An innovative Museum of Science and Culture that activates curiosity, learning, and exploration through hands-on exhibits
Size
13,800 SF
Completed
2007
Client
Exworks & City of Helena
Features
Passive sustainability
Active sustainability
Temporary Featured Exhibits
Awards
LEED Certified
Exploration Works is an innovative, hands-on Museum of Science and Culture, where learning is active, participatory and reciprocal. Programs and exhibits appeals to diverse audiences in an engaging discovery of the sciences, technology, social sciences, humanities, culture and everyday life.
Exhibits will be dynamic and current in content and presentation and will be interactive, experiential, multi-sensory and interdisciplinary. The museum incorporates many sustainable design practices which helped in attaining LEED certification. Hot water preheat units on the roof and a PV array on the site reduce energy needs. A straw-bale wall on the west side acts as a demonstration piece in addition to acting as a heat sink. Daylighting throughout reduces the need for electric lighting in many areas.
