Museum News
February 2012
The Vancouver Island University Museum of Natural History is happy to assist the Nanaimo Museum by lending out specimens from the teaching collection for the traveling exhibit from Ottawa called "Feathered Friends"
"Feathered Friends" opens up on February 3, 2012 at the Nanaimo Museum.
May 2011
THANK-YOU to the 2011 Resource Management Officer Technology (RMOT) Diploma Graduating Class for their class donation to the Museum of Natural History!
Watch for New Open Hours in September 2011.
July 2010
Thanks to Tyrel for doing a GREAT job on the Steller sea lion rearticulation! The rearticulation is done in such a way that the base can be wheeled into a classroom setting. The flipper bone structures can also be rotated inwards in order to protect them when moving, yet rotated into the appropriate place for a realistic look! Excellent work!
April 2010
The Museum of Natural History has seen a recent face-lift with the addition of three new murals painted by students in Jane Cole's Art class.
One example is the new prairie mural surrounding the Bison wall mount. ( as seen to the right)
It is wonderful to see the students working on graded projects and providing a contribution to the updates the Museum has undergone. Thanks!
Special Thanks:
Special thanks goes out to the three work-op students (Michelle, Launi and Nicole) who were very dedicated to the museum over the 2009-2010 academic year. Your contributions to having regular open hours three days per week saw a huge increase in visitor access to the displays. Your creative spirit and motivation to seeing the projects through have been a great asset to the museum and we THANK YOU !!
December 2009
The Natural History Museum will be announcing new open hours in January as it will be closed throughout the exam period and over Christmas break.
September 2009
Interested in what is happening in the Museum of Natural History? Come on out to the Museum Barbeque and help us raise money to support future displays.....
Date: September 29, 2009
Time: 1130am to 130pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Cost: $5 for burger and drink
August 2009
On Thursday August 20th,2009 British TV Channel BBC was at the VIU Museum of Natural History filming some of the specimens from the museum collection for .....to read more about BBC's visit click here
Finishing touches are being added to displays created over the past few months in time for the Fall session on campus.
Many thanks to all faculty, students from the Work-Op Program, the VIU Facilities Department and those individuals that donated the new specimens to add to the collection therefore creating new incentives for change.
Watch for a Welcome Back BBQ in late September that will showcase these displays and the efforts by all.
Congratulations!