H. R. MacMillan Space Centre

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The Space Centre shares one of the most distinctive buildings in the city with the Vancouver Museum
The Space Centre shares one of the most distinctive buildings in the city with the Vancouver Museum
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre

The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, founded 1968, is an astronomy museum in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, that is located at Vanier Park in Vancouver. Inside the building, it has a Virtual Voyages Full Motion motion simulator ride, a GroundStation Canada Theatre, a Cosmic Courtyard, a Star Theatre, and a Gordon MacMillan Southam Observatory. This centre of astronomy is a popular attraction in Vancouver.

The Space Centre is named for H. R. MacMillan, a British Columbia industrialist and philanthropist.

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Coordinates: 49.276205° N 123.1444° W

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