Big Valley Creation Science Museum

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Big Valley Creation Science Museum
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Big Valley Creation Science Museum
Established5 June 2007;18 years ago (2007-06-05)
Location41 Railway Ave S,
Big Valley, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates 52°02′07″N112°45′00″W / 52.035175°N 112.749939°W / 52.035175; -112.749939
Type Creationist museum
FounderHarry Nibourg
Website bvcsm.com

The Big Valley Creation Science Museum is a creationist museum in Big Valley, Alberta, Canada. It is dedicated to promoting creation science and young-earth creationism. The institution is the first permanent creationist museum to open in Canada. [1]

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History

The museum opened to the public on June 5, 2007 by Harry Nibourg, an oil field worker. [2] The museum measures approximately 84 square metres (900 sq ft), and cost $300,000 CAD to build. [3] [1] The original display proposal for the museum was drafted by Vance Nelson, the owner of Canada's largest travelling creation science museum.

Inspiration for the museum reportedly began in 1995, after Nibourg met up with Ian Juby, who is the developer of a travelling Creationist museum in Canada called the "Creation Museum of Canada." [2]

The museum attracted 40 to 80 visitors weekly in 2007. [4]

Exhibits

Exhibits include an interactive display about the bacterium flagellum and DNA and how their complexity is supposedly evidence for a created design, scrolls tracing how the ancestry of the royal family is supposedly connected to Adam and Eve, and how fossils are supposed evidence for the Genesis flood. [5] [6] [7]

Fees and Hours

As of August, 2025 the museum is only open only by appointment as there is no full time staff due to limited funds. [7] Admission is $5 CAD per adult, $3 CAD for children under 12, and $15 CAD for families. [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Creationism museum to open in Alberta". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  2. 1 2 Saad, Richard (2 February 2010). "A Man Evolved". www.profileswest.ca. Profile West. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Canada's first museum of creation opens in Alberta". Reuters. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  4. ↑ Smith, Jay (15 August 2007). "Taking in a more creative Southern Alberta dinosaur exhibit". Vue Weekly (617). Postvue Publishing Inc. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
  5. ↑ Roebuck, Cynthia (5 June 2007). "New creation museum sparks debate in Alberta". CTV Television Network. CTVglobemedia. Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
  6. ↑ "Canada's first museum of creation opens in Alberta". uk.reuters.com. Reuters. 29 May 2007. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
  7. 1 2 3 "bvcsm – Big Valley Creation Science Museum" . Retrieved 2025-08-05.
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