1952 - The totem pole carving program in Thunderbird Park starts. Banquet is held at the Empress Hotel on Saturday, October 27. Another Provincial Museum Act is passed, recognizing the need for a division to study and preserve artifacts from the period of European settlement in the province. The Provincial Museum of Natural History and Anthropology is renamed the British Columbia Provincial Museum. Museum moves to Heritage Court Complex.
Attendance exceeds one million.
1975 - The 12,000 Year Gap and First Peoples Galleries open to the public. 1979 - Living Land, Living Sea opens, phase one of the Natural History Galleries. The Museum celebrates its Centennial. 1987 - The British Columbia Provincial Museum becomes the Royal British Columbia Museum. The Royal British Columbia Museum.