Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum - Wembley, Alberta - Science Museums on Waymarking.com

Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum is an ultra modern, multi-million dollar dinosaur museum located in Wembley. Collections include marine fossils, specimens, casts, murals, articulated re-constructions, core samples and artifacts. They also offer tours of the Pipestone Creek Bonebed, a mega-dense dinosaur graveyard, a few kilometers from the museum. You must provide your own transportation to the site.

Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum is in the heart of the Peace Country on a 10 acre complex. Designed by Toronto-based Teeple Architects, Arndt Tkalcic Bengert (ATB) and Structural Engineers Fast & Epp. It was completed in 2015.

The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum is dedicated to Alberta’s paleontological heritage, through research, collection, preservation, exhibition, public programming, publications and innovative outreach.

Wembley is in the “Heart of the Action” when it comes to the wheat and oat production in the area. Wembley is a quiet, peaceful northern Alberta town surrounded by vast fields of farmland and grazing cattle. Wembley had a population of 1,749 in 2019.

Name: Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum Location/Address: 9301 112 Avenue Wembley, Alberta Canada T0H 3S0 Telephone Number: (587) 771-0662 Web Site: [Web Link] Type/Specialty: Paleontology Agency/Ownership: Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum Educational programs: Fossil Prep Lab, Home School Homework Sessions Theater: Aykroyd Family Theatre Hours of operation: Currently closed - COVID 19 Admission Fee: Adult - $14.00 Gift Shop: yes Cafe/Restaurant: Café 0n 43 Restaurant Other Features: Gift Shop, tours of Fosselbed

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