Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium

Name: Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium
Address: 4801 Pierre-de Coubertin Ave, Montreal, Quebec H1V 3V4, Canada, V, Canada

4.2/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium

Address :	4801 Pierre-de Coubertin Ave, Montreal, Quebec H1V 3V4, Canada
Phone :	📞 +88
Website :	http://espacepourlavie.ca/planetarium
Categories :	Tourist attraction , Planetarium ,
City :	V
Description :	Astronomy-related live shows & guided activities are featured along with permanent exhibits & films.

4801 Pierre-de Coubertin Ave, Montreal, Quebec H1V 3V4, Canada

Best Planetarium in Canada

S	Shelli Azimov on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Customer service was garbage, my child needed to go to the bathroom and apparently when you leave the movie you cannot come back in. so I am penalized because my child needed to pee. The supervisor sided with the guy and said that they did me a favour by letting me and my kids in despite arriving late. It was not a favour. We are paying customers! We had every right regardless. You guys need to remember children don’t always need to pee when it’s convenient for you! And the guy was so rude and told me that I’m not special. The supervisor just stood there and allowed him the employee to disrespect me like that. This my first and last time I will not be coming back!
L	Lynda Badache on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We were more than satisfied. It was really awesome. Very constructive. I recommend this for parents and kids.
S	Sheila Porter on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This was our first visit to the new planetarium. The films Passport to the Universe and the Birth of Planet Earth were very good. We liked the first film better. The bean bag chairs made it really casual and fun but might be difficult for people with disabilities or mobility issues. The films last about an hour and there are some.exhibis of nature photos from around the world as well as exhibits of space photos from amateur astronomy. There is also a very interesting exhibit of meteorites from around the world - a young gentleman was very helpful with some interesting facts. Apart from that, it seemed lacking.. as if something else was missing. I'm not sure if there are usually other exhibits, but some hand on exhibits or information on Canada's participation in the space program, maybe a model of the CanadArm or astronauts would have Made it more complete. Even some planetary knowledge, or random space facts exhibits. The cost was ok for 2 films, so it's still worth the visit.
H	Henry C. on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The little movies was interesting, but the exposition wasn’t very big though.
D	Dmitry Romanenko on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Interesting movie. Incredible experience if you never visited planetarium before. Few things worth improvement: 1. It's not clear, but due to the way its built you need to sit in the centre to avoid seeing projection defects. 2. They didn't show that much of real photos and it's all about improvised graphics :( 3. It's around 1 hour 10 minutes long. If kid is too young, (s)he will get bored after around 40 minutes. You can't visit toilet anytime during session, plus exit means you can't come back. 4. French only. Couldn't figure if there's a way around it.
S	Sean Fordyce on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We saw the English language show on May 14. There were two half hour shows back to back. The facilitator was knowledgeable, talented and funny. He engaged well with adults and children. The show is extremely good with perfect visuals and sound. The chairs are comfortable. The show started a little late but this did not bother us. Outside there is a small museum display of meteors and such. This museum is fairly new replacing the old planetarium. One issue was the parking. It is poorly marked. If you get to the right lot you get a discount by validating tickets. We followed the poor signage that brought us to lot 5 right beside it but that lot was not the right one and we should have been in 6 so parking was crazy expensive.
N	Nick J on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Happy about the Thursday night a 8 dollar double feature special. Set up is interesting and very modern. Seating in the planetarium to watch the show on the screen was a bit uncomfortable as the focal point of the feature was not in the centre of the screen but off to the side which made sitting completely upright and having to look over difficult. Would recommend visitors to sit as close to the centre as possible as sitting in the proof impedes line of sight.
C	Cherry Nguyen on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I bought a year pass ticket for my family! Such a good idea I did?. I'd love to come here several time with my children. There are many different movies by dome theatre you can watch. I love it so much! Omg!!!