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Founded in 1886, the Royal British Columbia Museum consists of The Province of British Columbia's natural and human history museum as well as the British Columbia Provincial Archives. The museum is located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The "Royal" title was approved by Queen Elizabeth II and bestowed by HRH Prince Philip in 1987, to coincide with a Royal tour of that year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Royal BC MuseuM annual Report 2012 – 2013 )〕 The museum merged with the British Columbia Provincial Archives in 2003. The Royal BC Museum includes three permanent galleries: modern history, natural history, and local First Nations’ history. The museum’s collections comprise approximately 7 million objects, including artifacts, natural history specimens, and archival records.〔2010-11 Annual Report, p. 40〕 The natural history collections have 750,000 records of specimens almost exclusively from BC and neighbouring states, provinces, or territories. The collections are divided into eight disciplines: Entomology, Botany, Paleontology, Ichthyology, Invertebrate Zoology, Herpetology, Mammals, and Ornithology. Bryophytes and Algae are not well represented. The museum also hosts touring exhibits, and previous exhibits have included artifacts related to the RMS Titanic, Leonardo da Vinci, Egyptian artifacts, and Genghis Khan. The museum's IMAX theatre shows educational films as well as commercial entertainment. The museum is beside Victoria's Inner Harbour, between the Empress Hotel and the Legislature Buildings. The museum anchors the Royal BC Museum Cultural Precinct, a surrounding area with historical sites and monuments, including Thunderbird Park.〔Corley-Smith, Peter.''The Ring of Time: The Story of the British Columbia Provincial Museum''. Royal BC Museum, 1985, p. 67-73〕 There was also a summer satellite gallery at the Wing Sang building (51 E. Pender) in Vancouver’s Chinatown, opened in June 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Royal B.C. Museum CEO Offers Farewell Tour )〕 The overarching exhibition of the summer satellite gallery was "Curious," made up of four installations: ''Intimate Glimpses, Artifact/ Artifiction, Magic Lantern'' and ''Bottled Beauty''. On March 26, 2012, Jack Lohman was appointed CEO of the Royal BC Museum. Various groups assist with the development, success, and maintenance of the Royal BC Museum. These include volunteers, who number over 500 and outnumber the Royal BC Museum staff 4 to 1; the Royal BC Museum Foundation (formerly Friends of the Royal BC Museum Foundation), a non-profit organization created in 1970 to support the Royal BC Museum financially and to assist its work by forming links within the community; Security Services, responsible for risk management, emergency response, security services, and business continuity expertise; and Property Management and Operations, who focus on sustainability, recycling, and environment control within the museum. ==History== The BC Government founded the Royal BC Museum in 1886 in response to a petition from prominent citizens who were concerned about the loss of British Columbian artifacts. Judge Matthew Baillie Begbie, Charles Semlin, William Fraser Tolmie, and former Premier George A. Walkem were amongst those who wanted to stop European and American museums from appropriating BC artifacts.〔Corley-Smith, Peter. ''White Bears and Other Curiosities: The First 100 Years of the Royal British Columbia Museum''. Royal BC Museum, 1989.〕 Notably, the petitioners argued that the export of First Nations artifacts was particularly troubling, under the premise that “their loss () frequently irreparable.”〔Corley-Smith, Peter.''The Ring of Time: The Story of the British Columbia Provincial Museum''. Royal BC Museum, 1985, p. 1〕 On October 25, 1886, the 15 by 20 foot Provincial Museum of Natural History and Anthropology opened in the Birdcages (the former BC Legislative buildings).〔Corley-Smith, Peter. ''White Bears and Other Curiosities: The First 100 Years of the Royal British Columbia Museum''. Royal BC Museum, 1989. p. 20〕 The first curator was naturalist John Fannin, who donated his own large collection of preserved birds and animals to the museum.〔Norris, Thomas. "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online: Fannin, John." http://www.biographi.ca/EN/009004-119.01-e.php?id_nbr=6703 . 2000. Accessed 23 January 2013.〕 After its inception, the Royal BC Museum continually expanded. In 1896, the museum was given space in the east wing of the new Legislative buildings. The museum’s mandate was updated by the BC government in 1913, and the collection of natural history specimens and anthropological material became official parts of the museum’s operations, as well as the dissemination of knowledge to the people of British Columbia.〔Corley-Smith, Peter. ''White Bears and Other Curiosities: The First 100 Years of the Royal British Columbia Museum''. Royal BC Museum, 1989. p. 57〕 In 1921, the basement of the east annex of the Legislature was excavated to provide the museum with additional room. As part of the 1967 Canadian centenary celebrations, BC Premier W. A. C. Bennett committed to building a new home for the Royal BC Museum.〔Corley-Smith, Peter.''The Ring of Time: The Story of the British Columbia Provincial Museum''. Royal BC Museum, 1985, p. 9〕 It opened on August 16, 1968, with a final construction budget of $9.5 million. The museum remains housed in this building.〔Corley-Smith, Peter. ''White Bears and Other Curiosities: The First 100 Years of the Royal British Columbia Museum''. Royal BC Museum, 1989. p. 138〕 One of the most prized displays is the 1965 Rolls Royce Phantom Limousine once owned by John Lennon. It was purchased by Vancouver Billionaire and donated to the Museum. http://blog.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/2010/10/imagine.html 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Royal British Columbia Museum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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