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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Univers LT Std 55",sans-serif;color:#222222">May 15, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Univers LT Std 55",sans-serif;color:#222222">Royal BC Museum welcomes new board members<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Univers LT Std 55",sans-serif;color:#222222">VICTORIA, BC — The Royal BC Museum is pleased to welcome Gracen Jolly Chungath and David Lewis Galbraith
to its board of directors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Univers LT Std 55",sans-serif;color:#222222">Gracen Chungath brings over 20 years of experience in government, non-profit and private sectors, with
a focus on investment, destination development and public administration. As Senior Vice President at Destination Canada, she leads strategies to position tourism as a catalyst for economic growth, cultural preservation and sustainability. Her work includes
the development of Canada’s first cross-provincial Tourism Corridor Strategy Program and collaborations with organizations like Parks Canada and Trans Canada Trail. Gracen has also led initiatives to attract investment to Canada’s tourism sector.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Univers LT Std 55",sans-serif;color:#222222">David Galbraith worked with the provincial government over 32 years, with his last appointment as the Deputy
Minister for Ministry of Children and Family Development. Throughout his career, he has held senior executive and management positions in a variety of ministries, including Finance, Environment, Lands and Parks, Tourism, Sport and the Arts, Healthy Living
and Sport, Community, Sport and Cultural Development, and Social Development. His work has spanned a broad range of program areas, from developing the provincial budget and managing provincial granting programs to shaping public policy and overseeing service
delivery across British Columbia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Univers LT Std 55",sans-serif;color:#222222">“We are honoured to welcome Gracen and Dave to our board,” says Ry Moran, acting chair of the Royal BC
Museum Board of Directors. “Their diverse knowledge, expertise and perspectives will enhance our shared efforts in serving this vital institution for the people of British Columbia.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Univers LT Std 55",sans-serif;color:#222222">The current board members of the Royal BC Museum are Ry Moran (Acting Chair), Joan Axford, Robert Chamberlin,
Sae Hoon (Stan) Chung, Dan George, Robert Jawl, Lenora Lee and Leah Mack.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Univers LT Std 55",sans-serif;color:#222222">To learn more about the governance of the Royal BC Museum and the board of directors, visit:
<a href="https://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/about/museum-information/corporate-information/governance/board-directors">
Board of Directors</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Univers LT Std 55",sans-serif;color:#222222">About the Royal BC Museum:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Univers LT Std 55",sans-serif;color:#222222">The Royal BC Museum, which includes BC Archives, IMAX® Victoria and PARC Campus, is one of the oldest continually operating museums in Canada. A cultural centre
of learning and research, it strives to broaden our understanding of British Columbia through collections, exhibits, outreach and community engagement. The museum celebrates the province’s diverse landscapes and the lives of the people who live here, enables
research and knowledge sharing that advances our understanding of our world, and provides a dynamic place for discussion and reflection. IMAX® Victoria delivers educational and entertaining experiences that accompany the learning journey the museum offers.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Univers LT Std 55",sans-serif;color:#222222">The Royal BC Museum is located on the traditional territories of the Lekwungen speaking peoples, known
today as the Songhees and Xʷsepsəm (Esquimalt) Nations. We acknowledge and respect the history of Indigenous peoples, who are our partners in museum matters and community alike.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Univers LT Std 55",sans-serif;color:#222222">For information about visiting the Royal BC Museum, visit: <a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/plan-your-visit/visiting-us">Plan
Your Visit About the Royal BC Museum</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><a href="https://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/support-us/modernization/parc-campus">PARC Campus | Royal BC Museum and Archives</a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Univers LT Std 55",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Univers LT Std 55",sans-serif;color:#222222">Jamie Toth<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Univers LT Std 55",sans-serif;color:#222222">Corporate Communications Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Univers LT Std 55",sans-serif;color:#222222">250-920-9097<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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