Exploratory

The Exploratory, Bristol, was the first regional hands-on science museum in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1987 by Richard Gregory, professor of neuropsychology at Bristol University.From 1987 to 1989 it was housed in the city's Victoria Rooms. In 1989 it moved to Bristol's historic old railway station, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.The Exploratory closed in 1999. Its successor was At-Bristol, a larger science centre which opened in 2000 at a new site as part of the regeneration of the historical Floating Harbour.