Science World (Vancouver)

Science World (since 2005 officially called TELUS World of Science Vancouver ) is a well-designed according to the Science Center Concept Museum in the Canadian city of Vancouver. It is operated by a non-profit organization, are shown both permanent and temporary interactive exhibitions.

Under The museum is housed in a designed by Richard Buckminster Fuller geodesic dome at the eastern end of False Creek arm of the sea. The dome was one of the main attractions of Expo 86 and was then converted to 19.1 million CAD. The opening of the museum took place in 1988, a year later, the OMNIMAX cinema was added on the top part of the dome.

On 20 July 2005 the museum took on its present name after the Canadian telecommunications company Telus had donated nine million CAD ​​and the naming rights acquired. In public, the new name meets with rejection. The old name is much more common and also the nearby SkyTrain station is unchanged Main Street - Science World. TELUS World of Science is a brand name that is next to the museum in Vancouver two similar facilities in Calgary and Edmonton.