H. R. MacMillan Space Centre

The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, founded 1968, is an astronomy museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that is located at Vanier Park in Vancouver. Inside the building, there are live demonstrations on science in the GroundStation Canada Theatre, exhibits and games in the Cosmic Courtyard, and shows about astronomy in the Planetarium Star Theatre. Next to the building is the Gordon MacMillan Southam Observatory. This centre of astronomy is a popular attraction in Vancouver.

H. R. MacMillan Space Centre

Main entrance to the Space Centre, shared with the Museum of Vancouver
Established	1968 (1968)
Location	1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	49.276205°N 123.1444°W / 49.276205; -123.1444
Type	Planetarium
Visitors	126,420 (2018)[1]
Chairperson	Matthew Anthony
Owner	H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Society
Website	www.spacecentre.ca

The Space Centre is named for H. R. MacMillan, a British Columbia industrialist and philanthropist. The building was designed in the 1960s by architect Gerald Hamilton [2] to house what was then called The Centennial Museum. The planetarium was added as part of a pre-construction re-design. 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.