News Release
September 17, 2014
Passes to The Robert Bateman Centre Now Available at Greater Victoria Public Library
Victoria, BC – Experience the magic of nature with your library card. Greater Victoria Public Library cardholders can
now use their library card to borrow passes to visit The Robert Bateman Centre. The passes provide free admission
for two adults and up to four youth to the Robert Bateman Centre at 470 Belleville Street in the Steamship Terminal
along the Inner Harbour. Passes can be taken out for a one-week loan with no renewals.
Visitors to The Robert Bateman Centre can explore eight galleries, which feature more than 100 works by Robert
Bateman. Thanks to the technology within the galleries, visitors may use handheld tablets or their mobile phones to
scan QR codes below each painting to view details or short videos about the more than seven decades of Bateman’s
work.
“We are delighted to add The Robert Bateman Centre to our collection of passes to local cultural institutions and
recreation centres,” says Alyssa Polinsky, Director, Communications & Community Development at the Library.
“These passes inspire the joy of discovery through the Centre’s exhibits and programming.” Similar GVPL pass
programs already available for the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, the Royal BC Museum and Saanich Recreation have
proven very popular.
“Robert Bateman dreams that everyone will know the magic of nature, especially children, and so we are thrilled to
partner with GVPL to make this treasured collection available at no cost to families in the region,” says Aimee
Ippersiel, Managing Director of The Robert Bateman Centre.
To find out more information, visit gvpl.ca.
About Greater Victoria Public Library
Greater Victoria Public Library aims to inspire literacy, lifelong learning and community enrichment for all. GVPL
provides services and collections in 10 libraries and online at gvpl.ca to more than 300,000 residents in 10
municipalities.
About The Robert Bateman Centre
Opened in May 2013 in the historic Steamship Terminal along Victoria’s Inner Harbour, the Robert Bateman Centre is
a public art museum showcasing more than 100 works by Robert Bateman, spanning his seven decades as one of
Canada’s premier artists and naturalists. The exhibit invites guests to explore their relationship with the environment
and experience the magic of nature. For more information, visit www.batemancentre.org.
-30Media Contacts:
Greater Victoria Public Library
Alyssa Polinsky
250-413-0370 or [email protected]
The Robert Bateman Centre
Brian Cant
250-592-3838 or [email protected]