Science World
Overview
A science centre located at the eastern end of False Creek in Vancouver, British Columbia, featuring permanent interactive exhibits and displays, as well as areas with varying topics throughout the years.
Quick Facts
- Type
- science centre
- Coordinates
- 49.2733, -123.1038
What you can do here
- Interactive presentations in classrooms
- Science-themed shows in schools and communities
- After-school programs in underserved schools
Good to know
- Hours & season
Opening date — May 6, 1989
- Fees & reservations
Donation — Teck Resources, $650,000, September 2022
More details
- Previous name
- Science World at Telus World of Science
- Previous name
- Telusphere
- Omnimax Theatre opening
- 1989
- Omnimax Theatre original name
- Omnimax Theatre
- Sochi World host
- 2010 Winter Olympics
- Renovation completion
- mid-2012
- Ken Spencer Science Park opening
- late 2012
- CEO appointment
- Tracy Redies, September 14, 2020
- Friend of Science World
- Dr. Bonnie Henry, 2021
- Partnership
- Acuitas Therapeutics, January 2022
- Exterior transformation
- May 2026, into a soccer ball for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
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