Museums house the antiquities and artifacts from days of old, but the facilities are always challenged to modernize.
The future of the Royal BC Museum (and by implication, the museum system of the province) is up for discussion and public input on Saturday afternoon.
A consultation session will beheld at the Native Friendship Centre (1600 Third Ave.) The public is encouraged to attend.
"At the meeting, participants will have the opportunity to view an artifact or specimen from the Royal BC Museum's human history or natural history collections that is specific to the region," said a statement from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
"The Royal BC Museum holds the world's largest collection of B.C. heritage. It offers visitors the chance to explore the province's social and environmental history and discover the events and people that have shaped B.C."
The consultation in Prince George is part of a province-wide outreach effort to gather opinions and suggestions about how to modernize the Royal BC Museum, and get new ideas about protecting B.C.'s natural and human history.
"The province is consulting with Indigenous peoples and citizens throughout B.C. to hear their views about what they expect a modernized museum experience to be," said the ministry's statement. "The consultation is also seeking feedback about how the museum could most effectively tell stories of B.C.'s communities and how the museum can collaborate most productively with communities around the province."
The public meeting will be held from 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Saturday at the spacious Power of Friendship Hall inside the Native Friendship Centre.
