Space for Life
Space for Life (French: Espace pour la vie) is a museum district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It brings together the city's four most prominent natural museums: the Montreal Biodome and the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, situated in Montreal's Olympic Park, and the Montreal Botanical Garden and Montreal Insectarium, in the adjacent Maisonneuve Park.[1]
Space for Life was established in 2011 as a successor body to Montreal Nature Museums.[2] It describes itself as the largest natural sciences complex in Canada.[3] As of 2013, its executive director is Charles-Mathieu Brunelle and Montreal executive committee member Manon Gauthier is responsible for its political oversight.[4]
See also[]
- Montreal Science Centre, a science museum in the Old Port
References[]
- ^ Max Harrold, "'It will be the most avant-garde planetarium'; Building to attain high environmental certification," Montreal Gazette, 2 February 2012, A4.
- ^ "Space for Life: New way to view nature," National Post, 5 May 2012, WP7.
- ^ What Is Space for Life?, Espace pour la vie Montréal, accessed 7 December 2013.
- ^ "The Societe des musees quebecois awards it 2013 Prix Excellence to The Montreal Space for Life for the creation of the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium," Canada NewsWire, 10 October 2013; Coderre names executive committee, CTV News, 19 November 2013, accessed 5 December 2013.
External links[]
- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in French)
Categories:
- Neighbourhoods in Montreal
- Museum districts
- Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
- Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
- Natural sciences