Super amazing experience even for those who are particularly scared of bugs. The experience was very interactive and great for the family. The last stop in the Insectarium was the butterfly and big garden. We were greeted with a lot of butterflies roaming the garden, caterpillars, various stick bugs, and leaf cuter ants. Would recommend experiencing this journey into the bug's world.

We went to the pre-opening event of the Insectarium. First time visitor to the Insectarium with my friends. Some highlights were the gorgeous building, insect enclosures with a lot of butterflies. Definitely a soothing experience to give a treat to your eyes with the color and beauty of nature. Though we did have a great time, there are a few things I would recommend to make the experience even better, which is why I did not rate it higher. There is not enough signage throughout the insect collection. It would be easy to know a bit of information about an insect if you put a digital monitor or information card in front of each collection. There were a few times where we were not sure where to go or what insects we were looking at/for. The app is helpful, but we don’t want to have our phones out the entire time since we’re trying to enjoy the nature and animals.

Last time I went to the insectarium was 10 years ago so I was excited to see the new one! While we enjoyed our visit, there was basically only 2 rooms with live insects, the small observation room with like 5-6 species + the butterfly garden thing. While both where interesting and gorgeous, we found it lacked content, the visit was a short one and there wasn’t much informations available on the species, I wanted to see big spiders crawling around, I remember there was also a live beehive display at the time and it was really neat but it lacked any of that. So in all and all, a really interesting place but kinda expensive for the actual content you get.

The place it pretty small. The person who checked our tickets and ushered us in was very forthcoming about the size of the place. She warned us- it’s a pretty small place so take your time! She managed our expectations from the very beginning! Even though it is small, it’s a very well kept place. Would have loved to see more live specimens though. The butterfly park upstairs is breathtakingly beautiful. Our 5 year old loved the place, but 14 year old didn’t.

What an amazing museum. They redid the insectarium and it is worth a visit. The staff are exceptional and the museum and beautifully laid out. The butterfly room is beautiful and a joy to walk through. At the end they have a room for kids to draw comics which was filled with happy kids. The centre room with specimens was clean and well laid out. It’s worth taking the time to read the information about the specimen. I recommend downloading the app.

Beautiful space. Visited with a 18 month and a 4 year old, we spent 50 minutes there total. Only negative I would say is it's very small, only 3 different spaces to visit. If you walk fast you can easily be done in 20 minutes.

A very good place to bring kids for education. Although I was expecting it to be bigger than what it found out to be. Entry ticket is included in botanical garden visit which is $20.50 for adult outside QC. I would say it is bit expensive for what it offers. Average time spent in insectarium is 1h-2h.

Came for the Botanical Gardens. I'm not really into insects, so I dragged my feet going into the insectarium with my partner. Turns out it this was the highlight of our entire trip to Montreal. This insectarium was incredible. You start by walking through these tunnels that simulate an ant colony. Then you go into this room with thousands of bugs preserved in these glass boxes on the walls by color and theme. We spent 30 minutes just going through all the individual boxes in this exhibit. Just when we thought it couldn't get better we walked out into a huge open air 30 foot high greenhouse full of butterflies and moths and gardens for them to pollinate. There were also other bugs like milipedes and leaf cutter ants. The butterflies were all around you and very healthy. They had fruit out for them to eat and I got some great photos of some gorgeous butterflies. It was truly magical and even now almost 2 weeks after leaving we still talk about how cool this insectarium was. Bug lover or not, anyone should try exploring this exhibit. It is an amazing time!

This is an absolutely mind-blowing experience worth doing, even if you are not a fan of insect. Believe me, I am not either, especially when they crawl around or near me, but they are such a fascinating and amazing creatures on this planet and this place pays them an excellent tribute! It is surprisingly a very popular place (yeah, I've heard that!), therefore book your tickets in advance. Only a certain number of people can be inside at certain times. We got kind of lucky and were able to secure a ticket on the day of our visit, however with the first available slot 3 hours from the time of purchase. Our time of entry was 5:30 PM and we were worried 30 minutes for a visit is not enough (the Insectarium closes at 6 PM), however this was just the last entry as we were able to stay until 6:30 PM, that was the time when staff was trying to get us to exit. I found that one hour was a perfect amount of time to experience everything! All amenities are located at the ground floor such as lavatories, locker rooms and ticket selling counter. Please be aware separate ticket is needed in order to enter the botanical gardens. There are couple of section on the ground floor worth visiting. First one would be section where you can see how insect perceive the world through their eyes, how they see things differently given the anatomy of their eyes or how they can see ultraviolet light as oppose to humans who cannot. In the other section, called Head-to-Head, we were able to sat in front of a booth featuring live insect and observe how they behave, eat or mate!  However the most fascinating section on the ground floor was the dome - a round room with showcases of specimen on the wall. Truly breathtaking view of more than 3 000 insects, bugs, butterflies and many more! The square showcases are arrange by color (its truly shocking how pure red color is rare in nature) in the upper row and on the bottom row they are placed by their evolutionary characteristics, so you can see for example leaf-looking like insect, insects with the largest antennas, insect that feed on specific substrate (plants, flesh), or the difference between males and females. It is really cleverly done as there are pictograms around to help navigate visitors, however I wish the explanations were more ''on hand'' available, not only inside the interactive machines near the entrance/exit. But apparently you can download and app and read about them on the phone, which is handy! In the dome, there are also some seat available. It was truly mesmerizing to watch the showcases of all the specimen, they were very tastefully done. I really enjoyed it! The upper floor is the one where we got to interact with the insect! We could get as close as we wanted to them, which sounds scary, but it was not! The creatures that are immediately visible are the butterflies and moths, but I have seen them before in other places so it was nothing jaw-opening for me. It was nice, but its really difficult to spot a sitting butterfly with open wings. However seeing giant Africans centipede up close or watching Leafcutter ant at work was beyond my expectations! I loved the ants so much, they are such an incredible creature and watching them ''at work' was simply breathtaking. This experience trumps any National Geographic videos! One other kind of insect that cough my attention - however it took me some time to spot them - were the ''walking sticks''. Its really hard to see them (duh, they look like branches that are part of the plant), but there are signposts to help visitor to detect them, so pay a lot of attention here. Unfortunately there were a lot of people just passing by without even stopping and admiring these creatures. The overall experience is wonderful and great, and I loved all of it, but I could not shake off the feeling that it could have been more intense, to have more animals here, but maybe its just me. I didn't end up loving insect, but I gained a new level of appreciation for them and that is just wonderful! Visited on a Saturday, July 2023. Paid by card.

It is an amazing world of insects. The atmosphere is well designed for the museum. The specimens collection is charming and I have never seen such a beautiful aspect of the insects. What’s more, when you enter the open area where you can be surrounded by the flying butterflies, you can feel the kindness of nature. In a word, it is such a charming place that I would recommend anyone who goes to Montreal to visit.

What a lovely little museum! I wish it was bigger and I wish there were more bugs! I bought my ticket at the kiosk upon arrival and it gave me an entry time for 30 minutes from them, but I went to the ticket scanner and was let in anyway. It took me about 1.5 hours to get through everything, and I was definitely moving at my own pace. It wasn't too too busy but there were definitely lots of children running around the space. Would definitely recommend taking your time in the butterfly and beetle round room, and then checking out the botanical garden on the grounds as well.

Cool little place to go visit. It is in a small little building and there aren't that many live animals to look at. The vast majority of this museum is displays and information.

It is closed for renovations till 2021

I have no reason to refuse this place. Magnificent is the word I can describe about the insects here. Kids gonna love this plafe for sure! They are doing some renovations now, I hope it will be finish for summer. I would like to go there with my kid again. We bought a pass for family it's cost 150$ for 2 adults and 3 kids under 17. Then you can go anywhere you want in the list of Space of Montreal on the website. It become cheaper and save lots of money for family activities. Highly recommend!!!

Visiting the Montreal Insectarium was an absolutely captivating experience! The diverse and beautifully curated exhibits showcased the incredible world of insects and arthropods in ways I had never imagined. The attention to detail in each display, combined with interactive features, truly brought these tiny creatures to life. I was fascinated by the variety of species, their unique behaviors, and their vital roles in our ecosystem. The knowledgeable staff added depth to the experience by sharing fascinating insights and answering questions. Whether you're an insect enthusiast or simply curious about the natural world, the Montreal Insectarium offers an educational and awe-inspiring journey that's well worth the visit.

Interesting place to visit and learn more about insects. We loved this place. Not very big but it took around 1 hour to see entire museum. You can see almost more than 11 colours and their combination’s butterflies there which were just beautiful.

Kids will definitely enjoy this place. They have a wide variety of insects on display and beautiful butterfly garden.

I don't like to leave those beautiful creatures butterflies amd ants bringing different colors of stuff on their home . 😒 amazing . How God creates us ,world and living things. So much appreciated to be part of this earth 🌎 💓 life .

Super cool, loved it! Brought my 3 year old and she also loved it. The rooms are all engaging, and the butterfly area is so pretty. I like that they take some insects out for display so you can see them up close, and the areas in the open area specifics for certain insects, very cool. It's a little on the small side, but totally worth. It's a little expensive the larger your family, and I'd highly recommend getting a pass for Al the facilities if you live in the area.

Had an amazing visit here. The displays of the mounted bugs were so artfully and thoughtfully designed. It was stunning. The live insects were beautiful too, especially the leaf cutter ants. I would go back again and again.

(Translated by Google) Incredible museum this is very ugly, it has a great variety of butterfly species and other types of animal animals that look like from the last Harry Potter movie fancy-looking animals feebas there are several routes and I recommend you not miss anything since it will be an experience beautiful you will never forget I highly recommend this site (Original) Museo increíble esto es muy feo cuenta con una gran variedad de especies en mariposa y otro tipo de animales animales que parecen de la película última de Harry Potter animales con aspecto fantasiosos feebas hay varios recorridos y recomiendo que no te pierdas nada ya que será una experiencia preciosa que nunca olvidará recomiendo mucho este sitio

Beautiful place to visit in Montreal. Very interesting place for kids. Can easily spend 2 hours in this area. Great collection of bees and a lot of insects. The place is well maintained and enough people to explain things around. Get ready to have fun with some insects and for good memories.

Really disappointed in the insectarium. my son is an insect lover and we wanted to see a variety of live insects, but the only variety is stuffed insects. my son was really sad not to see living spiders, beetles or other insects. The butterfly garden is interesting, it is really nice. The boutique did not have much to buy as a souvenir

An entire block only for insects!!! It was amazing!!! Didnot realize there are so many kinds of insects in this world!!! Great place for kids and students !!! The size of butterflies amazed me though i have never seen such big ones flying around!!!

One of my favorite museums to visit. Very informative for Children and Adults. A great place to bring your kids to learn. Lots hands on things for kids to do.

Good and informative with a few live exhibits to keep it interesting. Price a little high but if you can visit the other attractions also it's not too bad value

A great collection. Kids loved it. $20 per adult is $12 to park is a steep price to pay for the size. Took about 45 minutes. All due fairness we skipped the botanical gardens which is included. Unfortunately the biodome was closed because the package would have been great.

This is an amazing place. Excellent activity for kids. They will be amazed and impressed by the quantity of living insects and the rest of the collection. If you are visiting Montréal, you have to go here. If you are living in Montreal, this is a place to visit from time to time. I highly recommend.

Really love my experience at the insectarium. Very cool display room and also live butterfly/insect section. Highly recommend if you’re in Montreal!

(Translated by Google) An insectarium with a large collection of insects. It is a place to go with family or friends located within the Montreal garden. (Original) Un insectario con gran colección de insectos. Es un lugar para ir con la familia o amigos ubicado dentro del jardín de Montreal.

Great place to take the kids to explore and see all kinds of insects. I strongly recommend looking for tickets online as only a certain amount of people is allowed every 30 minutes. It has tight corridors, even though they accept it's recommended to use strollers. If you can, bring an ergobaby to make a good experience for everyone. Despite its tight corridors, the Insectarium is accessible friendly. They are equipped with elevators and ramps.

Kids abslutly loved the place! So kuch to discover.. a very nice experience .. it took us around 45 minutes and final step with butterflies was magic

I really liked it but there is a lot of room for improvement. There were no explainers or guides for the insects so while the insects were amazing I ended up wanting to learn more

Honestly an amazing museum to visit. It's been renovated and is very well done. Just wish there were more exhibits with live insects. It gets very crowded in there and is unbearable when kids are shoving. The butterfly room is amazing. Worth the visit just for this. There's so many flying around, and many other bugs hiding in the trees and the bushes of you look close enough.

Best way to visit is to get the passport and do it all at your pace. The whole visit takes no longer than 45 mins to an hour. The parking cost here includes the big park too but it would have been beneficial if there were short term parkings provided for insectarium guests. Kids loved the place

Huge diversity of insects to see! Make sure you buy your tickets in advance as they can sell out quickly! Sometimes there's a live exhibition where you can hold the bugs. Be sure to check out the time for those. You can probably spend 1.5 hours here at max (without kids).

Really educational place to know a little bit more about insects! I wasn't expecting the place to be this cool, I really enjoyed it. There's a room where you can walk among the butterflies, that was for sure my favorite part of the tour

Very nice but take your time as it is quite small. The room with free butterflies is amazing. Check out the ants!

Loved it. Anyone who is interested in insects and such, definitely have to check this place out. The ant colony was really cool. Loved the mantises too.

I would suggest that you take a flashlight as there are passages at the start of the tour that are dimly lit. The exhibits are incredibly beautiful and interesting. Well worth the visit. Clean washrooms, nice cold water fountains. The live, flying butterfly atrium is spectacular!!

Was a great enjoyable day. The tickets are affordable. I’ll have to visit again with adults next time because bringing kids they get impatient and I was hurried. Those insect displays were so awestruckingly (yes I made up a word 😅) fabulous. The only reason why I deducted a star is because the best part was seeing the live insects and there was only one display, there should be so many more. Can’t wait to go again and truly appreciate it.

Really awesome! Loved seeing all the live insects in their habitat. Sometimes “educators” came by and told interesting information about the insects. In particular we loved seeing the leaf cutter ants doing their work. The butterflies flying around were quite nice too

This place wasn’t part of our trip but im glad we went. It was a surprising experience, especially the part that we can interact with butterflies in the upper green house, where we entered their tropical habitat. And there were also a entire ant colony that shows you their process of retrieving foods. And did i mention the massive collection of bugs they had, It was just a nice little place to go to, loved it!

(Translated by Google) Easy to visit in an hour, to combine with other visits such as the botanical garden. Very interesting. (Original) Simple à visiter en une heure, à combiner avec d'autres visites comme le jardin botanique. Très intéressant.

(Translated by Google) Interesting (Original) Intéressant

Wonderful display! Hard to get a ticket though. It always seems to be booked solid. We got lucky and went at a time where they had 2 cancelations. Definitely worth a visit.

It's way better this time. My child had a very good impression about the place. He made another good memories after visiting the place. A must visit, highly recommended.

Really cool place to learn about all different types of insects.

This is a lovely place for a family outing - educational while still fun for everyone. This is not the standard butterfly conservatory, but also has an incredibly well thought out "underground" portion where you get to experience the world as an insect. Definitely worth a visit!

We had a delightful time at the Insectarium, especially with for the little one. Stepping inside felt like entering a whole new world from the perspective of an ant. The kid absolutely loved it and gained a lot of knowledge from the experience. The only downside was that the journey was a bit on the shorter side, as we managed to complete the visit in around 45 minutes. Nonetheless, the place is stunning, and the sight of butterflies fluttering around added to its beauty.

(Translated by Google) Very beautifully combines pleasure and benefit (Original) جميل جدا يجمع بين المتعه والفائدة

The museum brings fond memories of my time here as a child, it's the coolest place in all of Montreal.

Such a sensational experience! I absolutely loved it! It felt so peaceful and magical to be surrounded by butterflies.

A bit crowded, a bit small, but it's alright.

Awesome place for the whole family. The butterfly exhibit is beautiful. You get to see them up close and personal, and you also learn a lot and see many other insects.

one of the best museums in montreal

(Translated by Google) It had been decades since I had been here ... let's say me and the insects ... but in museum mode, it's something else! I admit having learned a lot of things about the micro world around me. The mimicry portion of the insects is breathtaking. The places are unparalleled clean, the staff are welcoming and the places are beautiful! (Original) Ça faisait des décennies que je n'étais pas venu ici... disons que moi et les insectes... mais en mode musée, c'est autre chose! J'avoue y avoir appris une foule de chose sur le monde micro qui m'entoure. La portion mimétisme des insectes est époustouflante. Les lieux d'une propreté sans égal, le personnel est accueillant et les lieux sont magnifiques!

Good little museum, albeit more expensive than it should be. For whatever reason it has to be the same price as all the others in Olympic Park. Cool butterfly enclosure at the end with many varieties. The display room of all the different types of insect was probably my favourite section.

(Translated by Google) It's a nice museum to visit and I also recommend visiting the Botanical Garden at the same time. (Original) C'est un beau musée à visiter et je conseille aussi de visiter le Jardin botanique en même temps.

Super fun place to learn about insects! Fun for adults and kids. Lots of really beautiful butterflies, live insects and interesting information!

I was absolutely fascinated by this place I wanted to go home and buy bugs online! It's really cool. Going in the summer would be better as it's connected to botanical gardens.

It was my first time at this place and I had very good experience, place was nicely designed with beautiful displays and live creatures, it is was fascinating and informative not only for children but for us adults too. I really enjoyed my time there and definitely will recommend to everyone.

Closed til 2021 don't come all the way for nothing

A huge and amazing assortment of insects that everyone should see.

Super cool place. A little easy to get lost and absorbed by the displays

(Translated by Google) Another place that makes you want to revisit Montreal more often! Besides, it's never the same exhibits or the same insects that are featured: I was impressed by their insect tastings because it was the moment I realized that insect, finally, it is perfectly edible, just be open to what is new. I recommend the tastings, you will be pleasantly surprised. In addition, we know so little and there is so much to know about the mysterious world of invertebrates ... (Original) Un autre endroit qui donne envie de revisiter Montréal plus souvent! D'ailleurs, c'est jamais les mêmes expositions ni les mêmes insectes qui sont en vedette: pour ma part, j'ai été impressionné par leurs dégustations d'insectes parce que ça a été le moment où j'ai réalisé qu'un insecte, finalement, c'est parfaitement comestible, il suffit d'être ouvert à ce qui est nouveau. Je vous recommande les dégustations, vous serez agréablement surpris. De plus, on en sait si peu et il y a tant à savoir sur le mystérieux monde des invertébrés...

(Translated by Google) Bebittes (Original) Des bebittes

(Translated by Google) Gorgeous (Original) Sublime

I visited in 2017 and it was fantastic, totally worth going but the museum is undergoing major renovations and is CLOSED until Summer 2021!

(Translated by Google) Very interesting (Original) Muy interesante

(Translated by Google) The entomological world at your fingertips. The insects of this world have been pinned for your beautiful eyes or kept on the spot to surround you. The most interesting at the Insectarium is the tasting of chocolate-soaked bibites, in sucks or in a preparation such as muffins. (Original) Le monde entomologique à portée de main. Les insectes de ce monde ont été épinglés pour vos beaux yeux ou conservés sur place pour vous entourer. Le plus intéressant à l'Insectarium est la dégustation de bibites trempés dans le chocolat, en suçons ou dans une préparation telle les muffins.

The Montreal Insectarium (French: Insectarium de Montréal) is a natural history museum located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, featuring a large quantity of insects from all around the world. It is the largest insect museum in North America and among the largest insectariums worldwide. It was founded by Georges Brossard and opened on February 7, 1990. Its average attendance is 400,000 visitors per year. It displays both live and dead insect collections, from butterflies to bees and ants. It is one of the city's most popular tourist attractions, along with the Montreal Botanical Garden, Montreal Planetarium and the Montreal Biodome. Seen from the sky, the Montréal Insectarium resembles a stylized insect. This can also be seen from the observatory of Montréal's Olympic Stadium.

(Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Excellent

It is closed. Reopening on 2021

Great for kids. More bugs that you can imagine. Huge bugs.

(Translated by Google) Super impressive all these insects (Original) Super impressionnant tous ces insectes

it is closed

(Translated by Google) Close for works. (Original) Fermer pour travaux.

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(Translated by Google) Because of the cognition of nature (Original) به دلیل شناختی که از طبیعت میدهد

(Translated by Google) If you like insects (Original) Si tu aimes les insectes

Very cool little place. If you're going to visit the biodome and wanna extend your day it's definitely worth buying the combo pass for all the attractions. It's not the biggest place but there's still lots to see. If you wanna trip out your kids make sure to buy some cricket chips or lollipops with worms or crickets in the middle at the gift shop 🤣🤘🤙

Used to come here so much in my youth. Had an ant colony and stick insects, Butterflies, among others. Very nice place.

Interesting, informative, fun! I especially enjoyed watching the bees at their work. And walking in amongst the butterflies and having them land on you is magical.

This place is a must visit especially with the kids. It's creepily awesome with both live and fossilised exhibits. Plus you can buy insect snacks 😁😂 An excellent collection of different varieties of insects, beetles, butterflies and what not. Can easily spend at least an hour or two exploring and reading up about them. Don't miss the stick insects. You might even get a chance to let one explore your hands 😎 Check out my Instagram @srkwithlove for more

Very educational and organized. My kids loved watching the ants cutting flowers on real time! They also loved trying to find where the real live spider and other bug where inside the "fishbowl"

If you are a nature lover this place is for you. You will see the life of these tiny creatures from few inches. Must visit place for kids. Staff is very hospitable.

(Translated by Google) During your visit to the Montreal Botanical Garden, you should spend a little time getting to know this amazing place. I had no idea of ​​the beauty of this insect kingdom and was amazed by the amount, beauty and all the knowledge gained! (Original) Durante a visita ao jardim botânico de Montreal, deve investir um pouco de tempo para conhecer esse lugar incrível. Eu não tinha noção da beleza desse reino dos insetos e fiquei impressionado com a quantidade, beleza e todo conhecimento adquirido!

The insectarium is lovely! There is a lot of information about how insects experience the world, including a camera that shows how insects with compound eyes would see you! The insect and butterfly/moth room was amazing, I have ALWAYS wanted to see leaf-cutter ants. I could have stayed all day watching them take little bits of leaf off a plant, fall, and make a trip back with the plant bit. They were adorable!

(Translated by Google) A day place to meet and experience if you like insects .. at night a magical place with a beautiful theme. You can not lose this. You'll love it.!! (Original) Un lugar de día para conocer y experimentar si te gustan los insectos.. en la noche un lugar mágico con una temática hermosa. No te lo puedes perder. Te encantará.!!

(Translated by Google) Informative and brilliant visit (Original) Visite instructif et géniale

Very nice place. Lot of information.

nice place worth a visit

(Translated by Google) A must to visit (Original) Un must à visiter