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February 2024
BC’s Marvellous Mushrooms
BC's Marvellous Mushrooms continues from February 26 -May 25 2024! This exhibition, created by the Royal BC Museum, explores the science and practical uses of mushrooms today, highlighting some of the most fascinating of the 3,400 known species in the province. Featuring interpretive graphic panels, hand-sculpted mushroom models and foraging equipment, the exhibition facilitates visitors’ understanding of BC mushrooms and their many uses. Mushrooms are not only a subject of scientific study but also a source of food, dyes, and…
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From the Back Room
Our permanent collection includes over 3900 artifacts, and over 10,000 archival items and photographs. However, we only have space to display about 1% of those items at any one time. Inspired by our long running summer newspaper column "From the Back Room", this exhibition features weird and wonderful objects from our permanent collection that have either never been displayed before, or have not been displayed for a long time.
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