Stonehenge Exhibit at the Royal BC Museum

Until January 5th 2026, you can experience the wonder and history of Stonehenge at the Royal BC Museum. My wife and I had a wonderful experience at this exhibit. We learned more about the peoples who built it with a new array of science and technology used by scientists and archeologists from multiple disciplines.

For instance, did you know that the blue stones that are the oldest in Stonehenge were quarried in Wales? Did you also know that it is likely that the blue stones were in a stone circle near Avon before Stonehenge was built, likely due to the moving eastwards of the people who colonized here?

Seeing items made by the peoples who cooperated to build this monument, as well as meeting here on solstices, was a privilege. It gives an insight to who these people were and how they lived. Below are tools used to dig the earth and sculpt the stones.

There are many figures in the exhibit with the clothing and items used to give a visual context.

The sectioned areas are well planned and provide a good flow to explain the stages of Stonehenge throughout time.

The Bell Beaker people also used Stonehenge when they reached the UK during the third and last stage of the site.

Unlike the previous inhabitants, Bel Beaker people buried rather than cremated their dead. This means more artifacts have been found to learn about their lives and how they treat their dead.

Then their are the items buried with their more honoured dead.

The exhibit also noted the various scientific disciplines that have provided more information about this site. Go science!

We both were very glad we saw this exhibit and encourage others interested in this site and time period to do so as well. For more about Stonehenge there is the National Trust website on the site, here.