Wisit the last frontier via

the Macmillan Planetarium

KITSILANO’S BEST-known
landmark, the H.R. Macmillan
Planetarium, is one of the best
ways to visit the last frontier...in
an armchair.

Situated near Vancouver’s Bur-
rard Street bridge in Vanier Park
across English Bay, the space-
craft-looking structure has greeted
thousands of visitors in its 20
years of operation.

Entertaining and educational,
the planetarium takes passengers
on journeys through the galaxies,
and offers a microscopic view of
the heavens at its Gordon Southam
Observatory.

Inside the Planetarium is also
Canada’s largest civic museum,
which specializes in permanent and
travelling exhibits depicting Van-
couver’s history, the history of
B.C.‘s Native Indians, and the
decorative arts of Asia, Europe
and the Americas.

For some, the Planetarium is
perhaps best known for its famed
laser show. For years, crowds
flocked to the Planetarium to
listen to the music of rock band
Pink Floyd and watch brightly
colored laser imagery.

The mysteries of the planet Mars
are the present feature at the Plan-
etarium. In July, a show entitled
“Return of the Red Planet’’ will
be shown daily at the Planetarium
at8 p.m.

Mars has for years baffled
astronomers with its strange dark
markings and polar ice caps. When
astronauts visited the red planet
they found no life in the form of
human beings - but many are not
convinced that life on the planet
docs not exist.

Another popular show explores
the extinction of the dinosaur.
How and why did the beasts
disappear? Was it the climate, or

Plenty to see at UBC

JUST A short drive from Kitsilano
is the University of British Colum-
bia, home to thousands of students
during the school year, but filled
with summertime activities for all
from now until September.

First, there’s the UBC Museum
of Anthropology, which houses a
stunning collection of Northwest
Coast Indian art.

A soaring glass and concrete
structure, the museum is an
award-winning building designed
by Arthur Erickson and features
outdoor displays of totem poles
and longhouses.

Sporting one of the finest collec-
tions of its kind in North America,
the museum is a popular spot for
visitors and students alike.

Another must for visitors to
campus is the Nitobe Memorial
Garden. This beautiful garden is
thought to be the finest Japanese
garden outside of Japan, and
visitors will experience a timeless
sense of changing seasons and uni-
versal harmony.

Also at the university is a

breathtaking Botanical Garden —
a living museum of plants, an
astronomical observatory, and one

of the biggest bookstores on the
West Coast.

Since 1915 when the university
admitted its first students, UBC
has become a major learning and
research centre boasting the
world’s largest particle accelerator
and a library collection with an
impressive two million books.

UBC's achievements have been
many. Today it is one of North
America’s leading universities with
1,800 full-time faculty and 5,500
staff serving an average of 119,000
students per year.

According to university presi-
dent David Strangway, UBC is a
world-class
commitment to the pursuit of ex-
cellence. But it is also a major
tourist attraction which offers ex-
periences galore.

UBC has made dramatic ad-
vances in both the arts and
sciences.

information maps and signs are
located throughout the campus to
guide visitors to their destinations;
a variety of food service outlets —
including a pub and lounge — are
open during the summer to sate
visitors’ thirst and hunger.

university with a-

did they vanish after the earth col-
lided with a comet? These kinds of
theories are raised at the show,
sponsored by a grant from Science
Culture Canada.

In the main foyer of the Plane-
tarium is a display of a life-size
replica of an Albertosaurus skele-
ton, on loan from the Royal On-
tario Museum. The model is 6.2
meters long and stands 4.6 meters
high. The beast’s estimated weight
is almost 2 metric tons.

29 — Wednesday, July 13, 1988 - North Shore News ‘

NEWS photo Cindy Bellamy

THE DRAMATIC-LOOKING H.R. Macmillan Planetarium is a favorite
spot to visit for day-trippers of all ages.

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