moreMontreal eGuide, Science Museums

Everything you want to know about Montreal : how to get here, important phone numbers, exchange rates, etc.

• Arts and entertainment
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• Buildings, monuments, etc
• Special events
• Hotels, motels, etc
• Shopping
• Montreal by theme
• Museums
• Restaurants
• Walking tours

From Old Montreal to the Plateau and Chinatown, all the information in this guide divided by neighbourhood with maps.

Science Museums

One of the most interesting science museum is the Biodôme de Montréal which actually is four ecosystems at work. The Insectarium is also interesting for its very large collection of insects. For space and the stars, there's the Planétarium de Montréal-Dow Planetarium. There's also the new (as of 2000) Montreal Science Center interactive museum in the old port of old Montreal.

Some places in the list have symbols next to them, the

means that it is a recommanded place, the

means that there is a photograph of that place and the

means that the place's fact sheet contains a link to their web site.

• Cinéma Imax (Old Montreal)
• Biosphere, is an exclusive venue to better understand major environmental issues, including those related to water, air, climate change, sustainable development and responsible consumption (Ste-Helene and Notre-Dame Islands)
• Ecomuseum (Other districts in the Montreal area)
• Emile Berliner Broadcast Museum (South-west of Montreal)
• Insectarium, very large collection of insects from around the world, some alive. (Hochelaga-Maisonneuve)
• Maison de l'Arbre it's all about trees. (Hochelaga-Maisonneuve)
• Montreal Biodome, it shows four different working ecosystems. (Hochelaga-Maisonneuve)
• Montreal Botanical Garden, large botanical gardens with chinese and japanese gardens. (Hochelaga-Maisonneuve)
• Montreal Planetarium, space, the stars... (Downtown)
• Montreal Science Center (iSci), interactive science center. (Old Montreal)
• Redpath Museum, natural history museum. (Downtown)

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Last update: 03/05/2008