Montreal Planetarium

The Montreal Planetarium (originally named the Dow Planetarium) is a decommissioned public planetarium located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the oldest surviving public planetarium in Canada. It is also Canada's largest, with a seating capacity of approximately 375. It permanently closed in October 2011, in preparation of the replacement planetarium to be constructed in Montreal's east-end. The planetarium was opened in advance of Expo 67, located at 1000 Saint Jacques Street. It was inaugurated on April 1, 1966 by then-Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau. Its inaugural show, "New Skies for a New City", premiered on April 4, 1966. Work had commenced on the project more than three years before, under the guidance of Dr. Pierre Gendron, a...