The Montreal Insectarium () is a natural history museum located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, featuring a large quantity of insects from all around the world. It is the largest insect museum in North America and among the largest insectariums worldwide. It was founded by Georges Brossard and opened on February 7, 1990. Its average attendance is 400,000 visitors per year. It displays both live and dead insect collections, from butterflies to bees and ants.
It is one of the city's most popular tourist attractions, along with the Montreal Botanical Garden, Planetarium and the Montreal Biodome.
Affiliations The Museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.
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See also International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (in Nairobi in Kenya) Monsanto Insectarium (in St. Louis in Missouri in the US)
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External links
Official Website (English version)