Michel,

     There is no such museum in Vancouver.  The Victoria and Albert
     Memorial building (in Ottawa) formerly housed the Canadian Museum of
     Civilization (and I believe was previously known as the Museum of Man
     and Nature).  The Canadian Museum of Civilization is now in Hull,
     Quebec; the Museum of Nature, as far as I am aware continues to be in
     the Victoria and Albert Memorial Building in Ottawa, and its
     collections are largely natural history.

     If you are still convinced that your museum is in Vancouver, B.C. you
     might try the Vancouver Museum, whose collection include natural
     history materials. Good luck with your research!

     Philippa Syme
     Museums & Heritage Analyst
     Canadian Heritage
     Pacific & Yukon Region



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Subject: Question regarding a certain Canadian museum
Author:  Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> at INTERNET
Date:    96-09-25 21:58


Dear folks:

        I do not know if this is the appropriate place to post my
query, but I'll give it a try anyway.
        In a 1977 biography of a certain paleontologist, mention
is made that he donated fossil material to the Victoria Memorial
Museum in Vancouver, British Columbia. I thus assume that this is
some kind of natural history museum. I have consulted the CHIN
webpages and have not found anything on this museum. I would like
to know if it still exists and, if so, under what name is it now
known? Any help or suggestions would be very appreciated.

Michel Chartier
Departement d'anthropologie
Universite de Montreal
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