Canadian Museum of History IMAX

Gatineau · CanadaSingle source

PremiumCinemaIQ rates this IMAX room B, 57/100 — a solid premium screen without being exceptional, 510 m² of lit picture, and it can show the full 1.43:1 frame. The projector generation was never established, so the score is indicative. Data read 21 October 2026.

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Map position approximate (city centre)

~IQ 57provisional

Genuinely big screen, strong presentation.

Spec sheet

Projection: Not established
Screen: 27 m × 18.9 m (510 m²)
Screen shape: 1.43:1 — the fabric itself
Picture shown: 1.43:1 — full IMAX frame
15/70mm film: Recorded in 2021, unconfirmed
Sound: Not published
Seats: 300
Screen type: Not a dome — curvature not recorded
Opened: 1989
Operator

⚠ This venue has closed (2026). CTV News (Apr 2026) reports the CINE+ big-screen theatre closing summer 2026; museum's own page says 'CINE+ is currently closed'. IMAX projector had already been replaced by Barco in 2016.

⚠ A 2021 industry listing recorded a 15/70mm film projector here, and we could find nothing to confirm or refute it. Most multiplex film systems were removed years ago; many museum ones still run. Rather than guess either way, this venue is scored as if the projector were unknown — so if it does still run film, the score below understates it substantially.

Why IQ 57

Screen size28/38

510 m² of lit picture · full marks at 700 m² · one source

Projection11/36

digital, generation never established · recorded 2021 · one source

Full 1.43 frame18/18

1.43:1 · the widest frame this room can show

Sound0/8

no sound specification published

How big, really?

Drawn to scale · figure = 1.7 m

1Traumpalast Leonberg IMAX · 38.8×21.0 m · picture 792 m², 3% never lit
2BFI IMAX · 26×20.0 m · picture 473 m², 9% never lit
3Canadian Museum of History · 27×18.9 m
4Typical multiplex screen · 12 m wide, height not published

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Scale check

Familiar objects, same scale as the screen

8 double-decker buses fit on this screen (2 across × 4 up · 510 m² total)

What you actually see

Switch format — watch what lights up on this screen · why this matters

The full IMAX frame — the tallest picture that exists

Screen: 510 m²
Picture: 510 m²
Screen used: 100%

Worth travelling for?

Your nearest premium screen isn't always the best one in reach

Nothing materially better within 75 mi — this is your best option locally.

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Where this comes from

Single source

We treat a figure as confirmed only when two independent sources agree.

Screen dimensions: single source
Projector: single source
15/70mm film: single source
Operating status: verified closed (2026)

The projector here rests on a single source. It is the weakest field we hold across the network.

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