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MAP + GUIDEWINTER – SPRING 2020

MINDWORKS EXHIBITION

L EV EL 2 PROCTER & GAMBLE GREAT HALL

Experience how you think at our new MindWorks exhibition. Take an unforgettable journey through your own mind and question how you think, feel and react to the world around you. Explore topics such as consciousness, decision-making, emotions, creativity, personality and much more. This exhibition will spark moments of mindfulness, challenging you to question yourself and discover answers through hands-on experiences.

Knowledge Partner: Ontario Brain Institute

LIFE OF THE EARTH DEATH OF THE SUNArt Installation by Director XWeston Family Innovation Centre

LEVEL 6 HOT ZONE

Immerse yourself in this massive multimedia work by Canadian contemporary artist Director X. This installation time travels from Pangaea to an Earth 100,000 years in the future. It illustrates drastic changes that have transformed the planet. The Earth is seen as if from space-a key vantage point for illuminating a state of emergency and the urgency to mitigate human impact on climate change.

This is the second part of a series, following Death of the Sun, which premiered at Nuit Blanche in 2016. This earlier work follows the sun through its life cycle, offering a meditation on our place in the universe. This first piece, portraying the death of the sun that sustains us, is also on display. In partnership with City of Toronto/Nuit Blanche and the Ontario Science Centre

HANDS-ON FUN!Check information boards for showtimes. First-come, first-served. Planetarium maximum capacity is 50. Doors close at showtime. Programs vary daily.

The first Saturday of every month is Sensory Friendly Saturday. See our website for details.

SCIENCE DEMOS + SHOWSTHE ENERGY SHOW

LEVEL 1 Imperial Oil Auditorium

Discover the world’s ultimate source of power at this live, interactive show!

A HAIR-RAISING EXPERIENCELEVEL 1 Imperial Oil Auditorium

Mezzanine

Get charged up at our classic Ontario Science Centre experience. Take a picture to capture your turn with our iconic Van de Graaff generator.

PAPERMAKING DEMOLEVEL 6 Rock Paper

Science Hall

Transform plants and scrap paper into new paper. Watch the papermaking demo then take home the instructions and make your own!

RESEARCH LIVE!LEVEL 6

SELECT DATES

SPIT FOR SCIENCE Ages 6-17

Researchers from SickKids need your help to better understand how genes and the environment affect children’s mental and physical health.

THE PLANETARIUMEYES ON THE SKIESAges 0–5 with their caregivers

LEVEL 4 The Planetarium, Space Hall

Learn about the night sky through singing, connect-the-stars constellations and a journey to the Moon!

THE SKY TONIGHT Ages 5+

LEVEL 4 The Planetarium, Space Hall

Discover what’s visible in the sky tonight and learn about upcoming celestial events.

IMAX® DOME L EVEL 2

Shoppers Drug Mart® OMNIMAX® Theatre

CHECK BOX OFFICE FOR SHOWTIMES

DIGITAL CROSSINGFILMS

AN SK FILMS RELEASE OF A DIGITAL CROSSING FILMS PRODUCTION ‘VOLCANOES’ WITH THE GIANT DOME THEATER CONSORTIUM FEATURING CARSTEN PETER BY ROSS HUGUET MUSIC BY DANIEL SADOWSKI DESIGN BY GEORGE FLORES MIX BY BRIAN EIMER SUPERVISOR JAIME JASSO BY KAREN GORDON, MICHAEL DALTON-SMITH & WENDY MACKEIGAN

PRODUCERS JONATHAN BARKER, MICHAEL DALTON-SMITH & WENDY MACKEIGAN & EDITED BY MICHAEL DALTON-SMITHEXECUTIVE

IN ASSOCIATION

WRITTEN

DIRECTED, FILMED

NARRATED

SOUND VISUAL EFFECTSORIGINAL SOUND

THE FIRES of CREATION

FEBRUARY 23

OPENS

FEBRUARY 13

UNTIL

SCIENCE CENTRE + IMAX FILM COMBO

ADULTS $28

YOUTH $22

SENIOR $22

CHILD $19

The IMAX experience lasts about one hour. Admission is waived for a support person accompanying a person with a disability. Schedules subject to change.

GOT TICKETS? SAVE ON MEMBERSHIP. Apply up to the full value of tickets purchased for today's visit towards a Membership for the whole year!

Members receive unlimited general admission, plus discounts on parking, films and so much more!

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THANKS TO OUR MAJOR SUPPORTERS

TELUSCAPEIMPERIAL OIL AUDITORIUM

PROCTER & GAMBLE GREAT HALL

STUDIOS 1, 2 & 3

PARKING LOT

PARKING LOT

DON MILLS ROAD

KIDSPARK

KIDSPARK

SPACE HALL

A QUESTION OF TRUTH

SCHOOL AREAS

THE TERRACE

AMATEUR RADIO STATION

THE PLANETARIUM HOT ZONE

ROCK PAPER SCIENCE HALL

SPECIAL EXHIBITION HALL

WESTON FAMILY INNOVATION CENTRE

VALLEY RESTAURANT

THE LIVING EARTH

TELUS RAIN FOREST

THE ASTRAZENECA HUMAN EDGE

CHALLENGE ZONE

COHON FAMILY NATURE ESCAPEclosed for the season

FOREST LANEPAPERMAKING

LIFE OF THE EARTH

LOOM

RESEARCH LIVE!

SCIENCE ARCADE

LEARNING CENTRES

LEARNING CENTRES

IBM SCHOOL & TOUR GROUP ENTRANCE

BOX OFFIC

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THE ENERGY SHOW

QUIET ZONE

A HAIR-RAISING EXPERIENCE

SHOPPERS DRUG MART® OMNIMAX® THEATRE

GEMINI ROOMS

RBC FOUNDATION LUNCH ROOM

CELEBRATION WAY

MINDWORKS

THE GORILLA STOREMEMBERSHIP DESK

ELEVATOR AND STAIR

ACCESS LEVELS 5-6

ELEVATOR AND STAIR

ACCESS LEVELS 5-6

STAIR ACCESS

LEVELS 5-6

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 4

LEVEL 5

LEVEL 6

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 3

ENTRANCE

TELUS CONFERENCE ROOM

MEZZANINE

IMPERIAL OIL AUDITORIUM

THE LOFT

POP-UP RETAIL

closed for the season

MAP +GUIDE

EXPERIENCE THE WHOLE SCIENCE CENTRE

We are built on a ravine. The higher the level number, the further down you go!

LEVEL 6LEVEL 1

FEATURED AREAS

LEVEL 2CELEBRATION WAY Kick off your visit with Celebration Way and explore how several fields of science, from human biology to space exploration, have changed since 1969.

LEVEL 4KIDSPARKSpark your child’s curiosity through play, building, water and a variety of activities. For children under 8 with their caregivers.

SPACE Check out a real Moon rock, a meteorite from Mars and explore the universe in Toronto’s only public planetarium.

LEVEL 5A QUESTION OF TRUTHExplore how beliefs and biases can influence scientific research.

LEVEL 6WESTON FAMILY INNOVATION CENTRE Experiment with sound panels, play with the ferrofluid piano, test the materials orchestra and see your face in bubbles.

THE LIVING EARTHTouch a tornado or wander through a real, live rain forest environment filled with plants and animals.

SCIENCE ARCADE Lights, sound, action! Have fun and get physical with physics in our Science Arcade!

THE ASTRAZENECA HUMAN EDGEExplore the wonders and possibilities of the human body.

FOREST LANEDiscover Canadian forests in their many forms.

LEGENDSpecial Needs and All Gender Washroom

Automated Electronic Defibrillator

Quiet Zone

Free Wi-Fi throughout the Ontario Science Centre, courtesy of TELUS

• Elevators and washrooms are all wheelchair accessible

• Wheelchairs and strollers are available at Level 2 Ticket Desk

• Lost & Found – See any Science Centre staff

• Lost Children – See any Science Centre staff. Please ensure your child has your name and phone number.

• Lockers – Level 2 Admission Area

• Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult

FOOD SERVICESL E VE L 2 LOBBY CAFÉ

Open daily

L E VE L 2 MAKER BEAN CAFEOpen daily

L E VE L 4 KIDSPARK CAFÉOpen weekends and holidays

L E VE L 6 VALLEY RESTAURANTOpen daily