The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum is located near the Pipestone Creek bonebed, part of the Wapiti Formation which contains fossils from the Late Cretaceous to early Paleocene epoch.

[5] The county and society commissioned Teeple Architects of Toronto to design the 3,800 square metres (41,000 sq ft) LEED certified building, with an intended opening date of December 2012.

[6] Delays in construction and fundraising caught the attention of Canadian actor and paleontology enthusiast Dan Aykroyd, who organized a two-day celebrity dig at Pipestone Creek Park, ball and private auction to raise the funds necessary.

[7] Amongst those in attendance were Aykroyd's wife, American actress Donna Dixon, Saturday Night Live executive producer Lorne Michaels, actor Matthew Gray Gubler and writer Patricia Cornwell.

[5][6] Funding was eventually secured as the price tag rose to $34-million, with the County of Grande Prairie providing additional funding to total $19.39-million,[8] and the museum officially opened on September 3, 2015, and a special ceremony and amber ball was held later in September including Dan Aykroyd, Donna Dixon, Dr. Philip J. Currie and Dr. Eva Kopplehus.