What’s Happening at the Museum

 

Maritime Museum of BC Events and Things to do in Victoria BC

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What Lies Beneath: The Past, Present and Future of Underwater Exploration

January – August 2012
Join the Maritime Museum of BC and Ocean Networks Canada as we take you on a journey into the unknown and vastly unexplored depths of the deep ocean. Witness the progress, from prehistory to modern-day, of diving and how these developments opened up a whole new world of exploration into the depths of the abyss. Also, listen to the recordings of whales captured by Ocean Networks Canada and learn more about this fascinating underwater network of observatories known as VENUS and NEPTUNE Canada.

What Lies Beneath Lecture Series
Delve into the fascinating world of Underwater Exploration with the Maritime Museum of BC’s What Lies Beneath Lecture Series. Every second Wednesday of the month beginning in January, we will be featuring a noted speaker delivering presentations on various topics related to underwater exploration. Each presentation begins at 7pm at the Museum. Doors open at 6:30pm. Cost is $10 – Students and Seniors; $12 – General Admission; Free – MMBC Members and Children 12 & under. We invite you to tour the museum afterwards until 9pm.

February 22nd
Aritficial Reefs: Paradise or Pollution - presented by Howie Robins

March 28th
The World Below: Underwater Photography in British Columbia – presented by Barb Roy

April 25th
Discovering the Underwater Heritage of British Columbia – presented by Jacques Marc

May 23rd
The Sponge Reefs of British Columbia – A Deep Water Jurassic Park – presented by Kim Conway

March is Be A Tourist in Your Own Home Town!
Come explore the Maritime Museum of BC with this unique opportunity! Admission is FREE with a “Be A Tourist” pass. Booklets are available through Attractions Victoria. This promotion runs from March 1-4th, 2012.

Cookeilidh Concert – March 16 2012
Join the Maritime Museum of BC for the return of Cookeilidh as they present, Music from the Shamrock Shore; A St. Patrick’s Day Celebration! Set in our beautifully restored 19th c. Courtroom, enjoy traditional jigs and sing-alongs to bring out the Irish in all of us! Also get your feet tapping with  special guests the O’Connor O’Brien Irish Dancers. It will be a night to truly remember!
Doors open at 7:00pm on the evening of March 16th. Performance begins at 7:30pm. Refreshments will be available. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time in the Museum’s Crow’s Nest Gift Shop. Tickets are just $10 for MMBC Members, Seniors and Students and $12 for General Admission.

Spring Break 2012
The following events will appeal to adults and children alike and are a part of special programming going on Mar 11-25.   Events are included with general admission or membership.  No pre-registration required.

     Museum Tours – Explore our maritime heritage with this fun & informative museum tour that will give you a good orientation to the building & exhibits within.  Learn how people came to BC and the amazing things they’ve done here since.  Great idea for first-time visitors.  Fridays Mar 16 & 23 1:00pm

     Courthouse Tour – Our building wasn’t always a museum.  The site has had an interesting past; from Fort Victoria to the first Supreme Court of BC.  Saturday Mar 17 1:00pm

     Guest Speaker – Natural History of Ogden Point – Join author & UVic professor Val Schaefer for this special talk about the life around our breakwater. Sunday Mar 18 2:00pm