Imaginarium

An imaginarium refers to a place devoted to the imagination. There are various types of imaginaria, centers largely devoted to stimulating and cultivating the imagination, towards scientific, artistic, commercial, recreational, or spiritual ends.

Existing imaginariums

• The Imaginarium Convention of Louisville, Kentucky is a writers convention that offers, panels, workshops, art, a film festival, a masquerade ball that hosts a costume/cosplay contest.^[1] It is a melting pot for writers, aspiring writers, publishers, readers, and anyone in the creative writing business to meet and network and learn. Imaginarium 2014 takes place September 19-21st at the Louisville, Kentucky Crown Plaza Expo Center.
• Imaginarium For Kids is as educational center and licensed daycare in Richmond Hill, Ontario.^[2] The center opened in 2014 and provides childcare, after school, camp and enrichment programs during the weekends.
• The Imaginarium (a.k.a. The Imaginarium at Dreams Playland) is a recreational and educational center in Vaughan, Ontario.^[3] In 2010, the center launched Daycare, After School, and Camp Programs. The Imaginarium is a place where students build confidence, creativity, and leadership skills.
• The Imaginarium Discovery Center is a children's science discovery center within the Anchorage Museum in Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska.^[4]
• The Imaginarium of South Texas is a children's museum and informal science center at Mall del Norte in Laredo, Texas.^[5]
• The Imaginarium Science Center is a science museum and aquarium in Fort Myers, Florida.^[6] It features science exhibits, a 3-D theatre, dinosaurs, aquarium displays, a touch tank with stingrays and more.
• The Imaginarium Science Centre of Devonport, Tasmania is a hands-on science museum that is part of Pandemonium: Discovery and Adventure Centre.^[7]
• Imaginarium Events is a fetish nightclub promotion company based in London, England. Their events encourage visitors to explore their sensual imaginations in a friendly, safe and consensual space. Currently their events are held at the Union nightclub in Vauxhall.^[8][9]
• The Alan Turing Imaginarium is an events space at BBC MediaCityUK in Salford, England.

Imaginaria in popular culture

In The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the immortal mystic Doctor Parnassus runs a nomadic theater troupe who lure people through a mirror that shows them a world of their deepest subconscious desires, where their souls are put to the test.

References

1. "Official site". The Imaginarium. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
2. "Official site". Imaginarium for Kids Educational Center. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
3. "Official site". The Imaginarium at Dreams Playland. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
4. "Imaginarium Discovery Center". Anchorage Museum. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
5. "2013 Imagine Award Winners". istx.org. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
6. "Official site". Imaginarium Science Center. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
7. "Imaginarium Science Centre". Pandemonium: Discovery and Adventure Centre. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
8. "Imaginarium – A New Breed of Fantasy Clubbing in London". Skintwo.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
9. "Imaginarium". Time Out London. Retrieved 6 December 2014.