/R E P E A T -- MEDIA ADVISORY - Ontario Science Centre Celebrates 50 Years of Adventure and Discovery/

Join us as we kick off our 50^th birthday celebrations, and get an advanced look at our newest exhibition

TORONTO, Jan. 21, 2019 /CNW/ - In 2019, the Ontario Science Centre is rallying generations of dreamers and doers to join in celebrating the human adventure of discovery. On Thursday, January 24, we will be launching our 50^th birthday celebrations with an interactive media preview, where you will have the opportunity to:

• Learn how science and technology education has evolved over the past 50 years, and what role the Science Centre has played
  
  
• Interview executive-level and government stakeholders about their experiences with this established Toronto institution, including:
• Honourary Patron, the Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 
• Hon. Michael Tibollo, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
• Dr. Maurice Bitran, CEO and Chief Science Office, Ontario Science Centre
  
  
• Get a first look at the Science Centre's latest exhibition, Inventorium 2.0: a space of hands-on craft and innovation, where nature and biology meet design, technology and humanity's impact on our world
  
  
• Speak with Canadian artists Elaine Whittaker and Jude Abu Zaineh about their unique and thought-provoking Inventorium installations

THE DETAILS

What:	Ontario Science Centre 50^th Birthday Celebration – Opening Day Media Preview – Inventorium 2.0
When:	Thursday, January 24 | 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Where:	Ontario Science Centre | 770 Don Mills Rd, North York, ON M3C 1T3

To secure your place at the event, please RSVP to [email protected] by Tuesday, January 22.

SOURCE Ontario Science Centre

Anna Relyea, Director, Strategic Communications, [email protected], Phone: [phone], Mobile: [phone]

Related Links

www.ontariosciencecentre.ca