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Annual Memberships

The Exploration Place currently has over 4500 members and counting. See what the perks are below, including access to science centres across North America via CASC and ASTC reciprocal agreements.

Annual Memberships

All rates are subject to taxes. Membership fees are non-refundable and non-transferable..

$195

family

2 adults + 4 children (2-17 years)

FAMILY ADD-ONS

Add-On Child | $40
Add-On Adult | $60
Add-On Senior $50

$140

couples

2 adults (no add-ons)

$115

you & me

1 adult + 1 child (no add-ons)

$75

adult

18+ years

$55

Child

2-12 years | Under 2 are free

$55

Student/Senior/youth

Senior: 60+ | Youth: 13-17 years

$55

person with aide

Aide is free

Don’t need full access to our galleries, but want to enjoy Origins in the beautiful Gaia Gallery? We have a special Origins Membership just for you!

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Member Perks

Unlimited general admission to our galleries and traveling exhibits with your valid membership.
FREE or reduced admission* to hundreds of science centres and museums in North America through reciprocal agreements with the Canadian Association of Science Centres and the Association of Science and Technology Centers. Certain restrictions may apply
10% discount in Elements Retail and Origins Kitchen
Invitations to exhibit openings, receptions, and special member events
Special member rates on birthday party packages and room rental fees
Digital membership card.
Invitation to attend and vote at The Exploration Place Annual General Meeting

*Note: In order to qualify for our reciprocal membership program, you must live within 150km of Prince George

Making a Difference

By purchasing a membership at The Exploration Place, you are supporting a Northern BC non-profit organization and registered Canadian charity whose mission is to preserve our local history and foster lifelong learning in the areas of science, technology, heritage, and culture.

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Reciprocal Agreements

Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC)

Present your valid membership card from any of the participating Canadian science centres, you will be provided with FREE admission. Certain restrictions may apply. A current list of participating science centres can be found on the CASC website.

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Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC)

The Exploration Place also has a reciprocal admission arrangement with participating members of the ASTC.

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Ball Python

Juju joined our Ambassador team during our closure. Ball pythons are shy by nature, but with some time and effort, they learn to trust their caregivers. She is still a bit hesitant but is slowly starting to feel more comfortable around people. In the wild, you can find ball pythons throughout the grasslands and open forests of West and Central Africa. As the most popular snake species kept as a pet worldwide, most people have had the pleasure of seeing one of these beautiful animals at some point in their lives. Unfortunately, due to their extreme popularity as pets, one of the greatest threats to this species in terms of conservation is the over-collection of wild populations for distribution in the pet trade. While captive breeding has seen an increase in recent years, most of those sold in the pet trade are still wild-caught, simply because the cost is much lower than that of breeding and raising captive specimens. For this reason, tens of thousands of these animals are collected from the wild and exported from Africa for the pet trade every year. The ball python is one of the smallest species in their genus, reaching maximum lengths of 3-5 feet, with females being larger than their male counterparts. In the wild, these snakes are estimated to live roughly ten years, while in captivity, a lifespan of about 20-30 years is typical. There have been many documented cases of captive individuals living 40-60 years, including one 62-year-old female who mysteriously produced a fertile clutch of eggs despite being housed alone at the Saint Louis Zoo for more than 20 years.

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Black-Billed Magpie

Anyone who’s been to the museum in person since 2015 will likely recognize this cheeky bird. Loki has formed unique relationships with many guests and staff alike over the years and definitely isn’t shy about picking favourites. The stimulation of observing and interacting with guests of all ages is something that he certainly enjoys.

Did you know that magpies, a member of the corvid family, are some of the most intelligent birds on the planet? In fact, corvids are some of the most intelligent animals known to exist, with a brain-to-body mass outmatched only by humans, great apes, and aquatic mammals such as dolphins. Magpies have shown the ability to imitate human speech in numerous languages and voices, are capable of tool use, and possess problem-solving ability on par with that of a small human child.

Loki was rescued from a dog attack as a hatchling when he and his siblings fell from their nest. Unfortunately, he was the lone survivor of his brood. Because he is very imprinted on humans, thus not eligible for release into the wild, Loki was brought to live in the museum and was integrated into the Biome as an Animal Ambassador. He has been one of our most interactive and popular Ambassadors ever since. Loki is very intelligent, able to mimic human speech, and performs many different little tricks and games.

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