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Galleries & Exhibits
The Exploration Place intends to portray an inclusive history of Prince George. This involves depicting life during the early settler days in Prince George, the impact that diverse groups of post-contact settlers had on Indigenous communities and the landscape, and how this has shaped our region socially, culturally, and environmentally.
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The Curatorial Statement of Intent of the Fraser-Fort George Museum Society:
People travel from all over the world to this region to experience one of the last true wilderness environments. The philosophical basis of the Museum’s exhibitions and collections development is rooted in the forest landscape and ecosystem. Human economic activities and social history has, and will continue to be, shaped by a rich and challenging forest environment. Unlike museums in long established communities where the landscape has been entirely altered or erased, this museum must address local history, culture, science, and technology contextualized within the natural setting.
The Exploration Place intends to portray an inclusive history of Prince George. This involves depicting life during the earliest pioneer days in Prince George, the impact that diverse groups of post-contact settlers had on Indigenous communities and the landscape, and how this has shaped our region socially, culturally, and environmentally.
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The E.F. Ted Williams History Centre is open Monday to Friday between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm.
You may contact our Curator through email: alyssa.leier(at)theexplorationplace(dot)com or phone 250.562.1612 ext. 221 to make an appointment or to discuss your research request.
Also, please feel free to check out our ONLINE COLLECTIONS DATABASE that also includes the collections of our Northern Routes Cultural Partners.
Our Online Collections Database is supported by the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George and the Government of Canada through Canadian Heritage.
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Explore the Galleries
The Exploration Place intends to portray an inclusive history of Prince George and the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George. We have multiple permanent galleries and new ones coming soon!
George Phillips Exhibit Gallery
The George Phillips Exhibit Gallery hosts travelling and locally curated in-house exhibits embracing a vast array of topics.
Hoduleh-a: A Place of Learning
The city of Prince George is situated on the traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation.
Ted Williams History Hall
The gallery contains several different interactive spaces and much more...
Biome Natural History Gallery
The Exploration Place’s Biome is home to over 20 Animal Ambassadors and counting!
Mosaic Gallery
This gallery focuses on the ethnography and customs of diverse peoples and their cultures.
100+ Icons
From Prince George
100+ Prince George Icons is a centennial project of the Prince George Heritage Commission. The collection was created in 2015, featuring 100 Prince George people, places and objects that represent important aspects of our city’s unique history.
![1910 Billiard Table](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-8393bf437cc4e7c209131542fa877881-510x382.jpeg)
![1915 Dance Card](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-ee626a9294d02df1e158cfb1eea905e1-510x382.jpeg)
![Anchor from a Sternwheeler](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-e161a93fbb7a3b902662cbf02ad0bcf1-510x382.jpeg)
![Basket made by Granny Seymour](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-f06606d106181412bc680b51f05566b2-510x382.jpeg)
![Bea’s tree](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-1f82abb57c58e45e5ca6020a2eaf8ad1-510x382.jpeg)
![Blackburn House](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-82e40af99f3b8c481f1a71bdb7bc63e9-510x382.jpeg)
![Brett & Hall Plan for Prince George](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-00731dbddd09142a678561dfef1542fe-510x382.jpeg)
![Bridget Moran statue](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-4666d80e5a9366c0137f146e46883720.jpeg)
![Burden House](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-5d1db4e0e77c1c807ff251955df905ef-510x382.jpeg)
![BX Stern Wheeler on the Nechako River ca 1910](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-4e27b8c66e556c05523fcf53c9743423-510x382.jpeg)
![Canada Games Torch Lighting](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-3aad8fe6ab8df89ec4b12cb8c35627cb-510x382.jpeg)
![Canoe and Mosaic at City Hall](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-58c2fee845719d5e865e6df5a3446cf7-510x382.jpeg)
![Carrie Jane Gray](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-14bd319b9620edd0ec83428c6f123060-510x382.jpeg)
![Cenotaph](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-082d7b4fac1928ccdb8888efccf1b1d0-510x382.jpeg)
![Centennial Mural](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-3a9cf2d6fd25fe83bc6656c591931372.jpeg)
![‘Champion’ the horse at Northern Hardware](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-a679c954b98494e02d13c9a0c384bba0-510x382.jpeg)
![Chief Louie, Lheidli T’enneh (centre)](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-d72bcaab81d29220e4f0377456611576-510x382.jpeg)
![Chinese Canadian Memorial](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-9c564f60e5ddd72b84e46e52b0f3cb60.jpeg)
![CNC First Registration](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-b2cf77ab71f692f5654f81ec090480dd-510x382.jpeg)
![Connaught Hill Park](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-e0e94fd7eb9b7b2e392e90bc1169751e-510x382.jpeg)
![Connaught Hill Ski Jump](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-79251d2fe60c3979af82cc3c2c4b69cb-510x382.jpeg)
![Corless House](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-1048ef16943cc74098acee60e07bb316-510x382.jpeg)
![Cottonwood Island Tree Bark Carvings](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-8831ac408d91d304df3a6d5a23ba7edf-510x382.jpeg)
![Cutbanks](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-99996e05ca7c590663be4eac99b4d7db-510x382.jpeg)
![Drill Hall Autographs](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-aebdc07036614b1b10fb046271909f15-510x382.jpeg)
![E. F. Ted Williams](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-c3b42f6c23982da43c4b2bfa62cf895c-510x382.jpeg)
![Eagle Lake Sawmill Fly Wheel](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-766d371cedcdb6ed2e47d9304a8d8e0f-510x382.jpeg)
![Elk Fossil](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-9137f852e3d8062792f7439eab029a31-510x382.jpeg)
![Ewert King House](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-9c83a1f4cecbb507249a30190cca4df2-510x382.jpeg)
![Fire Truck in Playground](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-89e0284677d978cc2d0cc82f9ed1610e-510x382.jpeg)
![First motor car in Fort George](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-6f119d09225dfcf792d0731b0a98de2c-510x382.jpeg)
![First plane to land in Prince George](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-1cc8a6ffa68329e7f46ba3c9370127fc.jpeg)
![First Train Across the GTPR Bridge](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-70c33bfea1651306199663a671fa2ccb-510x382.jpeg)
![First vacuum sold by Northern Hardware, 1919](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-cbbe6cd4472856d52624a96fc7e566ca-510x382.jpeg)
![Forests for the World](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-70473a531ec14a13d3c0d4e348510dbf-1-510x382.jpeg)
![Fraser River Stone Tools](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-43b718ba859ff82db8d78f27e590d080-510x382.jpeg)
![George Street](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-58767c04587d4d28165e46cf38cd3cc2-510x382.jpeg)
![Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Map](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-3940fd114c9dddf0b16776d1256dd5a8-510x382.jpeg)
![Granny Seymour with Mayor Dezell](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-86742e06b6060f0c9b5e82c26087de40-510x382.jpeg)
![GTPR Last Spike Souvenir – Railway Museum](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-ca6adcc1ce17d3cd0efae853c0d9f6b1-510x382.jpeg)
![Harold Moffat](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-a12129d36e89c7785c6c0e9ce7c1f10f.jpeg)
![HRH Prince George](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-8737a3e9349e84293bafb60c3f4f6de5-510x382.jpeg)
![Huble Homestead Historic Site](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-329df396d92e64695bd6e8334ec8eeea-510x382.jpeg)
![Hudson’s Bay Company, Fort George](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-d4f4eaadc121558f33a4296fcc8c1704.jpeg)
![Inga Anderson/Jeannie Corless Crepe Paper Dance Costume](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-9d56dbc094dbae1f98c89b9cd128cf08-510x382.jpeg)
![Irene Jordan’s piano](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-83461d8826a3db38af5e78c9a3c1332f-510x382.jpeg)
![Iron Jock Mr. PG](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-fe8cb0316fe8886f017d607045780e30-510x382.jpeg)
![Jack Aitken’s Trumpet](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-624bf17faed5b4a739a7c7e877634470-510x382.jpeg)
![John Houston](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-fcbcdfae2a9a86b01bb9eb06df6f7da3-510x382.jpeg)
![John McInnis on the PGE Train](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-3593460d239f64a564648bc507d6d09e-510x382.jpeg)
![John McInnis’s Desk](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-59400b1ca06fb991c99f22d7ed0cbf34-510x382.jpeg)
![John R. Giscome](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-c54abd0f3c01138a44f6afd738946f1f-510x382.jpeg)
![Knox United Church](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-0b985c5977f37699da3be0d9f6b76575-510x382.jpeg)
![Knox United Church Bell](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-88f4fd2d5faf6143a32d2d43ce241eac-510x382.jpeg)
![Large Spruce Dollar](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-a6e9aabd50274bbf33256668a9a76350-510x382.jpeg)
![Lheidli T’enneh Elders](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-14a2284993f7a67f44b346f1f63c251a-510x382.jpeg)
![Lheidli T’enneh Cemetery](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-9b286744e1bca5fe5972bb399b332995-510x382.jpeg)
![Lheidli Village](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-ff2c2860d905bf3c912b5ece2a88e98f-510x382.jpeg)
![Little Prince Steam Engine](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-1e6a67470e2b36b5ff1d990c538a896c-510x382.jpeg)
![Mayor H.G. Perry](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-aec2f3938cd865c4c000ddd145513875-510x382.jpeg)
![Mayor Patterson](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-d4b961458cd3f6eb90ed00674737e2d8-510x382.jpeg)
![Mayor’s Chain of Office](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-8c9b6bfa8d189dcdf6835575f1fb7d01-510x382.jpeg)
![Mayor’s Gavel](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-b27b49268b1f12a7c92a92afb053ba30-510x382.jpeg)
![Meal Ticket from Strand Café](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-0b5fd78d81fe7d9853f3f7b08bf17b95-510x382.jpeg)
![Millar Addition](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-e83e18bf0161b03eab9ab2f5d72f5ec3-510x382.jpeg)
![Mr. PG](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-2deaa615f80fed60ad93d889e65769b6-510x382.jpeg)
![Munro/Moffat House](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-c2a85c4287b2c7db6362f780dd09f860-510x382.jpeg)
![Northern Hardware Chestnut Canoe](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-f05151561f3005ba4672bda88b034e9c-510x382.jpeg)
![Northern Hardware Chestnut Canoe](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-f05151561f3005ba4672bda88b034e9c-510x382.jpeg)
![Northern Hardware, 1925](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-2daaedf834eda876c897bdcce9624a78-510x382.jpeg)
![Official opening UNBC](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-5c858136191a673576936ed2f9604687-510x382.jpeg)
![Old Post Office on Third Ave.](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-4fc329d15ea6740f439b43d136a8764f-510x382.jpeg)
![PG Fire Dept. sleigh](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-69282eef1063fa1950371dfdb6ea9600-510x382.jpeg)
![Pit House – UNBC](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-fa969482deec17aedb926409300c37b3-510x382.jpeg)
![Prince George Civic Concert Band drum](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-f30dd69a5f50e34e7a1e5c628c3593bc-510x382.jpeg)
![Prince George Coat of Arms](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-d48020d15a3b963c8a82c746a8f36fac-510x382.jpeg)
![Prince George Cougars](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-17c03f150a9ba0783188a17f996d8150-510x382.jpeg)
![Prince George Exhibition](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-59d333da289bad34d2642609d35f0c25-510x382.jpeg)
![Prince George Mohawks Jersey](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-43c66b72215518d0e3b08bf488e48f62-510x382.jpeg)
![Prince George Planing Mills, 1951](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-6a61adcc2cc9ca4d88d9d3bcff3b9c1b-510x382.jpeg)
![Prince George Public Library](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-585abbbecec3e94030d0ccea3d02ec55-1-510x382.jpeg)
![Prince George’s First Apartment Building](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-67aa657b1674eeb59ba5c88394a96467-510x382.jpeg)
![Prince George’s first electric traffic light](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-4b09d6b648500f25b0418e67acaee74f-510x382.jpeg)
![Reaction Ferry at Miworth](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-91aba21940e630ac5b6884b088024cd1-510x382.jpeg)
![Reverend F.E. Runnalls](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-aa98da37433e30f33820c5988b9ebf57.jpeg)
![Roll-A-Dome](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-7fa0002d17d4ad72b6c7371e0661ba0f.jpeg)
![Saint Pius X Catholic Church](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-b90da8822fa8b6cb0b9d7df9b2aedc60-510x382.jpeg)
![Sandblast](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-431c84d7a01717be44ad1b95193c1c10-510x382.jpeg)
![Seat from the Strand Theatre](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-1c316cd99dc49fa23afbd13d95ea0195-510x382.jpeg)
![Sir Alexander Mackenzie](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-cddb7b3dab6477b62fa6dc665c300c83-510x382.jpeg)
![Six Mile Mary](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-133b4f994f8e713931f97171e7a6f8ff-510x382.jpeg)
![Skating on the Fraser River](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-0cbdc167bcc78e3eec987e7ce0abfd80-510x382.jpeg)
![SnowGolf Record Album, ca 1970’s](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-512a2b11ac6c2205c67a230d188f6ebe-510x382.jpeg)
![South Fort George Schoolhouse](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-829ebe9e4e25f7675f295fbf324a7631-510x382.jpeg)
![Spruce Dollars](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-b91e9a22b4d210dfc9febdad8ae05a5d-510x382.jpeg)
![Spruce Kings’ Scrapbook](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-bf59910d12ac3a14222cfd5574c202a3-510x382.jpeg)
![Taylor House](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Taylor-House-510x382.jpeg)
![Terry Fox Statue](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Terry-Fox-statue.jpg)
![The Prince George Citizen, ca 1920’s](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-c1b8214574943f7aa84427230b145e59.jpeg)
![Third Avenue](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-2e17ae1747a2d9494aa1a5c20ee8988e-510x382.jpeg)
![Tiki pole from the Outrigger](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-cf01cff27b6a9f4e981a893273ab8744-510x382.jpeg)
![Tourism Prince George’s Carved Doors](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-3e7d58f6b853db721f7b68291e11216e-510x382.jpeg)
![Two Rivers Gallery](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-5d80cf1c245a0695bdc2b45ef4c92f2d-510x382.jpeg)
![Uncle Ben’s beer bottle/can/memorabilia](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Ben-Ginter-beer-cans-and-bottles-510x382.jpeg)
![Vaisakhi parade](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-58ceb49ff96425cce3d90006a539d4d6.jpeg)
![W.D. West Film Drop Box](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-673a4d03ec90c5be4273105757d76ec7-1-510x382.jpeg)
![W.G. Gillett, Prince George’s First Mayor](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WGGllet-510x382.jpeg)
![Wally West’s Camera](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img-25ce731a88d2c183178840a2f7c2969f-510x382.jpeg)