Space for Life

Natural science museum district in Montreal, Canada

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Space for Life (French: Espace pour la vie) is a museum district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists of five natural museums: the Biosphere, Biodome, Planetarium, Botanical Garden and Insectarium.[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

  1. ^ Max Harrold, "'It will be the most avant-garde planetarium'; Building to attain high environmental certification," Montreal Gazette, 2 February 2012, A4.
  2. ^ "Space for Life: New way to view nature," National Post, 5 May 2012, WP7.
  3. ^ What Is Space for Life?, Espace pour la vie Montréal, accessed 7 December 2013.
  4. ^ "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)
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Space for Life
  • Biosphere
  • Biodome
  • Planetarium
  • Botanical Garden
  • Insectarium
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