Vision
A world where biodiversity is better understood, valued, and protected.
Mission
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum inspires an understanding of biodiversity, its origins, and importance to humans through collections-based research, education, exhibitions, and community engagement. As Vancouver’s natural history museum, we work to promote a greater sense of collective responsibility for the biodiversity of British Columbia, Canada, and the world.
Values
- Collaborative Equity: Fostering collaboration while promoting justice, equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility to strengthen the museum’s partnerships andits impact in the community.
- Indigenization: Embracing and promoting Indigenous perspectives, knowledge, and practices within all aspects of the museum’s activities.
- Operational & Scientific Excellence: Striving for excellence in museum operations to ensure the highest standards in collection care, research, education,exhibitions, and community engagement.
- Innovative Leadership: Exercising leadership through continuous innovation toadvance global understanding and protection of biodiversity.
- Sustainable Engagement: Facilitating engagement with the climate and biodiversity crisis while demonstrating leadership in sustainabilityourselves.
Strategic Areas of Focus
PEOPLE & PLACES
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum promotes a culture of respect, collaboration, and support. It values diversity, supports personal and professional development, and champions environmental responsibility and sustainability. Embracing principles of truth, reconciliation, and the recognition of Indigenous peoples’ human rights, the museum integrates these values into its core operations.
Through regular planning, sound governance and policy, stewardship of resources, and infrastructure upgrades, the museum ensures the long-term sustainability of its collections, spaces, and operations, demonstrating best practices in natural history and cultural stewardship.
RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS EXCELLENCE
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is dedicated to preserving, studying and sharing significant collections and facilitating access to these collections for future generations of researchers, students, and the public. The museum focuses on the sustained care and expansion of its collections and the enrichment of resources and data to drive collections-based research forward. It actively promotes research endeavours, thereby playing a pivotal role in advancing global understanding of biodiversity.
TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum provides exceptional undergraduate and graduate learning experiences. It actively engages with diverse audiences using an array of collections-based programming and innovative exhibition strategies, promoting Indigenous ways of knowing, equity, inclusion, and accessibility while respecting diverse perspectives on biodiversity.
LOCAL & GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is a leader in connecting diverse communities to biodiversity conservation. Through interactive exhibitions, programs and events rooted in its vast collections, the museum shares stories of scientific research and human biocultural connections to nature. It prioritizes reciprocal and collaborative engagement with Indigenous, academic, research, and conservation communities, donors, and the public, ensuring that the museum’s etforts resonate and have a lasting impact.