- Montréal Insectarium
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Insectarium de Montreal
(Montreal Insectarium)Date opened February 7, 1990 Location Montreal, Quebec, CAN Number of species 95[1] Website http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/insectarium/ The Montréal Insectarium is a museum located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, featuring a large quantity of insects from all around the world. It is the largest Canadian insectarium and among the largest insectariums worldwide. It was founded by Georges Brossard and opened on February 7, 1990. Its average attendance is 400,000 visitors per year. It displays both live and dead insect collections, from butterflies to bees and ants.
It is one of the city's most popular tourist attractions, along with the Montreal Botanical Garden, Montreal Planetarium and the Montreal Biodome.
Seen from the sky, the Montréal Insectarium resembles a stylized insect. This can also be seen from the observatory of Montréal's Olympic Stadium.
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Bee display
Affiliations
The Museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.
See also
- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (in Nairobi in Kenya)
- Monsanto Insectarium (in St. Louis in Missouri in the US)
References
External links
Zoos and Aquaria of Quebec Aquaria - Aquarium du Québec
- Montreal Aquarium
Zoos - Ecomuseum
- Granby Zoo
- Jardin Zoologique du Québec
- Montreal Biodome
- Montréal Insectarium
- Parc Omega
- Parc Safari
- Zoo St-Édouard
- Zoo Sauvage de St-Félicien
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Coordinates: 45°33′39″N 73°33′28″W / 45.56083°N 73.55778°W
Categories:- Natural history museums in Canada
- Museums in Montreal
- Zoos in Canada
- Insectariums
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