Space for Life explained

Map Type:	Canada Montreal
Coordinates:	45.5556°N -73.5555°W
Location:	Montreal, Quebec, Canada H1X 2B2
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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]

Espace pour la vie 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

Notes and 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. http://espacepourlavie.ca/en/what-space-life What Is Space for Life?
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.