Victoria鈥檚 Royal B.C. Museum (RBCM) is still celebrating its current historic exhibit: Maya, The Great Jaguar Rises, but that doesn鈥檛 mean it鈥檚 not planning its upcoming features.
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Feb. 14 to March 29 the museum again feature fan favourite Wildlife Photographer of the Year. The short-lived special will then be replaced by a much larger show鈥� literally.
The next feature exhibit is titled Orcas, and explores the importance of the southern resident killer whales and their declining population.
While most information is still under wraps, one preview can be seen it the RBCM鈥檚 recent request for proposal, which calls for fabricators to create three life-sized orcas for the exhibit.
The orcas are based on three J-pod members who鈥檝e passed away in recent years: a 9 meter-long likeness of the male orca, J1 (Ruffles), a 7 metre-long version of J-16 (Slick) and a 3.2 meter-long likeness of a calf, J-50 (Scarlett).
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A separate request for proposal from the museum is asking for an audio-visual specialist to help produce visual and digital services for the upcoming exhibit.
Orcas is set to open around May 2020.
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