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  Location of the Science Centre in Montreal | |
| Established | May 6, 2000[1] |
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| Location | 2 De la 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 |
The Montreal Science Centre is a science museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Quai King-Edward (King Edward Pier) 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.
History
The 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
- Space for Life, a related museum district situated in and adjacent to Montreal's former Olympic Park
- List of science centers
References
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 "Timeline".
External links
Media related to Montreal Science Centre at Wikimedia Commons
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