- Free guided tours
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue
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- Première-Chute
Generating Station - Hydro-Québec Training Centre (Reopening in 2012)
- Première-Chute
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- Baie-James
- Côte-Nord
- Îles-de-la Madeleine
- Laurentides
- Laval
- Mauricie
- Montérégie
- Montréal
- Outaouais
- Québec
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue
The Électrium, Hydro-Québec's Electricity Interpretation Centre
Electricity made accessible!
Hydro-Québec's Electricity Interpretation Centre is celebrating its 20th birthday. For the past twenty years, the Électrium has helped visitors better understand electricity in a fun and dynamic way.
Would you like to explore the electrical environment we live in? Would you and your family like to learn about science and electricity? Do you want to make interesting and surprising discoveries? Take one of the Électrium's guided tours and learn about the role of electricity in the human body and in nature, find out about lightning and the electric eel, follow the path of electrons, explore the laws of physics and take the mystery out of electric and electromagnetic fields.
Again this year, we have new exhibits: an interactive display lets you test your reflexes and beat records; an animated film invites you to help the Sansouci family use energy more wisely, videos teach you about renewable energies, hydropower stations and the history of electricity in Québec. And our younger visitors will enjoy the films created with them in mind: Follow the Line and Go ReNEWable.
Entertaining and educational discoveries await you, rain or shine!
Free guided tour
Approximate duration
90 to 120 minutes
From June to August
Daily
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except on June 24
From September to May
Monday to Friday
9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Reservations required for groups of 10 or more
Information and reservations
1 800 267-4558
450 652-8977
Nearby attractions
- Beauharnois generating station
- Centre d'épuration Rive-Sud (South Shore water treatment plant)
- La maison amérindienne
- Muséobus
- Biphare
- Musée du costume et du textile du Québec
- Musée des beaux-arts de Mont-Saint-Hilaire
- Maison nationale des Patriotes
A show starring the sky – August 17 to 19
Visitors are invited to come admire day-time and night-time celestial beauties, with the help of an expert from the Aster station.
Starting at 1:30 p.m., visitors can use a telescope to explore the most important star for our planet, the Sun, with its spectacular spots and eruptions. In the evenings, as of 7:30 p.m., amateur astronomers will observe a shower of annual shooting stars, the Perseids, as well as our neighbor the Moon and Saturn, with its famous rings.
If the weather is too cloudy, blocking the view of the sky and sun, the outdoor observation activity will be replaced by an indoor multimedia presentation. An onsite expert will educate visitors on the telescope, a measuring tool dating back to Galileo's era (1564–1642), which has evolved to such an extent that we can now observe spatial phenomena with unprecedented precision.
Our changing climate – September 3 to 5
The Muséobus school bus, which hosts an interactive exhibition centre, will be parked at the Électrium. During Labor Day week-end, the public is invited to come explore this mobile museum and learn all about the alarming phenomenon of climate change.
Covering topics from climate evolution to human behavior, including biodiversity and the impact of our activities on the environment, Muséobus teaches visitors how local actions and daily solutions can help the environment and slow down climate change.
Hydro-Québec's collection on display – September 30, to October 2
For the Journées de la culture, the Électrium will be hosting an exceptional exhibition of contemporary art from Hydro-Québec's collection.
In the presence of guides, visitors can view some of the recent acquisitions, such as works by Serge Lemoyne, Jérôme Fortin and Dil Hildebrand.
A slideshow of selected works will also provide information on the artists included in the collection.
Angela Grauerholz | L'Opéra
1993, cibachrome, 122 x 183 cm
Collection Hydro-Québec 2006.014
Photo credit: Daniel Roussel
The Électrium, 20 Years and Still Current contest
Visit the Électrium and you could win a trip to
BAIE-JAMES!
To enter the contest for a chance to win a trip for four people to Baie-James, valued at approximately $8,000, simply visit the Électrium between August 1, and 4 p.m. on December 15, fill out a participation form and drop it in the designated box.
