Montréal Science Centre
Montréal Science Centre
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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Fun, interactive and surprising science exhibits & 3D movies. At the Montreal Science Centre, we want to help visitors of all ages acquire an understanding of science and technology for use in building their future. Located in the Old Port of Montreal.
Duration: More than 3 hours
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Neighbourhood: Ville-Marie
How to get there
- Place-d'Armes • 9 min walk
- Champ-de-Mars • 10 min walk
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Mary S
Montreal, Canada6 contributions
Jul 2024 • Family
This could be a great place if it weren't horribly over crowded. Just went with kids, 4 and 8, and was blasted out by the noise level. There must have been 400 or 500 day campers (at 2:30 about a dozen school buses lined up to take them home) and the experience was terrible--long lines for exhibits, kids running around, literally couldn't hear each other speak. We had visited a year or so ago when the place was less busy, and therefore much more agreeable. But I wouldn't go again; definitely not in the middle of the day. Possibly first thing, or after three, but even then I don't know. Very pricey too.
Written July 6, 2024
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Crocels Community Media Group
Swansea County, UK4 contributions
Jun 2024 • Business
This was an excellent venue for exploring key science topics, in my case evolution and mechanical engineering. There is a cafe and discounts for families and children.
Written June 10, 2024
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Helen B
6 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
There are a lot of different activities and facts to explore and learn about.The hockey section is very interesting and is full of history. My favourite part is the “Explore” section. Overall a very good place and I would definitely recommend this science center
Written June 2, 2024
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PhilipLeic
Leicester, UK1,671 contributions
Nov 2023 • Family
Very much enjoyed not only looking at the exhibits but having a go on the many interactive ones as well. Great for families of all ages. Luckily when we went it was not busy and only one school group of little children was visiting but I can imagine it getting busy if several groups visiting which would make it harder to interact with exhibits.
Written December 8, 2023
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AdventureKA
New York1,275 contributions
May 2023
We spent over 3h and enjoyed every moment. The featured exhibit of ice hockey was better than expected with some fun interactive exhibits. Upstairs the 2 permanent exhibits of Explore and Fabrik were very cool. Explore boasts life-sized science and does not disappoint. Some activities weren’t obvious what to do but once you figured it out, it was amazing. For example, the Let’s take a spin activity – the instructions do not indicate what to do: you need to spin the wheel, then sit on the stool, when you lean the wheel to the right, you rotate on stool to the right because the gyroscopic effect is moving you. The Bernoulli effect defied gravity as you use an air gun to float a beach ball through hoops sideways. The standing bubble maker was great fun too. As was the “does it float?” activity that was a lot of fun with water. The Human exhibit was informative but not exciting. The Fabrik – Creativity Factory exhibit was better than expected. The name completely mislead us. Fabrik boasts “enter into an imaginative workshop space where experimentation and inventiveness are your most important tools.” It was roped off so you had to be given entrance by a staff member – this is to prevent overcrowding. Once we entered, the friendly staff picked us an activity and explained our goal. The goals started at simple and could be modified to make them more challenging. We tried 2 different activities: “create a floating structure that can carry at least 250 grams” and “build something that can travel down a clothesline’s cables”. The provided supplies for the floating structure had holes in them so you had to really focus to create a structure that would not just float but hold weight. We created, experimented, tested then we cheered and laughed at our successes and failures. Next visit we hope we have time to try find a way for the ball to fall from the balcony to the ground without lighting up and build something that uses wind to move along the track. The level of science interaction was superior to the museum we’ve visited in NYC and Boston; partially because the exhibits were very interactive but also because it had enough exhibits of varying levels to appeal to older and younger kids. And we adults tried all the activities too!
There was also a wedding being set up. What an unusual location for a wedding but we guess that room had magnificent views of the St. Lawrence River with floor to ceiling glass walls.
Would we go back? Yes. Do we think the extra charge for international visitors is wrong? Absolutely!
There was also a wedding being set up. What an unusual location for a wedding but we guess that room had magnificent views of the St. Lawrence River with floor to ceiling glass walls.
Would we go back? Yes. Do we think the extra charge for international visitors is wrong? Absolutely!
Written July 10, 2023
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Lynne1153
Edinburgh, UK1,043 contributions
Jul 2023
This looked like such a wonderful science centre but unfortunately it was so full of hundreds of children in groups - I assume holiday clubs, that it made it impossible to have a go of many of the attractions. Instead we went downstairs to the Tim Horton's hockey exhibition which was far quieter and spent our time there. This was excellent! Really informative and lots of interactive exhibits to keep our family entertained. Would love to visit on a quieter day to really have the full experience of the science centre.
Written July 6, 2023
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whinfellwanderer
Sheffield, UK224 contributions
Jun 2023 • Couples
This museum is an excellent place for families with young children under 14. There are lots and lots of hands on fun exhibits with excellent explanations. Children ( and us oldies) were kept amused for hours.
Perhaps not the place for you if you don’t like the sound of lots of children having fun.
We watched the animal kingdom imax which was interesting.
Perhaps not the place for you if you don’t like the sound of lots of children having fun.
We watched the animal kingdom imax which was interesting.
Written June 28, 2023
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John Hong MD
Cape May Court House, NJ467 contributions
Jun 2023 • Couples
It began to rain so we went to this fun, educational, and creative museum. It is very hands on and there were hand sanitizing stations. There were MANY young children so it was more than lively, loud, and did I say lively? Haha.
Written June 7, 2023
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krista467
3 contributions
May 2023
We attended the hockey exhibit with a group of hockey players. There was so much to do and the learned some things too - highly recommend!
Written May 8, 2023
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SusanKava
Lisbon, Portugal22 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
We (two adult couples) really enjoyed the interactive exhibits. Would have loved to see the space themed section but we were a week too early so it was closed. The special exhibit looked good but was too busy so we just rushed through it.
Written April 30, 2023
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I would like to see one of the IMAX movies. Do they have subtitles? I noticed some are in French and some in English.
Written September 28, 2019
bonjour jaimerais beaucoup savoir le film imax 3d les predateures il dure combien de temps environ .. et pour la visite du csi y avait il beaucoup de gens a la fois ... je cherche une activiter a faire avec ma mere je crois que se serais un bon choix
Written August 9, 2017
diegofaucher
Montreal, Canada
Il y aura t il le film DUNKERQUE comme représentation en iMax où il n'y a que des documentaire comme sur les baleines etc ...?
Written July 19, 2017
EricWeinberger
Netanya, Israel
How long does the exhibition take - Im going to the one in Vienna
Written January 12, 2016
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