The Montreal Science Centre (French: Centre des sciences de Montréal) is a science museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Quai King-Edward 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.
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  Location of the Science Centre in Montreal | |
| Established | May 1, 2000[1] |
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| Location | 2 Commune Street West Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 4B2 |
| Coordinates | 45°30′18″N 73°33′00″W / 45.505°N 73.55°W |
| Type | Non-profit / non-governmental Science museum |
| Visitors | 764,405 (2011)[2] |
| Owner | Old Port of Montreal Corporation |
| Public transit access |   at Place-d'Armes |
| Website | Montreal Science Centre |
History
editThe King Edward Quay was built in 1901 to 1903 as King Edward Wharf[3] for cargo ships, but the port area began to change in the 1970s[3] as port activity moved to the new Port of Montreal. By the 1990s King Edward Quay was re-developed along with the rest of the Old Port.
See also
edit- Space for Life, a related museum district situated in and adjacent to Montreal's former Olympic Park
- List of science centers
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Timeline".
External links
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Media related to Montreal Science Centre at Wikimedia Commons
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