Saskatchewan Science Centre

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Saskatchewan Science Centre
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Saskatchewan Science Centre
Established1989
Location Regina, Saskatchewan
Type Science museum
Website http://www.sasksciencecentre.com/

The Saskatchewan Science Centre is an interactive science museum in Regina, Saskatchewan. It is owned and operated as a not-for-profit charitable organization. Located in a former power plant in the Wascana Centre, the Saskatchewan Science Centre was officially opened in April 1989 as the Powerhouse of Discovery. In 1991, the Science Centre was expanded with the Kramer IMAX Theater.

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Principal activities and programming

The exhibit floor contains permanent displays, travelling exhibits, interactive demonstrations, and stage shows.

Educational and entertainment programs are delivered to students and communities all across Saskatchewan, [1] including remote through the Science Outreach program.

Special events at the centre include Adult Science Nights, [2] the Ignite! Festival, [3] the After Dark Film Series, [4] and Fantasy Food, [5] and attendance at public events such as Canada Day celebrations.

Permanent exhibits

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The Ukrainian Science Park

The Saskatchewan Science Centre's permanent exhibits are its backbone. [6] They are complemented by travelling and temporary exhibits and occasional special programs run by the centre. The Science Centre features various permanent displays highlighting different topics.

Critters!
The exhibit includes many live animals, such as a bearded dragon, sugar glider, great horned owl, snakes, and salamanders.
Ukrainian Science Park
Outside the Science Centre, there is a free-access children's playground with structures demonstrating physics, such as pulleys and tunnels.
WILD! Saskatchewan
An interactive exhibit about the environment and environmental conservation;
Space Stadium Canada
The exhibit highlights and explores Canadian contributions to Space exploration. Features the gyro gym, a spinning device similar to one that NASA developed for astronaut training.
Richardson Ag-Grow-Land
The exhibit focuses on Saskatchewan's contributions to the agriculture industry and the technologies and logistics common to modern industrial farming.
Science of Hockey
This is an exhibit exploring hockey through a scientific lens. It features a game with a brainwave-controlled ball and several physical tests where participants can compete.

Kramer IMAX Theatre

The Kramer IMAX Theatre is the only IMAX theatre in Regina, opening in 1991. It completed its conversion to IMAX 3D in October 2010. [7]

In 2023, the theatre underwent further renovations to install an updated digital laser projector, replacing one of the two traditional 70 millimetre film projectors inside. It allowed the theatre to show a wider range of movies alongside its regular educational offerings. [8]

Other changes included the addition of a new screen and upgrades to the sound system to a 12-channel Dolby Atmos.

Among other benefits, the theatre keeping one of its film projectors operational made it one of only two theatres in Canada capable of screening Interstellar on 70 mm for its 10th anniversary in December 2024. [9]


Affiliations

The Science Centre is affiliated with the Saskatchewan Museums Association and the Canadian Association of Science Centres.

Fossil exhibit

Mammal exhibit

Train exhibit

LEGO Ancient Egypt exhibit

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References

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