List of planetariums
This entry is a list of permanent planetariums across the world, including software and manufacturers. In addition, many mobile planetariums exist, touring venues such as schools.
Permanent planetariums
The planetariums here are listed in the following format: name, website, city. The International Planetarium Society has a much more complete list at its website.Africa
Algeria
- Complexe Culturel Abdelwahab Salim, Tipaza
- Planetarium de Ghardaia, Ghardaia
Egypt
- Arab Academy for Science and Technology Planetarium, Alexandria
- The Child Museum, Cairo
- Planetarium Science Center, Alexandria
- Suez Discovery & Science Center, Suez
Ghana
- The Planetarium of Accra, Accra
South Africa
- Iziko Planetarium, Cape Town
- Johannesburg Planetarium at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Tunisia
- Planetarium of Tunis Science City, Tunis
Asia
[Bangladesh]
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre, Dhaka
[Burma]
- Planetarium, Yangon
[China]
- Beijing Planetarium, Beijing
- Hong Kong Space Museum, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
- Macao Science Center, Macao
- Shanghai Planetarium, Shanghai
[India]
[Iran]
- EbneHeysam Planetarium of Ahwaz
- Engarium, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
- Ghadir Planetarium, Ahvaz
[Israel]
- Eretz Israel Museum Planetarium, Tel Aviv
- Givatayim Observatory, Givatayim
- Planetanya, Netanya
- Wise Observatory, Mitzpe Ramon
[Indonesia]
- Jagad Raya Planetarium, Tenggarong
- Jakarta Planetarium, Jakarta
- Loka Jala Crana Planetarium, Surabaya
[Japan]
[South Korea]
- Gwacheon National Science Museum Planetarium, Gwacheon
[Kuwait]
- Kuwait Planetarium
[Malaysia]
- Malacca Planetarium, Malacca
- Planetarium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
- Planetarium Sultan Iskandar, Sarawak
[Nepal]
- , the only VR portable Planetarium based in Baniyataar kathmandu
- Astro Planetarium, Lalitpur: a mobile planetarium with resolution 1080/1200 p
- Everest Science Center & Planetarium, Sitagunj, Sunsari
- Pokhara Planetarium and Science Center, Pokhara-16, Kaski
[Pakistan]
- PIA Planetarium, Karachi
- PIA Planetarium, Lahore
- PIA Planetarium, Peshawar
[Philippines]
- Digistar Planetarium – SM Science Discovery Center, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay
- The Mind Museum Space Shell, Taguig
- National Museum Planetarium, Manila
- PAGASA Planetarium, Quezon City
[Sri Lanka]
- Colombo Planetarium, Colombo
[Taiwan]
- Taipei Astronomical Museum, Taipei
[Thailand]
- Bangkok Planetarium, Bangkok
- National Science Museum, Rangsit
- Rajabhat Planetarium, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
[Turkmenistan]
- Ashgabad Planetarium, Ashgabad
Europe
[Austria]
- :de:Digitales Planetarium im Naturhistorischen Museum Wien|Digitales Planetarium im Naturhistorischen Museum Wien, Vienna
- :de:Sternenturm Planetarium Judenburg|Sternenturm Planetarium Judenburg, Judenburg
- :de:Wiener Planetarium|Zeiss Planetarium der Stadt Wien, Vienna
[Belarus]
- Minsk Planetarium, Minsk
[Belgium]
- Belgian Planetarium, Brussels
- Europlanetarium Genk, Genk
- Planetarium Antwerp Zoo, Antwerpen
- Planètarium Olympus Mons, Mons
- Planétarium, Université de Liège, Liège
- Volkssterrenwacht vzw Beisbroek, Brugge
[Bulgaria]
- NAOP Gabrovo, Gabrovo
- NAOP Smolyan, Smolyan
- NAOP Varna, Varna
- NAOP Yambol, Yambol
- Planetarium of Plovdiv, Plovdiv
- Public Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium, Dimitrovgrad
[Croatia]
- Astronomical Centre Rijeka, Rijeka
- Technical Museum Planetarium, Zagreb
[Czech Republic]
- Brno Observatory and Planetarium, Brno
- Observatory and Planetarium Ceske Budejovice České Budějovice
- Observatory and Planetarium Hradec Kralove, Hradec Králové
- Observatory and Planetarium of Johanna Palisy, Poruba
- Observatory and Planetarium Plzen, Plzeň
- Observatory and Planetarium Teplice, Teplice
- Planetarium Most, Most
- Planetarium Praha, Prague
[Denmark]
- Orion Planetarium, Jels
- The Steno Museum, Aarhus
- Tycho Brahe Planetarium, Copenhagen
[Estonia]
- Planetarium Tartu, Tartu
[Finland]
- Heureka Planetarium, Vantaa
- Kallioplanetaario, Jyväskylä
- Särkänniemi Planetarium, Tampere
- Ursa Starlab, Helsinki
[France]
- Centre d'Études et de Réalisations Astronomiques Pégoud de Belfort
- Cité de l'espace, Toulouse
- Ludiver, La Hague
- Observatoire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg
- Palais de la Découverte, Paris
- Le Planétarium, Nantes
- Planétarium de Reims, Rheims
- Planetarium Galilee, Montpellier
[Germany]
[Greece]
- Eugenides Planetarium, Athens
- Thessaloniki Planetarium, Thessaloniki
[Hungary]
- Budapest Planetarium, Budapest
- Kecskemét Planetarium, Kecskemét
[Ireland]
- Inishowen Planetarium, Inishowen
- Schull Planetarium, Schull
[Italy]
[Kosovo]
- Kosovo Planetarium, Gjakova, Scien.-Edu. Center Cosmos & Human
[Lithuania]
- Planetariumas, Vilnius
[Netherlands]
- Artis Planetarium, Amsterdam
- Eise Esinga Planetarium, Franeker
- Omniversum, The Hague
- Planetarium Planetron, Dwingeloo
- Planetarium Ridderkerk, Museum Johannes Postschool, Ridderkerk-Rijsoord
[Norway]
- Nordnorsk vitensenter, Tromsø
- Saint Exupery Planetarium, Oslo
- Science Factory, Sandnes
[Poland]
[Portugal]
- Calouste Gulbenkian Planetarium, Lisbon
- Espinho Planetarium, Navegar Foundation, Espinho
- Planetario Coimbra, Coimbra
- Planetário do Porto, Porto
[Romania]
- Argeș County Museum, Pitești
- Baia Mare Astronomy Complex, Maramureș county, Baia Mare
- Bârlad Planetarium, Bârlad
- Brașov Planetarium at Zoo Brașov, Brașov, opened in 2019, the largest in the country
- Constanța Planetarium, Constanța
- Galați Planetarium, Galați
- Planetarium within the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University, Iași
- Planetarium within Universitatea de Vest, Timișoara
- Suceava Planetarium, Suceava
[Russia]
[Serbia]
- Belgrade Planetarium, Belgrade
- Novi Sad Planetarium
[Slovakia]
- CVC Domino, Košice
- Observatory and planetarium Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Hlohovec
- Observatory and planetarium Presov, Prešov
- Observatory Vihorlat, Kolonické sedlo
- Regional Observatory and Planetarium Maximilian Hell, Žiar nad Hronom
- Slovak central observatory Hurbanovo, Hurbanovo
[Spain]
[Sweden]
[Switzerland]
- Planetarium at Swiss Museum of Transport, Swiss Museum of Transport, Luzern
[Turkey]
[Ukraine]
- Dnipro Planetarium, Dnipro
- Donetsk Planetarium, Donetsk
- Kharkiv Planetarium, Kharkiv
- Kiev Planetarium, Kiev
[United Kingdom]
Other
- Aboard the RMS Queen Mary 2, the first planetarium at sea
North America
Canada
Alberta
- AstroDome Planetarium, High River, Alberta, travelling portable planetarium for schools
- Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium, Edmonton, Alberta, closed since 1983; was expected to reopen in 2018 once renovations were completed
- Telus Spark, Calgary, Alberta
- Telus World of Science, Edmonton, Alberta
British Columbia
- Centre of the Universe, Victoria, British Columbia
- H. R. MacMillan Space Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia
Manitoba
- Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Ontario
- Doran Planetarium, Sudbury, Ontario
- McLaughlin Planetarium, Toronto, Ontario, closed 1995; building still extant
- Ontario Science Centre Digital Planetarium, Toronto
- Roberta Bondar Earth and Space Centre Planetarium, Toronto, closed after 1995
- Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, travelling portable/inflatable planetarium for schools
- Science North, Greater Sudbury, Ontario
- W.J. McCallion Planetarium, Hamilton, Ontario
Quebec
- Montreal Planetarium, Montreal, Quebec
Yukon
- Northern Lights Centre, Watson Lake, Yukon
Costa Rica
- Planetario Ciudad de San José, San José
[Mexico]
United States
Alabama
- Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium, Homewood
- W. A. Gayle Planetarium, Montgomery
- Wernher von Braun Planetarium
Alaska
- Marie Drake Planetarium, Juneau
- Thomas Planetarium at the Anchorage Museum, Anchorage
Arizona
- Dorrance Planetarium at the Arizona Science Center, Phoenix
- Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium at the University of Arizona, Tucson
- Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium
- Planetarium at Mesa Community College
Arkansas
- EpiSphere at the Aerospace Education Center, Little Rock
California
Colorado
- Fiske Planetarium and Science Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder
- Gates Planetarium at Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver
Connecticut
- The Children's Museum, West Hartford
- The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport
- Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium at Yale University, New Haven
- Treworgy Planetarium at Mystic Seaport, Mystic
District of Columbia
- Albert Einstein Planetarium, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
- Rock Creek Park Planetarium, Rock Creek Park Nature Center
Florida
Georgia
- Fernbank Planetarium at the Fernbank Science Center, Atlanta
- Mark Smith Planetarium at the Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon
- Omnisphere Theater, Coca-Cola Challenger Space Science Center, Columbus State University, Columbus
- Rollins Planetarium at Young Harris College, Young Harris
- Tellus Planetarium at Tellus: Northwest Georgia Science Museum, Cartersville
Guam
- University of Guam Planetarium at the University of Guam, Agana
Hawaii
- Hōkūlani Imaginarium, Windward Community College, Kāne‘ohe, Hawai‘i
- ʻImiloa Astronomy Center, Hilo
- Jhamandas Watumull Planetarium at the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu
Idaho
- Capital High School, Boise
Illinois
- Adler Planetarium, Chicago
- Cernan Earth and Space Center, Triton College, River Grove
- Illinois State University Planetarium, Normal
- Lakeview Museum planetarium, Peoria
- Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria
- Staerkel Planetarium, Parkland College, Champaign
- Strickler Planetarium at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais
- Waubonsie Valley High School planetarium Aurora
Indiana
- Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
- Bellmont High School, Decatur
- Carmel High School, Hamilton
- Kennedy Academy, South Bend, St. Joseph County
- Marion High School, Marion
- SpaceQuest Planetarium at Indianapolis Children's Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana
Iowa
- Bettendorf High School, Bettendorf
- Sanford Museum and Planetarium, Cherokee, Iowa
Kansas
- Justice Planetarium at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, Hutchinson
- Peterson Planetarium at Emporia State University
Kentucky
- Gheen's Science Hall & Rauch Planetarium at the University of Louisville, Louisville
- Golden Pond Planetarium and Observatory, Golden Pond
- Hardin Planetarium at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green
- Hummel Planetarium at Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond
- Star Theater, at Morehead State University, Morehead
- Varia Planetarium at Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Prestonsburg
Louisiana
- Dayna & Ronald L. Sawyer Space Dome Planetarium, Shreveport
- Irene W. Pennington Planetarium, Baton Rouge
Maine
- Francis Malcolm Science Center Planetarium at Easton, Maine. 776 Houlton Rd.
- Ladd Planetarium at Bates College, 44 Campus Ave. in Lewiston
- Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium at the University of Maine, Orono
- Southworth planetarium at usm Portland campus located at 70 Falmouth ST.
Maryland
- Arthur Storer Planetarium, Prince Frederick, named after the first astronomer in the American colonies and the original namesake of Halley's Comet
- Davis Planetarium at the Maryland Science Center, Baltimore
- Watson-King Planetarium at Towson University
- William Brish Planetarium
Massachusetts
- Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science, Boston
- Framingham State College Planetarium, Framingham
- George Alden Planetarium at the Ecotarium, Worcester
- Seymour Planetarium at the Springfield Science Museum, Springfield, the oldest operating planetarium in the United States
Michigan
Minnesota
- Como Planetarium, Como Park Elementary School, St. Paul
- Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
- Mayo High School, Rochester
- MSUM Planetarium, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead
- Paulucci Space Theatre, Hibbing Community College, Hibbing
- SMSU Planetarium, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall
- Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium, Bell Museum of Natural History, St. Paul
Mississippi
- Russell C. Davis Planetarium, Jackson
Missouri
- Del & Norma Robison Planetarium, Kirksville
- Gottlieb Planetarium, Kansas City
- James S. McDonnell Planetarium, St. Louis
- Rock Bridge Senior High School Planetarium, Columbia
Montana
- Taylor Planetarium at the Museum of the Rockies
Nebraska
- Mallory Kountze Planetarium, Omaha
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Planetarium, Omaha
- Ralph Mueller Planetarium, Lincoln
Nevada
- Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center, Reno
New Hampshire
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, Concord
New Jersey
New Mexico
- The Planetarium at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Albuquerque
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
- James E. Bertelsmeyer Planetarium at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium, Tulsa
- Kirkpatrick Planetarium at Science Museum Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
- Mackie Planetarium, Northern Oklahoma College
Oregon
- North Medford High School Planetarium, Medford
- Harry C. Kendall Planetarium, Portland
- Planetarium at Chemeketa Community College, Hayesville
- Science Factory, Eugene
Pennsylvania
- Edinboro University Planetarium at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
- RUM Planetarium, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez
Rhode Island
- Roger Williams Park Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, Providence
South Carolina
- DuPont Planetarium at the University of South Carolina Aiken, Aiken
- SCSM Planetarium, Columbia
- Stanback Planetarium, Orangeburg
- T. C. Hooper Planetarium at the Roper Mountain Science Center, Greenville
Tennessee
- Bays Mountain Planetarium at Bays Mountain Park, Kingsport
- CyberSphere Digital Theater at the Renaissance Center, Dickson
- Sharpe Planetarium at the Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium, Memphis
- Sudekum Planetarium at Adventure Science Center, Nashville
Texas
Utah
- Clark Planetarium, Salt Lake City
- Ott Planetarium at Weber State University in Ogden – produces original content for small planetaria with an all-undergraduate production team
- Royden G. Derrick Planetarium, at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah – shows created and run by BYU Astronomical Society
Vermont
- Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium in Saint Johnsbury
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
- Barlow Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Fox Cities Campus, Menasha
- Daniel F. Soref National Geographic Dome Theater and Planetarium, Milwaukee
- Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium at Retzer Nature Center, Waukesha
- Madison Metropolitan School District Planetarium, Madison
- Manfred Olsen Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee
- Planetarium at University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, La Crosse
Oceania
[Australia]
- Melbourne, Scienceworks Museum Planetarium, Melbourne
- Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston
- Scitech Planetarium, Perth
- Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Brisbane
- UNISA Planetarium, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide
[New Zealand]
- Digital Dome Planetarium at the Hermitage Mt Cook, Aoraki Mt Cook
- Perpetual Guardian Planetarium at the Otago Museum Dunedin
- Planetarium North, Whangarei
- Space Place at Carter Observatory, Wellington
- Stardome Observatory, Auckland
South America
[Argentina]
- Complejo Astronómico Municipal, Rosario
- Complejo Planetario Malargüe, Malargüe
- Galileo Galilei planetarium, Buenos Aires
- Parque Astronómico la Punta
[Brazil]
[Chile]
- Planetario Chile, Carl Zeiss VI, Santiago
- Planetario Rapa Nui, Isla de Pascua
[Colombia]
- Planetarium of Bogotá, Bogotá
- Planetarium of Medellín, Medellín
[Ecuador]
- Planetarium of Mitad del Mundo, Ciudad Mitad del Mundo
[Uruguay]
- Planetario de Montevideo "Agr. Germán Barbato", first Latin American planetarium, Montevideo
[Venezuela]
- Planetario del Museo de los Niños de Caracas, Caracas
- Planetario Humboldt, Caracas
- Planetario Fundación la Salle de Ciencias Naturales La Salle, Punta de Piedra
- Planetario Simón Bolívar, Maracaibo
Planetarium computer software
- A realistic sky image as seen from Earth
- The ability to display sky motions in real-time
- The ability to animate time changes backwards and forwards
Planetarium manufacturers
- Aquarian – New York City—20 D
- AsterDomus – Brazil—Portable planetaria manufacturer.
- Baader – Germany—Großplanetarium, Schulplanetarium, Planetarium 2000
- Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc., Bremerton, WA—Manufacturers and sellers of Digitarium digital planetarium systems for portable and fixed domes and Digitalis inflatable domes. Over 400 customers on six continents as of September, 2012.
- The Elumenati, Milwaukee and Asheville, NC—Single-channel digital projection solutions for fixed and portable domes; lenses, projectors, inflatable domes, and software; GeoDome turnkey immersive learning environments; services including custom installations and content consulting
- Evans & Sutherland – Utah Digistar 1, Digistar 2–30, Digistar 3—over 120, Digistar 4 – over 300, Digistar 5 – over 550
- E-Planetarium, Houston, Texas—Discovery Dome portable fulldome digital theater with mirror or fisheye projection, Go-Dome inflatable dome—more than 40 in 13 countries
- Emerald planetariums, Israel—Single and multi-channel digital projection solutions for fixed and portable domes; fish-eye lenses, projectors, inflatable and fixed domes, planetarium immersive learning environments; services including custom installations and turnkey solutions, L.O.P.C live planetarium systems emerald-planetariums.com
- Fengfei—China—TX 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16–50
- Farquhar – Pennsylvania—40 D
- Fulldome.pro: Los Angeles, USA. Chiang Mai, Thailand. Moscow, Russia. Shanghai, China. Experts in fulldome digital projection solutions for planetariums since 2010. Over 300 dome projects installed worldwide.
- Galileo—Italy—S1, S III—20
- Gambato—Italy—30
- Global Immersion—UK, Colorado, Canada—Fidelity fulldome and large-format solutions,
- Go-Dome—portable planetarium
- Goto—Japan—EX-3, E-5, Eros, Venus, G1014, GE, GE II, GE 6, GM-AT, GS 6, GM-15, Chronos, Helios, GR-T, M-1, S-3, Super Helios—Total is uncertain, about 400 outside Japan. It is said the Japanese government placed an EX-3 in every elementary school in Japan.
- Ohira Tech – Japan, Megastar-7
- Hangzhou—China—20
- Holovis —multi-channel dome projection, Infiniti Dome, large-format solutions, immersive experiences, full dome real-time gaming. Based in the United Kingdom, USA, Canada, China and Italy
- Jindu—China—J8, J10–15
- Portable Planetariums Home – Argentina – Over 150
- Minolta—Japan—Geministar, Infinium, MO-6, MS-8, MS-10, Series II, Cosmoleap—over 250
- MMI Corp. – Maryland—Starworlds or Model 6500, 7700, 8800,
- Moscow—Russia—Eline, UP-2, UP-4—about 10
- Planetronix – Mexico—about 10
- RSA Cosmos—France—Cosmodyssee, SN 88, SN 95–20
- Science First/Starlab Yulee, Florida—manufacturers/ellers of Starlab portable planetariums and digital dtarlabs. Over 650 systems on 6 continents as of December 2010 and growing.
- Sky-Skan – New Hampshire immersive full dome installations, from architectural design and build to systems install and maintenance. Original product was SkyVision, now Definiti. More than 180 systems installed as of 2013.
- Spitz – Pennsylvania—A, A1, A2, A3, A3P, A3P', A4, A4RPY, A5, 373, 512, B, C, Spitz Junior, Nova I or Nova Junior, Nova II, Nova III, STP, STS, Spitz School—over 500
- TSA – Ohio—Emmons, TSA—6 D
- Viewlex—New York—Apollo I, Apollo II, Apollo III, Apollo Portable—125 D
- XTY—China—15
- Zeiss—Germany—Mark I to VI, Universarium VII to IX, ZKP-1, ZKP-2 to ZKP-4, RFP, Starmaster—400
- Planetarios—Corporation with factories in Argentina, Mexico, China and Russian Federation. Biggest portable planetarium exporter world wide.