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Montreal Planetarium
Montreal Planetarium may refer to: * Dow Planetarium, known in later years as the Montreal Planetarium, open from 1966–2011 on Saint Jacques Street, Montreal * Montreal Planetarium (2013), opened in 2013 at the Space for Life complex, which replaced the Dow Planetarium {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dow Planetarium
The Dow Planetarium (later renamed the Montreal Planetarium) is a decommissioned public planetarium located at Chaboillez Square southeast of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It closed permanently in October 2011. A new facility, the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, near Olympic Stadium in Montreal, opened in April 2013. History The planetarium was opened in advance of Expo 67 and inaugurated on April 1, 1966, by then-Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau. Its inaugural show, "New Skies for a New City", premiered on April 4, 1966. Work had commenced on the project more than three years before its launch, under the guidance of Dr. Pierre Gendron, a former professor of chemistry and founding dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Ottawa, who was an avid amateur astronomer. As president of the board of directors of Dow Breweries, Gendron convinced Dow to create a world-class planetarium in Montreal as part of the Canadian Centennial celebrations. The architectural firm sele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
