Researchers’ Night 2025 – A big event celebrating the love of science!
MONTRÉAL, Oct. 23, 2025 /CNW/ – On November 14, from 7:00 p.m. to midnight, Espace pour la vie invites to the 6th edition of Researchers’ Night, a one-of-a-kind, inspiring evening that will be taking place at the Biodôme and the Planétarium.
In a festive, friendly atmosphere, over a hundred scientists from some 30 well-known organizations will be gathering to share their daily lives, their discoveries and the issues they are passionate about. This night, devoted to research, will be an opportunity for the public to demonstrate their love of science, to chat with researchers and to reflect on the role played by science in our society. In addition to one-on-one get-togethers, conferences and demonstration tables, visitors will get the chance to discover the Biodôme’s ecosystems in nighttime mode.
A unique evening to spark curiosity, celebrate knowledge and heighten everyone’s interest in scientific research.
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Welcome to the Woodtroc of research. Stroll from one stand to another and exchange your curiosity for knowledge. Fifteen teams are ready to share their love for their research subjects.
We love scientists, and scientists love us! Inspiring duos, made up of one person invested in research and another engaged in his or her community, will present collaborative-research projects. Discover their work, directly related to day-to-day life and the major issues facing our society.
Recharge your batteries before continuing your explorations by taking part in a quiet and contemplative walk in the Biodôme’s tropical and Laurentian forests at night.
Through the research work showcased in this temporary exhibit, discover songs of political resistance from different times and contexts. Then, express yourself by adding your own slogan to a mural that takes shape over the evening.
The city is your territory and you have the power to act! Don’t miss a unique opportunity to take part in a collective discussion where scientists, artists and the public have meaningful exchanges with the goal of better understanding the complexity of sharing our living space and dreaming up ways of changing things on our own scale. At 8 p.m., an examination of the subject “When space becomes vacant…” At 9:30 p.m. the question arises, “Can local action really change things?”
A little over 50 years ago, Yoko Ono and John Lennon took up residence at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montréal to hold what would be their mythical “bed-in.” It’s in this spirit of peaceful protest that a particular researcher will share her passions and convictions in pillow-talk mode. Hosted by Manal Drissi, with Catherine Potvin at 8 p.m., Catherine D’Amour at 9 p.m., Stéphanie Pellerin at 10 p.m. and Geneviève Dupéré at 11 p.m.
Scientists will bring passion and poetry to a description of their research subjects, all of it illustrated with dream-inspiring 360° images. Take advantage of a moment of relaxation and give both your eyes and ears a treat. With Jonathan Gagné at 8:30 p.m., Amélie Grégoire Taillefer at 9:30 p.m. and Auriane Egal at 10:30 p.m.
Since access to knowledge and to those who bring it to life is more essential than ever, the living library opens its doors to you: a special exchange where you can “borrow a living book” and discover the journey that shaped a life in research. |
History of Researchers’ Night
Inspired by the success of European Researchers’ Night, organized simultaneously in 23 countries and 400 cities in Europe for the past 20 years, Espace pour la vie launched a North American edition of the renowned event in 2019.
Researchers’ Night is an inter-museum initiative of Espace pour la vie, co-organized with the Institut de recherche en biologie végétale (IRBV). It is supported by a number of collaborating institutions:
About Espace pour la vie
Protecting biodiversity and the environment is at the heart of the mission of Espace pour la vie, which is made up of the Biodôme, Biosphère, Insectarium, Jardin botanique and Planétarium. Together, these museums located in Montréal form Canada’s largest natural science museum complex, welcoming over 2.4 million visitors each year. In view of the challenges our planet is facing, Espace pour la vie is working to increase its impact by fostering dialogue with communities and taking actions aimed at mobilizing the public behind the socio-ecological transition.
SOURCE Espace pour la vie Montreal
