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IMAX - Canadian Museum of Civilizations
About the Theatre

  • 2 GIANT screens…

  • 7 storeys HIGH

  • 180o field of VISION

  • 6-channel digital sound system…

  • 30 000 WATTS of sound…

  • 15 000 WATTS of light creating images that you can see from the moon…

  • 1 ultimate IMAX EXPERIENCETM

The CMC’s IMAX Theatre…

  • Offer’s the ultimate IMAX Experience on the region’s biggest and brightest screen!

  • Is the only one in North America to present 3D films on the IMAX screen and 2D films on the IMAX Dome

  • Uses the largest commercial film format in motion picture history:  70 mm, 15-perforation

  • Offer’s a unique perspective on history, culture, adventure and nature through an array of stunning films
    that touch and inspire
The Dome…

  • Offer’s an incredibly immersive cinematographic experience with its 180o field of vision
The screen…
  • Is a 3D polarized high-gain screen, measuring 22,86 meters wide by 16,31 meters high
    (75 feet wide and 53 feet high). That’s 3975 square feet – it’s huge!
The IMAX 3D SR projection system…

  • Produces 15 000 watts of light creating images that you can see from the moon!

  • Moves film through two reels simultaneously at 102.87meters per minute
The sound system…

  • Is a full wrap-around 6-channel digital sound system that produces 30 000 watts of audio – nearly doubling
    its previous output!
Proudly Canadian, undeniably global
  • IMAX film camera and projector technologies are Canadian developments

  • In 1997, IMAX Corporation won the Oscar for Scientific and Technical Achievement

  • Over 300 theatres in 40 countries


IMAX Corporation


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