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H. R. MacMillan Space Centre

Astronomy museum in British Columbia, Canada

Summary

Astronomy museum in British Columbia, Canada

Field	Value
name	H. R. MacMillan Space Centre
image	Museum of Vancouver.jpg
image_upright	1.3
caption	Main entrance to the Space Centre, shared with the Museum of Vancouver
coordinates
established
location	1100 Chestnut Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
type	Planetarium
visitors	126,420 (2018)
chairperson	Matthew Anthony
owner	H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Society
website

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, is an astronomy museum located at Vanier Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. The museum was opened on October 28, 1968, containing a Planetarium Star Theatre. Today the museum includes an exhibit gallery and demonstration theatre where public lectures and events are hosted. The museum shares the building with the Museum of Vancouver. Next to the building is the Gordon MacMillan Southam Observatory.

Name

The Space Centre is named after H. R. MacMillan, 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.

Design

The building was designed in the 1960s by architect Gerald Hamilton 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.

Outside the museum is a sculpture by George Norris called The Crab. 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 Museum of Vancouver. The facility was refurbished and renovated to include the Space Centre exhibit space in 1997-98 by Matsuzaki Wright Architects.

References

(July 2025). "Our Space. Your Space. My Space". H. R. MacMillan Space Centre Society.
"About Us".
"Vancouver Museum and H.R. MacMillan Space Centre".
[http://www.museumofvancouver.ca/history.php Vancouver Museum - About Us] {{webarchive. link. (2009-06-06)

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