Alongside this, We The Curious is working with local schools and community groups to plan exhibits and programming for the future.

The Exploratory was a separate organisation and none of the exhibits or staff were transferred when Bristol's new museum opened in a city centre site as part of the regeneration of the historical Floating Harbour.

The selection and design of exhibits were criticised by Gregory and other scientific adviser as being "totally inappropriate to the spirit of science".

At its opening the centre consisted of Explore, a more traditional style hands-on science centre, which contained features on mechanics, sound and light, computer science, space and the human brain; Wildwalk, a biodiversity centre showcasing life on earth through a mix of live animals and plants, multimedia footage and exhibits and hands-on activities, including an artificial rainforest, aquariums and other ecology-related exhibits; and an IMAX theatre.

Though the charity had no problems securing short term funds and grants when the centre was set up, enabling them to run the three attractions for just over six years, by 2005-06 most of these had decreased or ended.

As Explore was more popular with visitors, and Wildwalk and the IMAX theatre were more expensive to run, it was decided that the second option was viable.

[1] Testing showed that the audience wanted the centre to be more challenging, to feature art as well as science and to be more inclusive.

We The Curious is currently run by a team of over 140 part-time and full-time staff, led by Donna Speed as chief executive officer.

[20][21] Although the fire was extinguished within an hour, the water used for firefighting caused extensive damage to the upper floors of the building.

The renovations included the addition of a large glass atrium to the North of the building, and stainless-steel sphere to the south, housing the planetarium.

[35] March 2012 also saw At-Bristol's environmental performance being improved further with the installation of a 50-kilowatt peak solar photovoltaic array to produce electricity for the building from the sun.

[36] We The Curious now has 'Strive for Sustainable futures' as one of the core pillars of its manifesto, and is constantly reviewing its environmental impact in order to try to become carbon neutral in line with the Bristol One City Plan.

Part of this is to use the platforms available to educate the public about pressing environmental concerns, such as supporting sustainable palm oil and reducing air pollution.