Media Advisory - Ontario Science Centre reopens its doors to general public today

Timed tickets are on sale now

TORONTO, Aug. 4, 2021 /CNW/ - Today's the day! Following two member preview weekends, the Ontario Science Centre reopens its doors to the general public today. In addition to its permanent exhibitions and a varied IMAX^® film roster, visitors can experience two new exhibitions inspired by the natural world. An outdoor exhibition, Sean Kenney's Nature Connects^® is a collection of sculptures of plants and animals made entirely from LEGO^® bricks that explores the interconnectivity between all living things. Moving indoors, Christine and Margaret Wertheim's Crochet Coral Reef art installation responds to the environmental crisis of global warming and the escalating problem of oceanic plastic trash.

Stop by the Ontario Science Centre to see Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects® – art and science collide with intricate sculptures made of LEGO bricks, all inspired by nature. The fox took 210 hours to build. (CNW Group/Ontario Science Centre)

Margaret and Christine Wertheim and the Institute For Figuring. Pod World - Hyperbolic at the 2019 Venice Biennale. Photo courtesy 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, May You Live In Interesting Times), by Francesco Galli. (CNW Group/Ontario Science Centre)

Each sculpture in this outdoor exhibition Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects® is made from thousands of toy bricks. This 2-foot tall dragonfly is made of 11,500 tiny pieces. (CNW Group/Ontario Science Centre)

Margaret and Christine Wertheim and the Institute For Figuring. Pod World – Plastic Fantastic at the 2019 Venice Biennale. Photo courtesy 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, May You Live In Interesting Times), by Francesco Galli. (CNW Group/Ontario Science Centre)

To manage building capacity in accordance with public health guidelines, visitors are required to buy or reserve tickets in advance online or by calling 416-696-1000. Tickets are now on sale.  Face masks are mandatory in the building, and physical distancing measures are in place. Some areas, including KidSpark and Space Hall on Level 4, are temporarily closed.

WHAT:	Ontario Science Centre reopens to the general public
WHO:	Paul Kortenaar, CEO, Ontario Science Centre
	For interviews, please contact Vanessa Lu (see below)
WHEN:	Wednesday, August 4
WHERE:	Ontario Science Centre
	770 Don Mills Road
	Toronto, Ontario

SOURCE Ontario Science Centre

Media Contact: Vanessa Lu, Strategic Communications Advisor, 416-738-9067, [email protected]

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www.ontariosciencecentre.ca