Big Valley Creation Science Museum
The Big Valley Creation Science Museum is a creationist museum in Big Valley, Alberta, Canada. It is dedicated to promoting creation science and young-earth creationism. The institution is the first permanent creationist museum to open in Canada.
History
The museum opened to the public on June 5, 2007 by Harry Nibourg, an oil field worker. The museum measures approximately, and cost $300,000 CAD to build. The original display proposal for the museum was drafted by Vance Nelson, the owner of Canada's largest travelling creation science museum.Inspiration for the museum reportedly began in 1995, after Nibourg met up with Ian Juby, who is the developer of a travelling Creationist museum in Canada called the "Creation Museum of Canada."
The museum attracted 40 to 80 visitors weekly in 2007.