Arts & Culture

Galleries & museums

4.5

Royal BC Museum

675 Belleville Street Victoria BC V8W 9W2
RBCM Exterior

Overview

4.5
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Discover the Royal BC Museum and celebrate BC’s diversity through enlightening inspiring and immersive galleries that capture the stories of the people, plants and animals that call the province home. Take a stroll around Old Town, New Approach, a recreation of a turn of the 20th-century town, including the new display of a reproduction of the Hayashi Photography Studio, and walk onboard the full-scale replica of the HMS Discovery. Visit Jonathan Hunt House, a museum installation and the ceremonial house of a Kwakwaka’wakw Chief, and Our Living Languages, an exhibit that shares the history of disrupted languages in BC. See who calls the coastal rainforest home and peer into a tidepool to see real marine life in the Natural History gallery. Finish the adventure with an immersive cinematic experience at IMAX® Victoria, BC’s largest screen.

Global Threads: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz on now until September 28. Step into a fascinating world of colour and discover how India’s vibrant cottons inspired global fashion trends with Global Threads: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz.

Beyond the Beat: Music of Resistance and Change on now until January 5, 2026. Feel the rhythm and discover how music has shaped the course of history and inspired social change.

Accessibility
  • Accessible parking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Accessible washroom
AccessibilityAccessible attributes checklist, developed by Destination BC
  • Accessible parking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Accessible washroom
Vision
Overall Space
Audible alarm and/or public service system
Customer service staff have been trained, and prepared to verbally describe rooms, menus, business amenities and contracts/waivers in detail
Elevators (if applicable) have verbal announcements at each floor, and braille on the buttons
Staff are available to accompany guests through the venue as a guide, and to describe the sights
General
Emergency Plan
Emergency plan includes staff trained to provide in-person assistance for people with mobility, visual, and hearing requirements
Service Dogs
Staff have been trained on guide and service dog policies
Business has a dog relief area on site
High Speed Internet Service
Business has high-speed internet service available for video application use
Supporting Programs
Business accepts Access2Card (www.access2card.ca) or permits a support person to accompany the customer at no cost or at a discount
Mobility
Parking
Designated accessible parking near an accessible entrance that is specifically marked
Activities & Transportation
Key activities are accessible to guests using mobility devices
Pathways are hard packed surfaces with a maximum slope 5%
Entrance
Entrance has no steps or if there are one or more steps, there is non-slip ramp with a maximum of 5% slope
Entry route has a door that is at minimum 815 mm wide
One or more entry points are automated
Lobby or Reception Area
Lowered counter at the reception or ticket desk
Restroom in Public Area
Can be reached without going up or down stairs, has a main entrance and/or stall that is a minimum 815 mm wide and has an outward swing door
Designated gender-neutral/family restroom that can also accommodate a support person
Food Services
Accessible path of travel and accessible style tables/booths
Elevator
Multiple floors with an elevator that is large enough for a 180-degree turn with a mobility device (minimum turning area of 1,500 mm in diameter)
Cognitive & sensory friendly
Overall Space
Staff are available to accompany guests through the venue as a guide, and to describe the sights
Restroom in Public Area
Designated gender-neutral/family restroom that can also accommodate a support person
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675 Belleville Street Victoria BC V8W 9W2
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Royal BC Museum

Discover the Royal BC Museum and celebrate BC’s diversity through enlightening inspiring and immersive galleries that capture the stories of the people, plants and animals that call the province home. Take a stroll around Old Town, New Approach, a recreation of a turn of the 20th-century town, including the new display of a reproduction of the Hayashi Photography Studio, and walk onboard the full-scale replica of the HMS Discovery. Visit Jonathan Hunt House, a museum installation and the ceremonial house of a Kwakwaka’wakw Chief, and Our Living Languages, an exhibit that shares the history of disrupted languages in BC. See who calls the coastal rainforest home and peer into a tidepool to see real marine life in the Natural History gallery.  Finish the adventure with an immersive cinematic experience at IMAX® Victoria, BC’s largest screen. Global Threads: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz on now until September 28. Step into a fascinating world of colour and discover how India’s vibrant cottons inspired global fashion trends with Global Threads: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz. Beyond the Beat: Music of Resistance and Change on now until January 5, 2026. Feel the rhythm and discover how music has shaped the course of history and inspired social change. 

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