Royal BC Museum

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cultural institution history museum museum natural history museum

The Royal BC Museum is a major cultural and natural history museum in Victoria, British Columbia, renowned for its exhibits on the province’s Indigenous cultures, environment, and heritage.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
British Columbia Archives	1
Provincial Museum of British Columbia	1
Royal BC Museum area	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural institution ⓘ history museum ⓘ museum ⓘ natural history museum ⓘ
adjacentTo	British Columbia Parliament Buildings ⓘ Inner Harbour ⓘ surface form: Inner Harbour of Victoria
country	Canada ⓘ
focus	Indigenous cultures of British Columbia ⓘ environment of British Columbia ⓘ heritage of British Columbia ⓘ history of British Columbia ⓘ human history of British Columbia ⓘ natural history of British Columbia ⓘ
formerName	Royal BC Museum self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Provincial Museum of British Columbia Provincial Museum of Natural History and Anthropology ⓘ
foundedAs	Provincial Museum of Natural History and Anthropology ⓘ
hasCollection	archaeological collections ⓘ archival records ⓘ artifacts related to British Columbia history ⓘ ethnographic collections ⓘ historical photographs ⓘ natural history specimens ⓘ
hasExhibit	First Peoples Gallery ⓘ Indigenous cultural exhibits ⓘ Modern History Gallery ⓘ Natural History Gallery ⓘ environmental exhibits ⓘ heritage exhibits ⓘ
hasPart	Royal BC Museum self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: British Columbia Archives
inception	1886 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	British Columbia ⓘ Downtown Victoria shopping district ⓘ surface form: Downtown Victoria Victoria, British Columbia ⓘ
name	Royal BC Museum self-link ⓘ
offers	educational programs ⓘ permanent exhibitions ⓘ research facilities ⓘ temporary exhibitions ⓘ
operatedBy	British Columbia ⓘ surface form: Province of British Columbia
owner	Government of British Columbia ⓘ
region	Pacific Northwest ⓘ
royalDesignationGranted	1987 ⓘ
significance	major cultural institution in British Columbia ⓘ renowned for exhibits on Indigenous cultures ⓘ renowned for exhibits on environment and heritage of British Columbia ⓘ
type	anthropology museum ⓘ cultural museum ⓘ natural history museum ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Inner Harbour → adjacentTo → Royal BC Museum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal BC Museum area

Royal BC Museum → formerName → Royal BC Museum self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Provincial Museum of British Columbia

Victoria metropolitan area → hasAttraction → Royal BC Museum ⓘ

Victoria, British Columbia → hasLandmark → Royal BC Museum ⓘ

Royal BC Museum → hasPart → Royal BC Museum self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Columbia Archives

Royal BC Museum → name → Royal BC Museum self-link ⓘ