'There is potential for it to reopen in the future, parts of it, definitely,' says B.C. tourism minister. The Royal B.C. Museum had announced in November 2021 that it was closing sections of its third floor “to start the process of decolonization in those galleries.”
The controversial closure of the Old Town exhibit at the Royal B.C. Museum could be reversed and there is potential for it to reopen in some fashion, Tourism Minister Lana Popham said Monday.
The Royal B.C. Museum announced in November 2021 that it was beginning to close sections of the third floor “to start the process of decolonization in those galleries, in response to the call to action from Indigenous leaders to increase cultural safety and ensure the museum is a welcome place for everyone.”
That idea was abandoned weeks later in the face of strong public objections to the price tag. The government said it was going back to the drawing board, starting with a lengthy round of public engagement. That started last month. The third-floor galleries were left unchanged for years. It showed representations of B.C.’s urban history including an 1890 hotel room and various shops. There was also a full‑size replica of part of Capt. George Vancouver’s HMS Discovery.
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