Titanic Part of Calgary’s “Big League” Art Scene
September 3rd, 2010
TELUS World of Science is helpng Calgary move up to the art scene big leagues. Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, which will open a five-month stay at the TELUS World of Science in February 2011, was named alongside the Baroque World of Fernando Botero show at the Glenbow Museum and the Chinese Terra-cotta Army that will [...]
Jim Prentice Tours New Science Centre Construction Site
August 26th, 2010
Federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice recently toured the New Science Centre construction site with TELUS World of Science — Calgary President CEO Jennifer Martin. Afterward, Minister Prentice shared his thoughts about why the New Science Centre 2011 Project is so important — not just for Calgary, but for Alberta and Canada. “We have close to 15,000 [...]
You are welcome!
August 24th, 2010
Yesterday, Pam Rudolf took the time to write a letter to The Calgary Herald, thanking TELUS World of Science “for “bringing a world-class exhibit for Calgarians to enjoy and to learn from.” Seems Pam and a friend, both nurses, recently attended the Body Worlds and the Brain exhibit, which they found very impressive. “The displays [...]
Hey, Mom! I’m Going to … a Science Centre
August 11th, 2010
Thinking of a vacation? Theme parks and zoos aren’t the only attractions. A growing number of parents are looking at the quality of science centres as a deciding factor in their holiday destination. Parents Magazine assessed U.S. science centres and came up with their own Top Ten List as part of their Family Vacation website. [...]
Best Exhibit Award Sets Tone for New Science Centre
August 7th, 2010
TELUS World of Science – Calgary is excited to learn that it recently earned a national 2010 CASCADE award from the Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC) for best exhibit or show at a large institution. TELUS World of Science collaborated with science centres in Vancouver, Montreal and Winnipeg to develop a planetarium show called [...]
Innovation and creativity key to Alberta’s success
August 4th, 2010
“What Alberta’s economy really needs is a new generation of idea-makers,” says Todd Hirsch, senior economist at ATB Financial and co-author of a forth-coming book called Re-Writing the Code: Changing Canada’s Economic DNA, in a recent Calgary Herald column. “Creativity is an essential element in every occupation. In its broadest definition, creativity is the application [...]
Big Names Help Usher in New Era
July 20th, 2010
Three of the most recognizable names in modern human history will honour the tremendous legacy of Calgary’s current TELUS World of Science facility and help the organization transition to the New Science Centre, which is being constructed right now on the northwest corner of Deerfoot Trail and Memorial Drive. The Einstein and Darwin exhibitions, which [...]
Contributing to “a desirable place to live”
July 17th, 2010
The New TELUS World of Science was recently touted as one of many reasons the Bridgeland-Riverside community has become an increasingly “desirable place to live. ” According to The Calgary Herald: “Bridgeland-Riverside was first settled in 1880s by Russian-German born immigrants, followed by Italian and Ukrainians in the early 20th century. Originally called Riverside due [...]
“This is a Really Important Building”
July 7th, 2010
Harold Perrin, vice-president of program and project management for Stantec, is the man overseeing the construction of the New Science Centre 2011 Project. He agreed to give me the lowdown on all that was bold and beautiful about Calgary’s next BIG thing. When I walked into the building that houses his office – as open [...]
A Sign of Things to Come
June 30th, 2010
If you drive down Deerfoot Trail on your way to work, you may have noticed that we’ve unrolled a new banner from our new building. Twelve feet wide by thirty six long, it’s a good sign of BIG things to come.