Calendar

Window on belugas

Exhibition

Buy your tickets
Dates
November 7, 2026 to January 3 2027
Hours
All Day Event
Museum
4777, avenue Pierre-De Coubertin
Montréal, QC Canada
H1V 1B3

Opening Hours | Directions | Rates
Public
For all

Discover the social life of St. Lawrence River belugas 

Become a scientist for the duration of your visit to the Biodôme exhibition Window on Belugas. Try to decode the social behaviors of these St. Lawrence River marine mammals thanks to spectacular drone footage. 

Courtesy of videos projected on a giant screen, admire the St. Lawrence Estuary and the fascinating social behaviors of the grey calf – the name given to young belugas, which take on a bluish-grey coloring starting around the age of one. During the first four years of their lives they learn to navigate with their maternal communities and to interact with other members of the group. 

Thanks to a set design inspired by the Tadoussac area, in Charlevoix, explore the belugas’ complex social structure, discover the essential role played by the young in the community, and understand how their day-to-day lives are closely linked to the waters of the St. Lawrence River. 

This scientific activity invites you to discover the marine mammals of the St. Lawrence Estuary and to understand the connections between their population and our own. 

A research and awareness-raising project 

Window on belugas is a research and awareness-raising project of the Group for Research and Education on Marine Mammals (GREMM). After decades spend studying this unique population, the advent of drones has revolutionized their scientific perspective. Interactions between individuals can now be seen and their roles and behaviors observed like never before. 

You may also like

From the Velodrome to the Biodome: 50 Years of Olympic Legacy
TUESDAY TO SUNDAY - Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Montréal Olympic Games by discovering the transformation of the Olympic Velodrome into the Biodome through archival photographs, historical objects and a restored scale model.
Along the shoreline

Along the shoreline

Guided activity
TUESDAY TO SUNDAY - Come learn about the great diversity of marine organisms on the Gulf of St. Lawrence seashore and about the importance of protecting this fragile aquatic fauna.

What to See and Do

A Close-knit Nature A Close-knit Nature

Explore our Spaces

Ecosystems of the Americas Explore our Spaces

Space for Life Foundation