Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Kevin Doherty recently announced that the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) has launched a dynamic new website, www.royalsaskmuseum.ca/.
"For more than 100 years, the RSM has been conserving and displaying our provincial history and heritage," Doherty said. "Today, with more people living and working in Saskatchewan than ever before, with a growing optimism and sense of pride, the RSM is a great place for new arrivals and long-time residents alike to learn about the natural world around us. This new website is part of the visitor experience - it will help engage people and make information easier to find."
Along with information useful in planning a visit to the museum, there is also information on travelling exhibits and upcoming events and activities both in Regina and around the province. The new site allows teachers to schedule and book school visits online, order educational materials and more. As well, there is a section designated for Megamunch.
"This new website better reflects the many facets of the RSM from exhibits and programming to research and conservation," RSM Director Harold Bryant said. "I'm pleased it will provide a new forum for the museum's research disciplines as we will soon establish live blogs from the museum's scientists, as well as one from the Friends of the RSM."
The RSM, founded in 1906, increases interest in and knowledge of Saskatchewan's natural and cultural history through its research, exhibits and programs. Total attendance at the RSM in 2011-12 rose by more than 9.6 per cent to 123,500 visits. The RSM is open every day from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is by donation. To learn more about the RSM and its exhibits and activities, visit www.royalsaskmuseum.ca.
