In a changing world, what role do museums play today?

In a changing world, what role do museums play today? “It’s how we teach, how we learn, how we educate, how we get to know one another.” Aleesha Harris, Vancouver Sun Dec 27, 2024 3:13 AM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Previous Next 1 / 1 Royal B.C.

Museum CEO Tracey Drake: Museums are “how we teach, how we learn, how we educate, how we get to know one another.” DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST Advertisement Expand Listen to this article 00:05:36 In a changing world, what role do museums play? It’s a query that Tracey Drake, chief executive officer of the Royal B.C.

Museum, spends a lot of time thinking about. “I happen to believe that now, maybe more than ever, we need museums,” Drake says, adding that a museum “brings people together in a way that is, first of all, connected. And it provides this very interactive and very tactile and very engaging experience.

“It’s how we teach, how we learn, how we educate, how we get to know one another.” Billed as one of the oldest continuously operating museums in Canada, the RBCM has faced an uphill battle since the global pandemic. The number of visitors has yet to reach pre-pandemic numbers.

“We’re not there yet. We’re getting there,” said Drake, who was appointed to her role in February 2024. There have been other challenges, too.

The planned $789-million teardown and rebuild of the 54-year-old building, put forward by the NDP in 2022 — and the.