Montreal Insectarium
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| Date opened | February 7, 1990 |
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| Location | 4581, rue Sherbrooke Est Montreal, Quebec, Canada H1X 2B2 |
| Coordinates | 45°33′39″N 73°33′28″W / 45.56083°N 73.55778°WCoordinates: 45°33′39″N 73°33′28″W / 45.56083°N 73.55778°W |
| No. of animals | 160,000 |
| No. of species | 95 |
| Annual visitors | 695,404 (2011) including Montreal Botanical Garden |
| Memberships | CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada |
| Website | espacepourlavie |
The Montreal Insectarium (French: Insectarium de Montréal) is a natural history museum located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, featuring a large quantity of insects from all around the world. It is the largest insect museum in North America 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.
Montréal Insectarium
Bee display
Danaus chrysippus
Danaus chrysippus on Asclepias
Insect Display
The Museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.
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