Montreal Science Centre
Location of the Science Centre in Montreal | |
Established | May 6, 2000[1] |
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Location | 2, rue de la Commune Ouest Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 4B2 |
Coordinates | 45°30′18″N 73°33′00″W / 45.505°N 73.55°W |
Type | Science museum |
Visitors | 764,405 (2011)[2] |
Owner | Old Port of Montreal Corporation |
Public transit access | Place-d'Armes |
Website | Montreal Science Centre |
The Montreal Science Centre (French: Centre des sciences de Montréal) is a science museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the in the Old Port of Montreal. Established in 2000 and originally known as the iSci Centre, the museum changed its name to the Montreal Science Centre in 2002.[1] The museum is managed by the Old Port of Montreal Corporation (a division of the Canada Lands Company, a crown corporation of the Government of Canada). The museum is home to interactive exhibitions on science and technology as well as an IMAX theatre.
See also[]
- Space for Life (French: Espace pour la vie), a related museum district situated in and adjacent to Montreal's former Olympic Park
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "A BRIEF HISTORY". Montreal Science Centre. 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ "Base de données 2011 - Attraits/Attractions". Tourisme Montréal. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
External links[]
Media related to Montreal Science Centre at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 45°30′18″N 73°33′00″W / 45.505°N 73.55°W
Categories:
- Museums in Montreal
- Science museums in Canada
- Museums established in 2000
- IMAX venues
- Old Montreal
- Science centers
- 2000 establishments in Quebec
- Association of Science-Technology Centers member institutions
- Canadian museum stubs
- Montreal stubs