Leave your mark on 73 million years of history!
Our hands-on fossil lab experience is a three-hour programming that provides visitors with a unique opportunity to get behind the scenes and prepare real fossils with paleontologists, in a working paleontology lab.
Book your tickets today to become a fossil preparator!
TICKETS
Age Guidelines
This experience is designed for adults and families with older teens. *Youth aged 12 and older are welcome to participate with an accompanying, paying adult (one adult for up to three youth). For safety reasons, this program is unsuitable for children younger than 12.*
Duration:
3 Hours
Price:
$150 per person
Private Group Experience (Up to 6 Participants) – $200 Per Person
Minimum Number of Guests: This program will run when there are two or more participants registered 24 hours prior to the program date. If there are insufficient registrants for a program to run, a full refund will be given. Private experiences for one person may be arranged at an additional cost.
ITINERARY
*Please note that the scheduled times are subject to change.
8:30 am: Participants will meet at the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum for a brief orientation.
8:45 am: ‘Behind the Scenes’ tour of the fossil prep lab.
9:00 am: Participants will be shown preparation techniques and collections paperwork.
9:30 am: Participants will be given a fossil to prepare in the lab.
11:20 am: Participants will start the cleanup process from preparation and return the fossil to museum staff
11:30 am: Fossil preparation complete for the day, participants are welcome to explore the gallery and visit the gift shop!
2026 DATES
Saturday, July 11th
Sunday, July 12th
Saturday, July 24th
Sunday, July 25th
Saturday, August 15th
Sunday, August 16th
Saturday, August 22nd
Sunday, August 23rd
Requests for other days/times may be made but are subject to lab staff availability. From September to June, the program will be accepted on most Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays, subject to staff availability.
Note: Lunch is not included in this program, but guests are encouraged to check out our in-museum café, Café on 43, after their session
CANCELLATION POLICY
- If you are unable to make your booking for any reason, you need to change or cancel your program booking. Please contact us at 587-771-0662 at your earliest convenience.
- Changes made up to one week prior to the program’s start date are eligible for a 90% refund.
- Changes made between one week and three days (72 hours) are eligible for a 50% refund.
- Changes made less than 3 days (72 hours) prior to the program start date are not eligible for a refund.
- In addition to this, if the cancellation is due to circumstances beyond your control (travel delays or extreme weather ie. smoke), the first option is to explore re-booking. If re-booking is not an option, 100% will be refunded.