PALAEO-RESEARCH LAB
As part of the active research program at the museum, the museum is equipped with a state-of-the-art research laboratory and collections facility.
The lab is designed to accommodate specimens discovered and brought in from the field where they undergo preparation, stabilized and finally curated for display and study. The research lab can be viewed by visitors either from the Fossil Lab exhibit or through an overhead viewing glass-panel portal imbedded in the ceiling above the lab. Heavy-duty, compactus style shelving in the collections area and the highly-adaptable mechanical design of the laboratory optimizes its capability to accommodate the widest size range of field jackets. Researchers and students are encouraged to register at our facility and learn directly from the palaeontologists.
The last 4 years has seen more published papers on fossils from the Peace Region than there were in the preceding 50 years. The rich fossil resources, however, still remain under-studied in comparison to areas in southern Canada and the United States. With the opening of the museum, this will receive the much needed impetus in times ahead.
In conjunction with a team of international researchers, the museum has established the Northern Alberta Dinosaur Project to focus research resources on the Grande Prairie region. By bringing together a large group of scientists from varying fields, the museum would facilitate work on a much larger and faster scale and scope.