Resource person: Pam Petrie

Location: Nanaimo Museum | 100 Museum Way, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5J8

Description:

The name Malaspina has echoed around Vancouver Island for decades. Who was this man? What did he accomplish? Did he deserve to have a university-college named after him? We'll explore his life, works and times.

Instructor: John Black directed the Alexandro Malaspina Research Centre at VIU from 1999 to 2019. He absorbed a wide range of historical sources, developed connections with international scholars, many of whom came to Nanaimo to give public lectures, and translated a number of Malaspina's writings. He was awarded the Malaspina Medal by the Centro di Studi Malaspiniani in Mulazzo, Tuscany, the navigator's birthplace.

Mandatory membership(s):

• Volunteer Membership 2026-27
• Life Membership
• Individual Membership 2026-27

Available spots: 18 out of 18

Price: $44.00 Taxes not included

Notes: The biography of Malaspina will be distributed digitally at no cost.

Prerequisites: Approx. 25 pages per week required reading of a biography of Malaspina.

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