---
title: "The Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre | PG Pulse"
description: "The Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre: museum run by The Exploration Place (non-profit, registered charity) at 333 Becott Place."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/facilities/the-exploration-place/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/facilities/the-exploration-place.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:12:23.017Z
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# The Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre

Also known as The Exploration Place, TEP

Northern BC's largest museum and science centre, in Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park, with natural history, dinosaur and local history galleries, a live-animal Biome, a hands-on science gallery and travelling exhibits. It also runs the Fort George Railway miniature train ride, a café and a shop.

Open until 5 p.m. (published regular hours; holidays not included) Run by The Exploration Place (non-profit, registered charity)

## Hours

- **Monday to Sunday**: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed December 24 and 25. Open year-round and most statutory holidays; hours may change seasonally or for special events. Thursday admission is by donation.

Holiday hours can differ. Check with the operator before you go.

## Fees

- **Adult (18+), plus GST**: $18
- **Youth (13–17)**: $15
- **Child (2–12); under 2 free**: $12
- **Student or senior (60+)**: $15
- **Family (2 adults + 4 children)**: $50
- **Senior Mondays (60+)**: $10
- **Thursdays**: By donation
- **Gaia Gallery rental, daytime (2 h)**: $195
- **Gaia Gallery rental, evening (3 h)**: $325
- **Full facility rental, evening (3 h)**: $650

## What’s there

- Gaia Gallery (dinosaurs and living wall)
- Biome with Animal Ambassadors
- Explorations Gallery (hands-on STEAM)
- George Phillips Exhibit Gallery (travelling exhibits)
- Hodul'eh-a: A Place of Learning
- Mosaic Gallery
- Ted Williams History Centre
- Fort George Railway (Little Prince steam engine)
- Origins Kitchen café
- Elements Retail shop

## Rentals and capacity

| Space | Holds | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaia Gallery | 70 | standing; 48 seated |
| Gaia Gallery with full museum access | 400 | standing |

Capacities as the operator publishes them; they change with the layout.

The Gaia Gallery can be rented on its own or with full museum access, by day (shared with the public, 2-hour minimum) or in the evening (private, 3-hour minimum). Catering and liquor come through the in-house café; book at bookings@theexplorationplace.com. Rates and capacities are in the rental PDF.

[Rental and booking details](https://theexplorationplace.com/programs/rentals/)

## Accessibility and parking

- Four accessible parking spaces at the entrance, with ramps
- Automatic entry and exit doors
- Elevator between floors
- Wheelchair to borrow free of charge
- Accessible washrooms and a family washroom with change table
- Wheelchair-accessible car on the steam train
- Sensory map, sensory guide and social story

**Parking:** Free parking in three lots in Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park.

## Upcoming events at The Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre

- [Senior Monday](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/senior-monday-2026-10-19-zux50r2/)
  All day · The Exploration Place
- [Homeschooler Monday: Health in Space](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/homeschooler-monday-health-in-space-2026-10-19-obs307d/)
  9:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m. · The Exploration Place
- [Daycare Wednesday](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/daycare-wednesday-2026-10-21-pb4x553/)
  All day · The Exploration Place
- [Early Explorers: Astronaut Adventures](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/early-explorers-astronaut-adventures-2026-10-21-trehc1u/)
  9:30–10:30 a.m. · The Exploration Place
- [Admission-by-Donation Thursday](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/admission-by-donation-thursday-2026-10-22-bz3s45r/)
  All day · The Exploration Place
- [Anthropology in Our Backyards – Underground Encounters: Indigenous Siberian Evenk Geological Knowledge and Relational Environmental Ethics](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/anthropology-our-backyards-underground-encounters-2026-10-22-kq0jqfi/)
  6–8 p.m. · The Exploration Place
- [Senior Monday](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/senior-monday-2026-10-26-tpd97zg/)
  All day · The Exploration Place
- [Daycare Wednesday](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/daycare-wednesday-2026-10-28-kdxnrel/)
  All day · The Exploration Place

[All events](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/) [This weekend](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/this-weekend/)

Not published by the operator: owner, facility specifications. We leave these out rather than guess.

## More museum facilities

- [Huble Homestead Historic Site](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/facilities/huble-homestead/)
  15000 Mitchell Road

## Address

333 Becott Place, Prince George, BC V2L 4V7

[South Fort George neighbourhood](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/south-fort-george/)

[Directions (opens in a new tab)](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.905137,-122.735886) [On the big map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/?layer=facilities&focus=53.905137,-122.735886)

## Contact

[250-562-1612](tel:+12505621612)

[info@theexplorationplace.com](mailto:info@theexplorationplace.com)

[Official page](https://theexplorationplace.com/)

[Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=facilities)

Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

## Sources

- [The Exploration Place: Home](https://theexplorationplace.com/) · checked October 4, 2026
- [The Exploration Place: Visit us](https://theexplorationplace.com/exploration-place/visit-us/) · checked October 4, 2026
- [The Exploration Place: Hours](https://theexplorationplace.com/hours/) · checked October 4, 2026
- [The Exploration Place: Admission rates](https://theexplorationplace.com/admission-rates/) · checked October 4, 2026
- [The Exploration Place: Facility rentals](https://theexplorationplace.com/programs/rentals/) · checked October 4, 2026
- [The Exploration Place: Rental rates and capacity (PDF)](https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/EXPLACE-RENTALS-1.pdf) · checked October 4, 2026
- [The Exploration Place: Accessibility](https://theexplorationplace.com/accessibility/) · checked October 4, 2026

Data as JSON: [this facility](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/facilities/the-exploration-place).

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## Data

Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/).

### Facility

Source: [Each facility’s operator: City of Prince George’s facility pages and the operators’ own websites (each item lists its sources and the date they were checked); drop-in schedules and fees as the operator publishes them](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/facilities/). Licence: Facts as published by each operator, with a link to the page; compilation CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Updated 2026-10-15T15:22:26.319Z.
JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/facilities/the-exploration-place

- **id**: the-exploration-place
- **slug**: the-exploration-place
- **name**: The Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre
- **aka**: The Exploration Place, TEP
- **type**: museum
- **typeLabel**: Museum
- **url**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/facilities/the-exploration-place/>
- **operator**: The Exploration Place (non-profit, registered charity)
- **owner**: _none_
- **status**: open
- **statusNote**: _none_
- **address**: 333 Becott Place, Prince George, BC V2L 4V7
- **lat**: 53.905137
- **lng**: -122.735886
- **phone**: 250-562-1612
- **email**: info@theexplorationplace.com
- **website**: <https://theexplorationplace.com/>
- **about**: Northern BC's largest museum and science centre, in Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park, with natural history, dinosaur and local history galleries, a live-animal Biome, a hands-on science gallery and travelling exhibits. It also runs the Fort George Railway miniature train ride, a café and a shop.
- **amenities**: Gaia Gallery (dinosaurs and living wall), Biome with Animal Ambassadors, Explorations Gallery (hands-on STEAM), George Phillips Exhibit Gallery (travelling exhibits), Hodul'eh-a: A Place of Learning, Mosaic Gallery, Ted Williams History Centre, Fort George Railway (Little Prince steam engine), Origins Kitchen café, Elements Retail shop
- **specs**: _none_
- **accessibility**: Four accessible parking spaces at the entrance, with ramps, Automatic entry and exit doors, Elevator between floors, Wheelchair to borrow free of charge, Accessible washrooms and a family washroom with change table, Wheelchair-accessible car on the steam train, Sensory map, sensory guide and social story
- **parking**: Free parking in three lots in Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park.
- **hours**: Daily 9 am–5 pm
- **hoursSeason**: _none_
- **hoursNote**: Closed December 24 and 25. Open year-round and most statutory holidays; hours may change seasonally or for special events. Thursday admission is by donation.
- **openNow**: open
- **openLabel**: Open until 5 p.m.
- **dropIn**: _none_
- **schedule**: _none_
- **feeTable**: _none_
- **operatorPage**: _none_
- **unknown**: owner, specs
- **checked**: 2026-10-04

#### capacity

| space | value | note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaia Gallery | 70 | standing; 48 seated |
| Gaia Gallery with full museum access | 400 | standing |


#### rental

- **url**: <https://theexplorationplace.com/programs/rentals/>
- **note**: The Gaia Gallery can be rented on its own or with full museum access, by day (shared with the public, 2-hour minimum) or in the evening (private, 3-hour minimum). Catering and liquor come through the in-house café; book at bookings@theexplorationplace.com. Rates and capacities are in the rental PDF.


#### fees

| label | value |
| --- | --- |
| Adult (18+), plus GST | $18 |
| Youth (13–17) | $15 |
| Child (2–12); under 2 free | $12 |
| Student or senior (60+) | $15 |
| Family (2 adults + 4 children) | $50 |
| Senior Mondays (60+) | $10 |
| Thursdays | By donation |
| Gaia Gallery rental, daytime (2 h) | $195 |
| Gaia Gallery rental, evening (3 h) | $325 |
| Full facility rental, evening (3 h) | $650 |


#### sources

| name | url | checked |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Exploration Place: Home | https://theexplorationplace.com/ | 2026-10-04 |
| The Exploration Place: Visit us | https://theexplorationplace.com/exploration-place/visit-us/ | 2026-10-04 |
| The Exploration Place: Hours | https://theexplorationplace.com/hours/ | 2026-10-04 |
| The Exploration Place: Admission rates | https://theexplorationplace.com/admission-rates/ | 2026-10-04 |
| The Exploration Place: Facility rentals | https://theexplorationplace.com/programs/rentals/ | 2026-10-04 |
| The Exploration Place: Rental rates and capacity (PDF) | https://theexplorationplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/EXPLACE-RENTALS-1.pdf | 2026-10-04 |
| The Exploration Place: Accessibility | https://theexplorationplace.com/accessibility/ | 2026-10-04 |


#### events

| title | start | end | venue | url | sourceUrl |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Senior Monday | 2026-10-19T00:00:00-07:00 | 2026-10-19T23:59:00-07:00 | The Exploration Place | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/senior-monday-2026-10-19-zux50r2/ | https://theexplorationplace.com/event/senior-monday-3/2026-10-19/ |
| Homeschooler Monday: Health in Space | 2026-10-19T09:30:00-07:00 | 2026-10-19T22:30:00-07:00 | The Exploration Place | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/homeschooler-monday-health-in-space-2026-10-19-obs307d/ | https://theexplorationplace.com/event/homeschooler-monday-health-in-space/ |
| Daycare Wednesday | 2026-10-21T00:00:00-07:00 | 2026-10-21T23:59:00-07:00 | The Exploration Place | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/daycare-wednesday-2026-10-21-pb4x553/ | https://theexplorationplace.com/event/daycare-wednesday/2026-10-21/ |
| Early Explorers: Astronaut Adventures | 2026-10-21T09:30:00-07:00 | 2026-10-21T10:30:00-07:00 | The Exploration Place | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/early-explorers-astronaut-adventures-2026-10-21-trehc1u/ | https://theexplorationplace.com/event/early-explorers-astronaut-adventures/ |
| Admission-by-Donation Thursday | 2026-10-22T00:00:00-07:00 | 2026-10-22T23:59:00-07:00 | The Exploration Place | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/admission-by-donation-thursday-2026-10-22-bz3s45r/ | https://theexplorationplace.com/event/admission-by-donation-thursday/2026-10-22/ |
| Anthropology in Our Backyards – Underground Encounters: Indigenous Siberian Evenk Geological Knowledge and Relational Environmental Ethics | 2026-10-22T18:00:00-07:00 | 2026-10-22T20:00:00-07:00 | The Exploration Place | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/anthropology-our-backyards-underground-encounters-2026-10-22-kq0jqfi/ | https://theexplorationplace.com/event/anthropology-in-our-backyards-underground-encounters/ |
| Senior Monday | 2026-10-26T00:00:00-07:00 | 2026-10-26T23:59:00-07:00 | The Exploration Place | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/senior-monday-2026-10-26-tpd97zg/ | https://theexplorationplace.com/event/senior-monday-3/2026-10-26/ |
| Daycare Wednesday | 2026-10-28T00:00:00-07:00 | 2026-10-28T23:59:00-07:00 | The Exploration Place | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/daycare-wednesday-2026-10-28-kdxnrel/ | https://theexplorationplace.com/event/daycare-wednesday/2026-10-28/ |
| Admission-by-Donation Thursday | 2026-10-29T00:00:00-07:00 | 2026-10-29T23:59:00-07:00 | The Exploration Place | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/admission-by-donation-thursday-2026-10-29-zaeq0cb/ | https://theexplorationplace.com/event/admission-by-donation-thursday/2026-10-29/ |
| Senior Monday | 2026-11-02T00:00:00-07:00 | 2026-11-02T23:59:00-07:00 | The Exploration Place | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/senior-monday-2026-11-02-d0puz4o/ | https://theexplorationplace.com/event/senior-monday-3/2026-11-02/ |
| Daycare Wednesday | 2026-11-04T00:00:00-07:00 | 2026-11-04T23:59:00-07:00 | The Exploration Place | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/daycare-wednesday-2026-11-04-5swdpbh/ | https://theexplorationplace.com/event/daycare-wednesday/2026-11-04/ |
| Admission-by-Donation Thursday | 2026-11-05T00:00:00-07:00 | 2026-11-05T23:59:00-07:00 | The Exploration Place | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/admission-by-donation-thursday-2026-11-05-cmzzr46/ | https://theexplorationplace.com/event/admission-by-donation-thursday/2026-11-05/ |

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