Ontario Science Centre
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The Ontario Science Centre (OSC, originally the Centennial Museum of Science and Technology) is a science museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located near the Don Valley Parkway about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) northeast of downtown on Don Mills Road in the former city of North York. It is built down the side of a wooded ravine formed by one branch of the Don River located in Flemingdon Park.
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Former name | Centennial Museum of Science and Technology |
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Established | September 26, 1969 (1969-09-26) |
Location | 770 Don Mills Road Toronto, Ontario M3C 1T3 |
Coordinates | 43°43′00″N 79°20′18″W |
Type | Science centre |
Accreditation | Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) |
Visitors | 900,225[1] |
CEO | Paul Kortenaar |
Architect | Raymond Moriyama |
Owner | Government of Ontario |
Public transit access | 25 34 100 925 Science Centre (opening 2024) Science Centre (opening 2031) |
Website | ontariosciencecentre |
On April 23, 2023, Premier of Ontario Doug Ford announced the Ontario government's general plan to replace the Ontario Science Centre with a smaller new institution on the Toronto waterfront.[2][3] The controversial proposal has aroused significant opposition.[2][3][4][5]