoples’ Voices in BC exhibit and the Becoming BC Gallery,” the statement read.

“The decolonization of the museum’s galleries is important and long overdue,” said interim CEO Daniel Muzyka.

“As part of our work to implement modernized museum practices, in particular our efforts around decolonization, we will close the third floor so that we can settle our galleries. This is necessary to begin the long-term work of creating new narratives that include under-represented voices and reflect the lived experiences and contemporary stories of the people of British Columbia.

The first to be closed will be the Becoming BC Gallery, which was designed to promote the history of European settlement in British Columbia.

The museum will continue to provide community engagement opportunities for visitors and tourists through webinars, online learning and virtual tours, as well as expanding its traveling exhibitions and pop-up exhibition programs. in Greater Victoria.

“Our government’s commitment to truth and reconciliation demands that we diversify and decolonize the way we share British Columbia’s history,” said Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport , Melanie Mark.

“For too long, museums have been colonial institutions that excluded others from telling their own stories. We have the opportunity to turn the museum upside down, and it starts here, now, on the third floor of the museum.

The provincial government is in the process of planning the revitalization and expansion of the Royal BC Museum.

The museum, located on the edge of Victoria’s Inner Harbor, has not seen major improvements since it was built in 1967.

Part of the planned expansion includes a new satellite facility for the Royal BC Museum on an eight-acre site in the Royal Bay development on the Victoria suburb of Colwood.

The new facility will house archives, collections and research developments moved from the main museum facility, allowing for the redevelopment of the main museum.

Construction of the new facility is expected to be completed in 2025.

Melanie Risdon is a reporter at Western Standard
mrisdon@westernstandardonline.com