List of planetariums

Worldwide list of planetariums
ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre at ESO headquarters[1]

This entry is a list of permanent planetariums across the world.

Permanent planetariums

Planetariums are ordered by continent and then by country in alphabetical order. The planetariums are listed in the following format: name, city. The International Planetarium Society has a more complete list on 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

  • Ghana Planetarium, Accra

Libya

  • Planetarium of Tripoli, Al-Quba Al-Falakia, Tripoli, Libya

South Africa

Tunisia

  • Planetarium of Tunis Science City, Tunis

Asia

Bangladesh

China

India

Indonesia

Iraq

Israel

Japan

Kuwait

  • Kuwait Planetarium

Kazakhstan

  • Aktobe Planetarium

Malaysia

Pakistan

  • PIA Institute of Planetaria, Astronomy & Cosmology (PIA-IPAC), Karachi
  • PIA Institute of Planetaria, Astronomy & Cosmology (PIA-IPAC), Lahore
  • PIA Institute of Planetaria, Astronomy & Cosmology (PIA-IPAC), Peshawar

Philippines

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkmenistan

Europe

Austria

  • Digitales Planetarium im Naturhistorischen Museum Wien, Vienna
  • Sternenturm Planetarium Judenburg, Judenburg
  • Zeiss Planetarium der Stadt Wien [de], Vienna

Belarus

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

  • Budapest Planetarium (hu:TIT Budapesti Planetárium), Budapest
  • Kecskemét Planetarium, Kecskemét
  • Bukk Astronomical Observatory (hu:Bükki Csillagda), Répáshuta

Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

  • Kosovo Planetarium of Çabrat, Gjakova, Scien.-Edu. Center Cosmos & Human

Lithuania

Netherlands

Norway

  • Vitensenteret i Trondheim (Trondheim Science Center), Trondheim
  • Nordnorsk vitensenter (Science Center of Northern Norway), Tromsø
  • Saint Exupery Planetarium, Oslo
  • Science Factory (Vitenfabrikken, Norway), Sandnes

Poland

Portugal

  • Calouste Gulbenkian Planetarium, Lisbon
  • Espinho Planetarium, Navegar Foundation, Espinho
  • Planetario Coimbra, Coimbra
  • Planetário do Porto, Porto

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

  • Bursa Science and Technology Center, Bursa
  • Eskişehir Planetarium, Eskişehir
  • Gaziantep Planetarium and Science Center, Gaziantep
  • Kayseri Science Center, Kayseri
  • Konya Science Center, Konya
  • Serdivan Planetarium, Sakarya
  • Sancaktepe Science experiment Center, Observatory and Planetarium, istanbul
  • Serdivan Planetarium, Sakarya
  • Tuzla Municipality – Şelale Eğitim Parkı – Planetarium ve Observatory, Tuzla

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Other

  • Aboard the RMS Queen Mary 2, the first planetarium at sea

North America

Canada

Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Yukon

Costa Rica

Mexico

  • Complejo Cientifico, Tecnologico y Cultural Planetario de Playa Del Carmen "SAYAB", Quintana Roo
  • Planetario Alfa, Monterrey
  • Planetario de Cajeme en el Parque Infantil "Ostimuri", Ciudad Obregón
  • Planetario de Ciudad Victoria "Dr. Ramiro Iglesias Leal" del Parque Recreativo y Cultural Siglo XXI, Ciudad Victoria
  • Planetario de la Escuela Náutica Mercante de Tampico, Tampico
  • Planetario Digital Móvil Ecosistemas de México, Mexico City
  • Planetario "Dr. Arcadio Poveda Ricalde" del Centro Cultural de Sinaloa, Culiacán
  • Planetario "Dra. Silvia Torres Castilleja", Descubre Museo Interactivo de Ciencias y Tecnología, Aguascalientes
  • Planetario Explora del Museo de Ciencias, León
  • Planetario Hidalgo del Museo Rehilete, Pachuca, Hidalgo
  • Planetario IMAX DOMO de Puebla, Puebla
  • Planetario "Joaquín Gallo" de la Sociedad Astronómica de México, Mexico City
  • Planetario "José Martínez Rocha" del Área de Astronomía del DIF-US, Magdalena de Kino
  • Planetario "Lic. Felipe Rivera" de CECONEXPO, Morelia
  • Planetario Luis Enrique Erro, Mexico City
  • Planetario Móvil de Ludocosmos, Hermosillo
  • Planetronix Móvil de Sistemas Educativos en Astronomía, Guaymas
  • Planetario Móvil EKBÉ, Querétaro
  • Planetario Móvil "Shimba Caa Ana", Cancún
  • Planetario Papalote Museo del Niño, Mexico City
  • Planetario Tabasco 2000, Villahermosa
  • Planetario "Valente Souza" de la Sociedad Astronómica de México, Mexico City
  • Planetario y Centro Interactivo de Jalisco "Lunaria", Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
  • Ziga Zag, Centro de Ciencias, Consejo Zacatecano de Ciencia y Tecnología, Zacatecas

United States

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
  • EpiSphere at the Aerospace Education Center, Little Rock
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
  • Capital High School, Boise
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
  • Dayna & Ronald L. Sawyer Space Dome Planetarium, Shreveport
  • Irene W. Pennington Planetarium, Baton Rouge
  • Nature Center at Audubon Nature Institute, New Orleans
Maine
  • Francis Malcolm Science Center Planetarium at Easton, Maine, 776 Houlton Road
  • Ladd Planetarium at Bates College, Lewiston, 44 Campus Avenue
  • Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium at the University of Maine, Orono
  • Southworth Planetarium at University of Southern Maine - Portland campus located at 70 Falmouth Street
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
  • Russell C. Davis Planetarium, Jackson
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
  • Mallory Kountze Planetarium (UNO), Omaha
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Planetarium, Omaha
  • Ralph Mueller Planetarium, Lincoln
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
  • Edinboro University Planetarium at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, Pennsylvania
  • Puerto Rico
    Rhode Island
    South Carolina
    Tennessee
    Texas
    Utah
    Vermont
    Virginia
    Washington
    Wisconsin

    Oceania

    Australia

    New Zealand

    South America

    Argentina

    Brazil

    Chile

    • Planetario Chile (University of Santiago, Chile), Carl Zeiss VI, Santiago
    • Planetario Mamalluca, Municipalidad de Vicuña, Región de Coquimbo
    • Planetario Rapa Nui (Fundación Planetario Rapa Nui, Chile), Isla de Pascua
    • Planetario Movil Tikva, Purranque, Región Los Lagos

    Colombia

    Ecuador

    • Planetarium of Mitad del Mundo, Ciudad Mitad del Mundo-Quito
    • Planetario de la Armada -Guayaquil- (INOCAR)
    • Planetario Mundo Juvenil -Cuenca-
    • Centro cultural Planetario -Quito- (IGM)

    Uruguay

    Venezuela

    • Planetario del Museo de los Niños de Caracas, Caracas
    • Planetario Humboldt, [Zeiss] Caracas
    • Planetario Fundación la Salle de Ciencias Naturales La Salle, Punta de Piedra
    • Planetario Simón Bolívar (part of Complejo Científico, Cultural y Turístico), Maracaibo

    See also

    References

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    16. ^ Midlands Mobile Planetarium
    17. ^ Wales Mobile Planetarium
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    19. ^ Planetarium Projector and Science Museum
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    Further reading

    • Worldwide Planetarium Database

    External links

    • Worldwide Planetariums Database (WPD)
    • Planetariums & Digital Dome Theatres Database
    • Plafinder – planetarium search engine
    • Loch Ness Productions Fulldome Theater Compendium (fulldome facilities)
    • Loch Ness Productions Dome Theater Compendium (classic facilities)