Knowledge (XXG)

H. R. MacMillan Space Centre

Source 📝

450: 745: 24: 462: 216:. Norris's sculpture won a 1967 design competition. The Space Centre originated as the H.R. MacMillan Planetarium until its re-branding in the 1990s when it expanded to include exhibit space into one of the wings of the building it shares with the 193:, a local lumber magnate and philanthropist, who paid for the inclusion of the Planetarium Theatre into the design of the Centennial Museum Building. To this day, locals also refer to the Space Centre as the Planetarium. 1009: 500: 173:. Today the museum includes an exhibit gallery and demonstration theatre where public lectures and events are hosted. The museum shares the building with the 802: 873: 205:
to house what was then called The Centennial Museum. The planetarium was added as part of a pre-construction re-design after a donation by H.R. Macmillan.
76: 554: 988: 729: 574: 371: 689: 493: 220:. The facility was refurbished and renovated to include the Space Centre exhibit space in 1997-98 by Matsuzaki Wright Architects. 724: 719: 1019: 1014: 609: 404: 321: 486: 69: 863: 202: 782: 664: 644: 534: 391: 938: 893: 669: 599: 559: 430: 714: 659: 594: 529: 943: 797: 734: 634: 579: 397: 364: 679: 170: 842: 744: 704: 237: 466: 858: 837: 807: 958: 767: 709: 629: 425: 415: 294: 217: 174: 29: 1024: 907: 888: 792: 762: 569: 454: 357: 973: 933: 827: 817: 812: 614: 564: 510: 923: 878: 832: 674: 639: 209: 983: 963: 883: 822: 787: 684: 624: 619: 604: 420: 325: 190: 169:, British Columbia. The museum was opened on October 28, 1968, containing a Planetarium 772: 649: 589: 1003: 978: 928: 898: 777: 953: 903: 699: 654: 549: 23: 478: 948: 544: 435: 178: 162: 111: 968: 318: 91: 78: 694: 538: 380: 166: 61: 524: 868: 269: 482: 353: 342: 743: 349: 146: 177:. Next to the building is the Gordon MacMillan Southam 201:
The building was designed in the 1960s by architect
916: 851: 755: 517: 141: 133: 125: 117: 107: 68: 55: 40: 28:Main entrance to the Space Centre, shared with the 295:"Vancouver Museum and H.R. MacMillan Space Centre" 247:. H. R. MacMillan Space Centre Society. p. 12 494: 365: 8: 803:Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing 16: 501: 487: 479: 372: 358: 350: 22: 15: 555:CBC Regional Broadcast Centre Vancouver 229: 730:List of tallest buildings in Vancouver 1010:Buildings and structures in Vancouver 208:Outside the museum is a sculpture by 7: 461: 264: 262: 161:, is an astronomy museum located at 575:Fort Langley National Historic Site 137:H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Society 14: 238:"Our Space. Your Space. My Space" 460: 449: 448: 189:The Space Centre is named after 570:Former Vancouver Public Library 1: 610:International Buddhist Temple 405:Gate to the Northwest Passage 54: 585:H. R. MacMillan Space Centre 411:H. R. MacMillan Space Centre 17:H. R. MacMillan Space Centre 319:Vancouver Museum - About Us 159:H.R. MacMillan Space Centre 1041: 783:Capilano Suspension Bridge 665:Royal Vancouver Yacht Club 392:City of Vancouver Archives 64:, British Columbia, Canada 741: 560:Central Heat Distribution 444: 431:Vancouver Maritime Museum 387: 36: 21: 715:Vancouver Public Library 530:Beatty Street Drill Hall 299:Canada's Historic Places 798:Granville Street Bridge 735:Hyatt Regency Vancouver 635:Pacific Central Station 580:Gulf of Georgia Cannery 398:Freezing Water Number 7 749: 92:49.276205°N 123.1444°W 747: 725:Wooden Roller Coaster 705:Vancouver Art Gallery 1020:Museums in Vancouver 1015:Planetaria in Canada 838:Queensborough Bridge 808:Knight Street Bridge 97:49.276205; -123.1444 59:1100 Chestnut Street 768:Arthur Laing Bridge 710:Vancouver City Hall 426:Museum of Vancouver 416:Karma Indian Bistro 218:Museum of Vancouver 175:Museum of Vancouver 88: /  30:Museum of Vancouver 18: 908:Vancouver Aquarium 793:Golden Ears Bridge 763:Alex Fraser Bridge 750: 720:Waterfront Station 324:2009-06-06 at the 245:Annual Report 2018 997: 996: 934:Burrard Peninsula 828:Pitt River Bridge 818:Oak Street Bridge 813:Lions Gate Bridge 615:Living Shangri-La 565:Dominion Building 511:Greater Vancouver 476: 475: 155: 154: 1032: 939:Cypress Mountain 924:Burnaby Mountain 879:Granville Island 864:Commercial Drive 833:Port Mann Bridge 675:Seaforth Armoury 640:Pacific Coliseum 503: 496: 489: 480: 464: 463: 452: 451: 374: 367: 360: 351: 346: 345: 343:Official website 328: 316: 310: 309: 307: 305: 291: 285: 284: 282: 280: 266: 257: 256: 254: 252: 242: 234: 151: 148: 103: 102: 100: 99: 98: 93: 89: 86: 85: 84: 81: 51: 49: 26: 19: 1040: 1039: 1035: 1034: 1033: 1031: 1030: 1029: 1000: 999: 998: 993: 989:Little Mountain 964:Grouse Mountain 912: 884:Kitsilano Beach 847: 823:Pattullo Bridge 788:Georgia Viaduct 751: 748:Metro Vancouver 739: 690:Stanley Theatre 685:Sinclair Centre 625:One Wall Centre 620:Marine Building 605:Hotel Vancouver 513: 507: 477: 472: 440: 421:Kitsilano Beach 383: 378: 341: 340: 337: 332: 331: 326:Wayback Machine 317: 313: 303: 301: 293: 292: 288: 278: 276: 268: 267: 260: 250: 248: 240: 236: 235: 231: 226: 203:Gerald Hamilton 199: 191:H. R. MacMillan 187: 145: 129:Matthew Anthony 96: 94: 90: 87: 82: 79: 77: 75: 74: 60: 47: 45: 32: 12: 11: 5: 1038: 1036: 1028: 1027: 1022: 1017: 1012: 1002: 1001: 995: 994: 992: 991: 986: 981: 976: 971: 966: 961: 956: 951: 946: 941: 936: 931: 926: 920: 918: 914: 913: 911: 910: 901: 896: 894:Punjabi Market 891: 886: 881: 876: 874:Golden Village 871: 866: 861: 855: 853: 849: 848: 846: 845: 840: 835: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 785: 780: 775: 773:Burrard Bridge 770: 765: 759: 757: 753: 752: 742: 740: 738: 737: 732: 727: 722: 717: 712: 707: 702: 697: 692: 687: 682: 677: 672: 667: 662: 657: 652: 650:Parq Vancouver 647: 642: 637: 632: 627: 622: 617: 612: 607: 602: 597: 592: 590:Harbour Centre 587: 582: 577: 572: 567: 562: 557: 552: 547: 542: 535:Bentall Centre 532: 527: 521: 519: 515: 514: 508: 506: 505: 498: 491: 483: 474: 473: 471: 470: 458: 445: 442: 441: 439: 438: 433: 428: 423: 418: 413: 408: 401: 394: 388: 385: 384: 379: 377: 376: 369: 362: 354: 348: 347: 336: 335:External links 333: 330: 329: 311: 286: 274:spacecentre.ca 258: 228: 227: 225: 222: 198: 195: 186: 183: 153: 152: 143: 139: 138: 135: 131: 130: 127: 123: 122: 121:126,420 (2018) 119: 115: 114: 109: 105: 104: 72: 66: 65: 57: 53: 52: 42: 38: 37: 34: 33: 27: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1037: 1026: 1023: 1021: 1018: 1016: 1013: 1011: 1008: 1007: 1005: 990: 987: 985: 982: 980: 979:Mount Seymour 977: 975: 972: 970: 967: 965: 962: 960: 957: 955: 952: 950: 947: 945: 942: 940: 937: 935: 932: 930: 929:Burrard Inlet 927: 925: 922: 921: 919: 915: 909: 905: 902: 900: 899:Robson Square 897: 895: 892: 890: 887: 885: 882: 880: 877: 875: 872: 870: 867: 865: 862: 860: 857: 856: 854: 850: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 824: 821: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 778:Cambie Bridge 776: 774: 771: 769: 766: 764: 761: 760: 758: 754: 746: 736: 733: 731: 728: 726: 723: 721: 718: 716: 713: 711: 708: 706: 703: 701: 698: 696: 693: 691: 688: 686: 683: 681: 678: 676: 673: 671: 670:Science World 668: 666: 663: 661: 658: 656: 653: 651: 648: 646: 643: 641: 638: 636: 633: 631: 628: 626: 623: 621: 618: 616: 613: 611: 608: 606: 603: 601: 600:Hotel Georgia 598: 596: 593: 591: 588: 586: 583: 581: 578: 576: 573: 571: 568: 566: 563: 561: 558: 556: 553: 551: 548: 546: 543: 540: 536: 533: 531: 528: 526: 523: 522: 520: 516: 512: 509:Landmarks in 504: 499: 497: 492: 490: 485: 484: 481: 469: 468: 459: 457: 456: 447: 446: 443: 437: 434: 432: 429: 427: 424: 422: 419: 417: 414: 412: 409: 407: 406: 402: 400: 399: 395: 393: 390: 389: 386: 382: 375: 370: 368: 363: 361: 356: 355: 352: 344: 339: 338: 334: 327: 323: 320: 315: 312: 300: 296: 290: 287: 275: 271: 265: 263: 259: 246: 239: 233: 230: 223: 221: 219: 215: 211: 210:George Norris 206: 204: 196: 194: 192: 184: 182: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 160: 150: 144: 140: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 113: 110: 106: 101: 73: 71: 67: 63: 58: 43: 39: 35: 31: 25: 20: 954:Fraser River 904:Stanley Park 700:Sylvia Hotel 660:Royal Centre 655:Rogers Arena 595:Hotel Europe 584: 550:Canada Place 465: 453: 410: 403: 396: 314: 302:. Retrieved 298: 289: 277:. Retrieved 273: 249:. Retrieved 244: 232: 213: 207: 200: 188: 171:Star Theatre 158: 156: 959:Golden Ears 949:False Creek 944:English Bay 545:BowMac sign 436:Vanier Park 304:28 December 279:28 December 179:Observatory 163:Vanier Park 147:spacecentre 126:Chairperson 112:Planetarium 95: / 83:123°08′40″W 70:Coordinates 41:Established 1004:Categories 984:Point Grey 969:Indian Arm 680:Shaw Tower 645:Park Royal 270:"About Us" 251:13 January 224:References 80:49°16′34″N 1025:Kitsilano 974:The Lions 889:Metrotown 859:Chinatown 852:Locations 843:Skybridge 695:Sun Tower 539:Bentall 5 518:Buildings 381:Kitsilano 167:Vancouver 62:Vancouver 525:BC Place 455:Category 322:Archived 214:The Crab 118:Visitors 56:Location 917:Natural 869:Gastown 756:Bridges 630:Orpheum 467:Commons 212:called 142:Website 46: ( 197:Design 241:(PDF) 134:Owner 306:2020 281:2020 253:2020 185:Name 157:The 108:Type 48:1968 44:1968 165:in 149:.ca 1006:: 906:/ 297:. 272:. 261:^ 243:. 181:. 541:) 537:( 502:e 495:t 488:v 373:e 366:t 359:v 308:. 283:. 255:. 50:)

Index


Museum of Vancouver
Vancouver
Coordinates
49°16′34″N 123°08′40″W / 49.276205°N 123.1444°W / 49.276205; -123.1444
Planetarium
spacecentre.ca
Vanier Park
Vancouver
Star Theatre
Museum of Vancouver
Observatory
H. R. MacMillan
Gerald Hamilton
George Norris
Museum of Vancouver
"Our Space. Your Space. My Space"


"About Us"
"Vancouver Museum and H.R. MacMillan Space Centre"
Vancouver Museum - About Us
Archived
Wayback Machine
Official website
v
t
e
Kitsilano
City of Vancouver Archives

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.