Space for Life

Space for Life

Location within Montreal
Location	4101 rue Sherbrooke E Montreal, Quebec, Canada H1X 2B2
Coordinates	45°33′20″N73°33′20″W / 45.5556°N 73.5555°W / 45.5556; -73.5555
Public transit access	Pie-IX Viau
Website	Official website

Space for Life (French : Espace pour la vie) is a museum district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists of five natural museums: the Biosphere, Biodome, Planetarium, Botanical Garden and Insectarium. ^[1]

Space for life ( Biodome and Planetarium ), Montréal, 2024

Space for Life was established in 2011 as a successor body to Montreal Nature Museums. ^[2] It describes itself as the largest natural sciences complex in Canada. ^[3] As of 2013, its executive director is Charles-Mathieu Brunelle and Montreal executive committee member Manon Gauthier is responsible for its political oversight. ^[4]

See also

• Montreal Science Centre, a science museum in the Old Port

References

1. Max Harrold, "'It will be the most avant-garde planetarium'; Building to attain high environmental certification," Montreal Gazette, 2 February 2012, A4.
2. "Space for Life: New way to view nature," National Post, 5 May 2012, WP7.
3. What Is Space for Life?, Espace pour la vie Montréal, accessed 7 December 2013.
4. "The Societe des musees quebecois awards it 2013 Prix Excellence to The Montreal Space for Life for the creation of the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium," Canada NewsWire, 10 October 2013; Coderre names executive committee, CTV News, 19 November 2013, accessed 5 December 2013.

External links

• Official website (in English)
• Official website (in French)

45°33′21″N73°33′20″W / 45.5557°N 73.5555°W / 45.5557; -73.5555