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MAKING HISTORY TOGETHER

About The Exploration Place

Past, Present, and Future

Making History Together

Since we opened as The Exploration Place in 2001, we have welcomed over 2 million visitors, hosted countless events and exhibits, and have won awards at all levels for our programming. We have built deep and meaningful relationships with the Lheidli T’enneh Nation, the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, the City of Prince George, and most importantly, with all of you.

Our
Mission

To provide learning opportunities that foster an understanding of significant past and current issues shaping our community by linking experiences within the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George to the world in a unique, participatory Museum of regional history, science, and technology.

Our Core Values

  • Community is central to an individual’s understanding of themselves and their relationship with the world.
  • “Pride of Place” is necessary for an individual to embrace their community.
  • A Community is defined by its inclusiveness, fairness, intercultural, and environmental respect.
  • A life-long relationship with the Arts is important to personal identity, self-expression, and quality of life.
  • Such a relationship begins at birth and should encompass all aspects of arts, culture, and heritage.

Our Commitments

The Museum identifies the following commitments as priorities for its activities:

  • Youth
  • Respect for natural environment of the region
  • Institutional self-sufficiency
  • Community identity
  • Regional economic development
  • Life-long enjoyment of museums
  • Inclusiveness, fairness, intercultural respect
  • Excellence in museum services

Leadership Team

The Exploration Place Museum + Science Centre is owned and operated by the Fraser-Fort George Museum Society, a non-profit society and registered charity.

Tracy-Calogheros

Tracy Calogheros

Chief Executive Officer

250.981.5910

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Alyssa Leier

Alyssa Leier

Curator

250.981.5913

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John Calogheros

John Calogheros

vp – Facilities

250.981.5912

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Barb Laass

Barbara Laass

Vp – finance

250.612.8209

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Robyn Curtis

Robyn Curtis

VP – Development & Partnerships

250.981.5915

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Robyn Curtis

Alyssa Gerwing

VP – Operations

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Management

Jeni Arnott

Jeni Arnott

Manager – Food Programs & Services

Steve Carras

Manager – VISITOR SERVICES

Shailina Sarrazin

Manager – PROGRAMMING

Board of Trustees

Helena Trudel

Helena Trudel

PRESIDENT

Clarisse Halbert

Clarisse Halbert

Treasurer

Kathryn Lauro

Kathryn Louro

VICE PRESIDENT

Chris King

Chris King

SECRETARY

Peter James

Peter James

PAST President

Elissa Gagnon

Elissa Gagnon

TRUSTEE

Brittany Smith

Brittany Smith

Trustee

Chuck Nisbett

Chuck Nisbett

Trustee

Heather Sanford

Dr. Todd Whitcombe

Trustee

Vacant

Lheidli T’enneh Nation Representative

Susan Kelly

Susan Kelly

Trustee

Heather Sanford

Heather Sanford

Trustee

Heather Sanford

Lyn Hall

Trustee

Timeline + History

Of the Exploration Place

The Exploration Place Museum + Science Centre is an anchor in the cultural stream of our community. Steeped in ancient history, the north-central interior of British Columbia has stories to tell of its ancestors, geology, flora, and fauna; stories that have shaped who we are today and what our community will look like in the future.

Our Museum is a waypoint on our collective journey, a place to revisit our past and share our successes while we dream about tomorrow. Our youngest visitors are first carried through the front doors by parents and grandparents, returning over and over as they explore the world around them and find their place within it.

Land Acknowledgement

The Exploration Place sits on a place of great historical and cultural significance.

We gratefully acknowledge that the Museum is located on the unceded territory of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation.

Lheidli T’enneh means “the people who live where the two rivers flow together,” a name that emphasizes the deep connections between Lheidli T’enneh culture and place…

DEIA Statement

The Exploration Place’s mandate includes the priorities of inclusiveness, fairness, and intercultural respect. The Exploration Place acknowledges, honours, and celebrates the diverse and unique range of communities, ideas, experiences, approaches, and perspectives.

Strategic Plan – Request for Proposal

Where we go from here.

The Exploration Place is seeking a consulting team to help create a strategic plan that will guide our operations over the next three years. As we move into a significantly altered operating reality in terms of a post-COVID world and a new facility while recognizing the impacts of Truth and Reconciliation, social justice, and climate change, we aim for this three-year-plan to end with the establishment of our “new normal”.

 

Deadline extended to February 12, 2023