Space for Life (french: Espace pour la vie) is a museum district in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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,
Canada
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. It brings together the city's four most prominent natural museums: the
Montreal Biodome and the
Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium
The Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium (french: Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan) is the successor to the Montreal Planetarium, and is located in the Espace pour la Vie, near the Olympic Stadium and the Biodome in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The new install ...
, situated in
Montreal's Olympic Park, and the
Montreal Botanical Garden
The Montreal Botanical Garden (french: link=no, Jardin botanique de Montréal) is a large botanical garden in Montreal, Quebec, Canada comprising of thematic gardens and greenhouses. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2008 ...
and
Montreal Insectarium
The Montreal Insectarium (french: link=no, Insectarium de Montréal) is a natural history museum located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, featuring a large quantity of insects from all around the world. It is the largest insect museum in North America ...
, in the adjacent
Maisonneuve Park
Maisonneuve Park (french: Parc Maisonneuve) is an urban park in the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is considered to be one of Montreal's large parks.
Established in 1910, it is in size, in three sections. T ...
.
Space for Life was established in 2011 as a successor body to Montreal Nature Museums. It describes itself as the largest natural sciences complex in Canada. As of 2013, its executive director is Charles-Mathieu Brunelle and
Montreal executive committee The Montreal Executive Committee (french: Comité exécutif de Montréal) is the executive branch of the municipal government of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The committee reports directly to city hall and is responsible for generating documents such a ...
member
Manon Gauthier is responsible for its political oversight.
["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.
See also
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Montreal Science Centre
The Montreal Science Centre () is a science museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Quai King-Edward ( King Edward Pier) in the Old Port of Montreal. Established in 2000 and originally known as the ''iSci Centre'', the museum chan ...
, a science museum in the Old Port
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Neighbourhoods in Montreal
Museum districts
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie