Big Valley Creation Science Museum Explained

Big Valley Creation Science Museum
Coordinates:	52.0352°N -112.7499°W
Location:	41 Railway Ave S, Big Valley, Alberta, Canada
Type:	Creationist museum
Founder:	Harry Nibourg

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 creationist museum to open in Canada.^[1]

History

The museum opened to the public on 5 June 2007 by Harry Nibourg, an oil field worker with little formal education.^[2] The museum measures approximately 900square feet, and cost C$280,000 to build.^[1] Exhibits include an interactive display about the bacterium flagellum, 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.^{[3] [4]}

The museum attracted 40 to 80 visitors weekly in 2007.^[5]

See also

• List of museums in Alberta
• Pseudoscience
• Religious cosmology

Notes and References

1. Web site: Creationism museum to open in Alberta. 29 May 2007. 22 May 2009. CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
2. Web site: A Man Evolved. Saad. Richard. 2 February 2010. 1 January 2016. www.profileswest.ca. Profile West.
3. Web site: New creation museum sparks debate in Alberta. https://web.archive.org/web/20070608043317/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070605/creation_museum_070605/20070605?hub=TopStories. dead. 8 June 2007. Cynthia. Roebuck. CTV Television Network. CTVglobemedia. 5 June 2007. 14 August 2008.
4. Web site: Canada's first museum of creation opens in Alberta. uk.reuters.com. Reuters. 29 May 2007. 14 August 2008.
5. Taking in a more creative Southern Alberta dinosaur exhibit. Smith. Jay. 15 August 2007. Vue Weekly. 617. Postvue Publishing Inc.. 20 August 2008.