Montreal Insectarium

Montreal Insectarium

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.

Details

Logo
Montrealinsectariumlogo.png
Opened
1990
Members
CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada
Location
4581 Sherbrooke Street EastMontreal, QuebecH1X 2B2
Logo Width
200px
Date Opened
February 7, 1990
Num Animals
160000
Num Species
95
Publictransit
Pie-IX Viau
Annual Visitors
695404