The Exploration Place

Thursdays in the Park
2023-08-24 16:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-17 16:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-10 16:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-03 16:00 - 20:00, 2023-07-27 16:00 - 20:00, 2023-07-20 16:00 - 20:00, 2023-07-13 16:00 - 20:00, 2023-07-06 16:00 - 20:00 UTC and 8 more dates | British Columbia
Come down to Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park every Thursday evening this summer!

The Exploration Place is open until 8pm
Cruisin Classics car club is onsite in our parking lot – come check out the classic cars
Origins Kitchen exterior window is open – grab a delicious snack or drink
Beginning May 25th, the Little Prince steam engine will be running from 12pm to 8pm

Science Alliance - First Day
2023-07-04 | The Exploration Place, 333 Becott Place, Prince George, British Columbia, V2L 4V7, Canada
Science Alliance Day Camps teach kids about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) in a fun, “hands-on, minds-on” interactive setting. Through experiments, activities, games, presentations, guest speakers, field trips, and more, we have gotten local kids excited about science and learning since 1996.
More information on 2023 summer camp dates, prices, and registration can be found on our website.

2023-07-01 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Exploration Place, 333 Becott Place, Prince George, British Columbia, V2L 4V7, Canada
Happy birthday, Canada!
Happy birthday, Canada!Come on down to Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park, check out all the excitement, and stop by for:
🍁Admission by donation🍁FREE rides on The Little Prince*
See you there!
*weather permitting and dependent on operations

World War Women Exhibit Open to the Public
2023-06-10 | The Exploration Place, 333 Becott Place, Prince George, British Columbia, V2L 4V7, Canada
This travelling exhibition focuses on the experiences of Canadian women during the First and Second World Wars. Through five themes, World War Women shares the personal stories of women whose lives were transformed by conflict.
World War Women uses a combination of artifacts, photographs, documents reproductions, and audiovisual material to explore the wartime stories of Canadian women from all walks of life: Working, Volunteering, Military Service, Domestic Pressure, Worry and Loss. For many of them, the wars resulted in new employment opportunities in factories, as women replaced men serving in the military.
As volunteers, women made major contributions through fundraising, assembling care packages, and knitting woolen “comforts” such as socks and hats. Some women also served in the military, first as nurses and later as noncombatant members of the women’s branches of the army, navy, and air force.
Women everywhere encountered a barrage of propaganda pressuring them to change their daily lives to suit wartime needs. In addition, almost every woman experienced anxiety and loss, worrying about the well-being of friends and family in uniform, hoping desperately for their safe homecoming, and anxiously awaiting the return of peace.

World War Women - Members & Sponsors Opening
2023-06-09 05:30 - 20:00 UTC | The Exploration Place, 333 Becott Place, Prince George, British Columbia, V2L 4V7, Canada
This travelling exhibition focuses on the experiences of Canadian women during the First and Second World Wars. Through five themes, World War Women shares the personal stories of women whose lives were transformed by conflict.
World War Women uses a combination of artifacts, photographs, documents reproductions, and audiovisual material to explore the wartime stories of Canadian women from all walks of life: Working, Volunteering, Military Service, Domestic Pressure, Worry and Loss. For many of them, the wars resulted in new employment opportunities in factories, as women replaced men serving in the military.
As volunteers, women made major contributions through fundraising, assembling care packages, and knitting woolen “comforts” such as socks and hats. Some women also served in the military, first as nurses and later as noncombatant members of the women’s branches of the army, navy, and air force.
Women everywhere encountered a barrage of propaganda pressuring them to change their daily lives to suit wartime needs. In addition, almost every woman experienced anxiety and loss, worrying about the well-being of friends and family in uniform, hoping desperately for their safe homecoming, and anxiously awaiting the return of peace.
Current members can get a sneak peek at World War Women, a travelling exhibition developed by the Canadian War Museum.

Fort George Railway - Opening Day
2023-05-25 12:00 - 20:00 UTC | Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park, 333 Becott Place, Prince George, BC, Canada
The Fort George Railway is Canada’s shortest passenger railway, and the wood-burning “Dinky” steam engine on those tracks is a unique Canadian artifact. Built in 1912 and arriving by sternwheeler, this 24″ gauge steam engine was present at the last spike in the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway at Fort Fraser.
Come down for a train ride today and every Thursday all summer long from 12pm to 8pm. Check out the classic cars and grab a bite from our Origins Kitchen window while you’re here!

Last Day - Lumen
2023-05-21 | The Exploration Place, 333 Becott Place, Prince George, British Columbia, V2L 4V7, Canada
Today is the last day to explore the Lumen exhibit.

Science Alliance - Registration Opens
2023-05-12 17:00 UTC | British Columbia

2023 Virtual Annual General Meeting
2023-04-26 17:30 UTC | Zoom
Attention, all members of The Exploration Place!
We would like to invite you to the Fraser-Fort George Museum Society’s 2023 Annual General Meeting, taking place online on April 26, 2023, at 5:30pm. Registration is required.

Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you on April 26th!

REGISTER HERE

Tinkering with Micro:bits
2023-04-10 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | The Exploration Place, 333 Becott Place, Prince George, British Columbia, V2L 4V7, Canada
Join our programming team and code with Micro:bits. We’re open regular hours all Easter Weekend with fun activities!

Lumen Demo
2023-04-10 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-04-09 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-04-08 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | British Columbia
Join Julian for a light-related demo in the Lumen exhibit.

KEVA in the Nature Exchange
2023-04-10 | The Exploration Place, 333 Becott Place, Prince George, British Columbia, V2L 4V7, Canada
Join us all day for KEVA in the Nature Exchange. Build anything with no connectors, no glue – just your imagination!

DIY Hydroponics
2023-04-08 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | The Exploration Place, 333 Becott Place, Prince George, British Columbia, V2L 4V7, Canada
Join Chad, our Assistant Curator – Botany, and learn how to build a hydroponic system using recycled materials.
