Explorer’s Outpost

This graphic depicts chartreuse lettering that spells out Explorer's Outpost. This is the name of the newest hands-on learning center at The Schiele Museum.
Explorer's Outpost is depicted graphically, with the "o" in Explorers shaped & filled in to look like the earth. The graphic depicts a green background with a dotted yellow trail to symbolize someone's journey. The "o" in -post is in the shape of a magnifying glass.

Explorer's Outpost

Sponsored by Enbridge Gast North Carolina

A young child looks out of the tree using the window. He is holding two cardboard tubes as though they are binoculars. He is wearing a blue shirt. There is an orange feather coming off top of the pretend binoculars.

Hours of Operation*

Mon-Fri: 10 AM – 2 PM
Sat: 10 AM – 4 PM
Sun: 1 – 4 PM

Travel to the Explorer’s Outpost, a hands-on learning center where nature comes alive! Examine the habitats, plants, and animals that live all around us in the great outdoors.

GO WILD with guided activities, independent investigations, and live animal interactions. Nature lovers and explorers of all ages welcome. Discovery awaits!

*Please note that The Explorer’s Outpost may occasionally close for group programs, including Early Explorers on Tuesday mornings.

Included with the purchase of museum admission.

wood/log cabin built in to the corner of the room displayed. There is a replica of a tree beside the house, with a small window to look out of. There is a rug with leaf patterns on the floor beneath the stage.
small child climbing rock wall in museum with blue handholds
Small desk with two cylinder stools tucked in. There are leaf prints at this station with tools to make your own arts and crafts.
Indoor room with a fake tree framing the left side, a wood house protruding from behind the tree, and a nice mountain-scape painted on the wall. There are tables and chairs framing the right side of the photo. There are small cylinder stools scattered across the floor. There is a stage in this room where the house sits.

Thank you to Enbridge Gas North Carolina for their generous support of this exciting new exhibit!

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