Simons Theatre at the New England Aquarium

Central Wharf,
Boston, MA 02110

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New England Aquarium Simons IMAX Theatre (Official)

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Firms: E. Verner Johnson & Associates

Functions: Movies

Previous Names: Simons IMAX Theatre at the New England Aquarium

Phone Numbers: Box Office: 617.973.6708
Manager: 617.973.6708

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Simons Theatre at the New England Aquarium

The Simons IMAX Theatre at the New England Aquarium was opened on December 6, 2001 as Boston’s first IMAX 3D theatre.

Designed by E. Verner Johnson and Associates, a Boston-based firm, the theatre boasts a screen which is 65' tall by 85' wide, making it the largest in New England.

The theatre features natural history IMAX films (2D and 3D) which enhance the New England Aquarium’s mandate during aquarium operating hours, and the best of Hollywood with IMAX DMR (2D and 3D) films in the evening. Thus the theatre embraces the best attributes of an institutional theatre by day, and a stand-alone commercial theatre by night. Revenues from all theatre operations are used to support the Aquarium’s mission to Present, Promote and Protect the World of Water. By August 2020 it was no longer an IMAX theatre.

Contributed by Derek Threinen

Recent comments (view all 6 comments)

Ron Newman
Ron Newman on October 7, 2010 at 10:51 am

This was Boston’s second IMAX screen. The first was the Museum of Science’s Mugar Omni Theater, which I just now added to this website.

dickneeds111
dickneeds111 on February 8, 2014 at 5:12 pm

Sorry Ron but the Aquarium Imax was Boston,s 1st IMAX 3D theatre. The Omni theatre is as stated Omnimax which is different and it does not show (3D).

chitchatjf
chitchatjf on November 24, 2014 at 7:46 am

No Hollywood films here lately perhaps due to the fact they still use film

Nataloff
Nataloff on October 18, 2018 at 2:48 pm

Correct that the Museum of Science was an Omnimax house. It got to the point where I refused to review films playing there because they insisted on stretching Imax films into the Omnimax format. I recall watching a travelogue on the Grand Canyon and getting to the point where they showed a Native American crouching overlooking the rim, and I had to stare at his butt fifty feet wide.

chitchatjf
chitchatjf on August 25, 2020 at 8:43 am

mo longer listed as IMAX

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