▁We ▁The ▁Cur ious ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ' s ▁first ▁ 3 D ▁planet arium . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁char itable ▁status , ▁We ▁The ▁Cur ious ▁has ▁an ▁extensive ▁community ▁eng agement ▁programme . ▁In ▁regular ▁week ends ▁throughout ▁the ▁year ▁We ▁The ▁Cur ious ▁hosts ▁" Hello !" ▁week ends ▁for ▁communities ▁who ▁are ▁currently ▁under - re present ed ▁in ▁their ▁visitors ▁while ▁also ▁providing ▁a ▁community ▁membership ▁for ▁char ities ▁and ▁groups ▁working ▁in ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁community . ▁Al ong side ▁this , ▁We ▁The ▁Cur ious ▁is ▁working ▁with ▁local ▁schools ▁and ▁community ▁groups ▁to ▁plan ▁exhib its ▁and ▁programming ▁for ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁orig ins ▁ ▁@ B rist ol ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁as ▁the ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁Ex pl or atory , ▁a ▁science ▁museum ▁and ▁demonstr ation ▁centre , ▁founded ▁by ▁Richard ▁Gregory ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁termin us ▁train ▁shed ▁at ▁Br istol ▁Temple ▁M ead s ▁railway ▁station ▁( l ater ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁& ▁Commonwealth ▁Museum ). ▁The ▁Ex pl or atory ▁was ▁a ▁separate ▁organisation ▁and ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁exhib its ▁or ▁staff ▁were ▁transferred ▁when ▁Br istol ' s ▁new ▁museum ▁opened ▁in ▁a ▁city ▁centre ▁site ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁reg ener ation ▁of ▁the ▁historical ▁Flo ating ▁Har bour . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁fund ed ▁with ▁£ 4 4 . 3   mill ion ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Lot tery ,