Big Valley Creation Science Museum
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| Established | 5 June 2007 |
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| Location | 41 Railway Ave S, Big Valley, Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates | 52°02′07″N 112°45′00″W / 52.035175°N 112.749939°W |
| Type | Creationist museum |
| Founder | Harry Nibourg |
| Website | bvcsm |
The Big Valley Creation Science Museum is a creationist museum in Big Valley, Alberta, Canada. It is dedicated to promoting creation science and young-earth creationism. The institution is the first creationist museum to open in Canada.[1]
History
[edit]The museum opened to the public on 5 June 2007 by Harry Nibourg, an oil field worker with little formal education.[2] The museum measures approximately 84 square metres (900 sq ft), and cost C$280,000 to build.[1] Exhibits include an interactive display about the bacterium flagellum, tracing how the ancestry of the royal family is supposedly connected to Adam and Eve, and how fossils are supposed evidence for the Genesis flood.[3][4]
The museum attracted 40 to 80 visitors weekly in 2007.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Creationism museum to open in Alberta". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ^ Saad, Richard (2 February 2010). "A Man Evolved". www.profileswest.ca. Profile West. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ Roebuck, Cynthia (5 June 2007). "New creation museum sparks debate in Alberta". CTV Television Network. CTVglobemedia. Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
- ^ "Canada's first museum of creation opens in Alberta". uk.reuters.com. Reuters. 29 May 2007. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
- ^ Smith, Jay (15 August 2007). "Taking in a more creative Southern Alberta dinosaur exhibit". Vue Weekly (617). Postvue Publishing Inc. Retrieved 20 August 2008.