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Électrium, Hydro-Québec's Electricity Interpretation Centre

Region: Montérégie Category: Interpretation/Observation Centre
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Municipality: Varennes
 
Électrium, Hydro-Québec's Electricity Interpretation Centre
Électrium, Hydro-Québec's Electricity Interpretation Centre  

Électrium, Hydro-Québec's Electricity Interpretation Centre

Are you curious? Interested by the electrical environment surrounding us? Looking for an educational family activity that’s free? Then head to Verennes, in the Montérégie region, in Quebec Canada to experience fascinating experiences like observing an electric eel and the Van de Graaff generator, which will make your hair stand on end. Laughs guaranteed! In addition to guided tours, you can discover the vital role electricity plays in the human body, test the rapidity of your reflexes and challenge those accompanying you to a duel, explore the concepts of electric and magnetic fields, learn about the history of electricity in Quebec, overview Hydro-Québec’s electricity production and much more. Tours are adapted to different age groups. At Électrium, science is within everyone’s grasp: discovery and fun guaranteed!
Électrium, Hydro-Québec's Electricity Interpretation Centre
Site access: 2001, Michael-Faraday. Autoroute 20, exit 98. Autoroute 30, exit 128: follow the blue tourist signs.
1800, boulevard Lionel-Boulet
Varennes (Qc), Canada
J3X 1S1
1 800 267-4558
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