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 |
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.