The Royal BC Museum (RBCM) will begin closing down its First Peoples and Becoming BC galleries, which comprise the entire third floor of the downtown Victoria museum.
The museum says the galleries are being closed to support"decolonization" efforts, because many portions of the exhibits"focused on promoting the story of the European settlement of B.C."
"Decolonization of the museum’s galleries is important and long overdue," reads part of a statement from RBCM acting CEO Daniel Muzyka. The First Peoples and Becoming BC galleries will be closed in phases, before being completely shut down on Jan. 2, 2022.
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