Construction of whaling canoe photographs
- MS-2972
- File
- [ca. 1960]
11 black and white and 1 colour photograph depicting construction of the whaling canoe tableau made for the entrance to the bulidings of the Provincial Museum.
Construction of whaling canoe photographs
11 black and white and 1 colour photograph depicting construction of the whaling canoe tableau made for the entrance to the bulidings of the Provincial Museum.
May it please your honour : a centennial history of the British Columbia Provincial Museum
Part of British Columbia Provincial Museum films, videotapes and audio recordings
The item is a video copy of a documentary program about the history of the British Columbia Provincial Museum.
Opening of the British Columbia Provincial Museum
Part of Imbert Orchard fonds
SUMMARY: Bill Herbert reports on the opening of the new British Columbia Provincial Museum in Victoria. Speech by Premier W.A.C. Bennett: origins of the museum, acknowledgements to various institutions, people;, etc. Bill Herbert interviews BCPM director Clifford Carl. They discuss the architecture of the museum building and the Heritage Court complex, then tour the museum, describing and discussing: the relief map of B.C.; the "rain curtain"; the Nootka whaling sculpture; the totem poles by the escalators; natural history exhibits on the second floor --dioramas, climactic regions [to be developed], specifically "the dry interior"; classrooms. Says it will take "several years to fill our exhibit space". Third floor: "Man in B.C." Conclusion by Herbert. Sound of the carillon playing.
Part of CHEK TV fonds
News item. The museum's new First Peoples Gallery on Northwest Coast Indians opens. Some good close-ups of totem poles and petroglyphs. The museum director is briefly interviewed about exhibit.
Part of CHEK TV fonds
News item. Footage showing exhibits of various tools, machines and household equipment as used in the 19th century. Reporter talks about west coast geological formations in front of an exhibit which explains them. Close-up shots of Cornish water wheel. Also, interior exhibits of ship "Discovery", Grand Hotel and Livery.
Provincial Museum opening, Victoria
Part of Imbert Orchard fonds
SUMMARY: [No content information available.] Probably duplicates the content of T1778:0001.