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

• Iziko Planetarium at the Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town

• Johannesburg Planetarium at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

• Sutherland Planetarium

• Naval Hill Planetarium, Bloemfontein

Tunisia

• Planetarium of Tunis Science City, Tunis

Asia

Bangladesh

• Novo Theatre, Dhaka

• Novo Theatre, Rajshahi

China

• Beijing Planetarium, Beijing

• Hong Kong Space Museum, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

• Macao Science Center, Macao

• Shanghai Astronomy Museum, Shanghai

India

Indonesia

• Jagad Raya Planetarium, Tenggarong

• Jakarta Planetarium, Jakarta

• Loka Jala Crana Planetarium, Surabaya

Iraq

• Baghdad Planetarium, Baghdad

Israel

• Eretz Israel Museum Planetarium, Tel Aviv

• Givatayim Observatory, Givatayim

• Wise Observatory, Mitzpe Ramon

Japan

Kuwait

• Kuwait Planetarium

Kazakhstan

• Aktobe Planetarium

Malaysia

• Melaka Planetarium, Malacca

• Planetarium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

• Sultan Iskandar Planetarium, Sarawak

Myanmar

• Yangon Planetarium, Yangon

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

• National Museum Planetarium, Manila

• PAGASA Planetarium, Quezon City

• DOST-PAGASA Mindanao Planetarium, Mindanao

South Korea

• Gwacheon National Science Museum Planetarium, Gwacheon

• National Science Museum, Daejeon

• Eunpyung Planetarium, Seoul National Science Museum, Seoul

Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka Planetarium, Colombo

Taiwan

• Taipei Astronomical Museum, Taipei

• National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung

• Tainan Astronomical Education Area, Tainan

Thailand

Turkmenistan

• Ashgabad Planetarium, Ashgabad

Europe

Austria

• Digitales Planetarium im Naturhistorischen Museum Wien, Vienna

• Sternenturm Planetarium Judenburg, Judenburg

• , Vienna

Belarus

• Minsk Planetarium, Minsk

Belgium

• Brussels Planetarium, Brussels

• Europlanetarium Genk, Genk

• Planetarium Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove

• Planètarium Olympus Mons, Mons

• Planétarium, Université de Liège, Liège

• Volkssterrenwacht vzw Beisbroek, Bruges

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

• Nikola Tesla Technical Museum Planetarium, Zagreb

Cyprus

• The Cyprus Planetarium, Nicosia

Czech Republic

Denmark

• Orion Planetarium, Jels

• The Steno Museum, Aarhus

• Tycho Brahe Planetarium, Copenhagen

Estonia

• Planetarium in Science Centre AHHAA, Tartu

• Planetarium in Tartu Old Observatory

• Planetarium in Pernova Nature House, Pärnu

• Planetarium in Energy Discovery Centre, Tallinn

Finland

• Heureka Planetarium, Vantaa

• Kallioplanetaario, Jyväskylä

• Särkänniemi Planetarium, Tampere

• Ursa Starlab, Helsinki

• Kakslauttanen Planetarium, Saariselkä

France

Germany

Greece

• Eugenides Planetarium (see also Evgenidio Foundation), Athens

• Thessaloniki Planetarium, Thessaloniki

Hungary

• Budapest Planetarium (:hu:TIT Budapesti Planetárium), Budapest

• Kecskemét Planetarium, Kecskemét

• Bukk Astronomical Observatory (:hu:Bükki Csillagda), Répáshuta

Ireland

• Inishowen Planetarium, Inishowen

• Schull Planetarium, Schull

Italy

Kosovo

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

• National Observatory and Planetarium of Kosovo, Shtime

Lithuania

• Planetariumas, Vilnius

Malta

• Esplora Interactive Science Centre, Kalkara

Netherlands

• Artis Planetarium, Amsterdam

• Eise Eisinga Planetarium, Franeker

• Omniversum, The Hague

• Planetarium Planetron, Dwingeloo

• Planetarium Ridderkerk, Museum Johannes Postschool, Ridderkerk-Rijsoord

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

• Belgrade Planetarium, Belgrade

• Novi Sad Planetarium

Slovakia

• Slovenské technické múzeum, Košice

• 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

• , Schwanden near Sigriswil

Turkey

Ukraine

• Dnipro Planetarium, Dnipro

• Donetsk Planetarium, Donetsk

• Kharkiv Planetarium, Kharkiv

• Kyiv Planetarium, Kyiv

United Kingdom

Other

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

North America

Canada

Alberta

• Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium, Edmonton, Alberta

• TELUS Spark Science Centre, 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

• Science North, Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• W.J. McCallion Planetarium, Hamilton, Ontario

Quebec

• Rio Tinto Alcan 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+

• INTUITIVE Planetarium, U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville

Alaska

• Babula Planetarium at the University of Alaska Museum of the North Fairbanks

• Marie Drake Planetarium, Juneau

• Thomas Planetarium at the Anchorage Museum, Anchorage

• University of Alaska Planetarium & Visualization Theater 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

• The Star Barn Cave Creek

Arkansas

• EpiSphere at the Aerospace Education Center, Little Rock

California

Colorado

• Fiske Planetarium at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder

• Gates Planetarium at Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver

• United States Air Force Academy Planetarium at United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs

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

• Jim Cherry Memorial 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

• Wetherbee Planetarium at Thronateeska Heritage Center, Albany

Guam

• University of Guam Planetarium at the University of Guam, Hagåtña

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

Indiana

Iowa

• Bettendorf High School, Bettendorf

• Sanford Museum and Planetarium, Cherokee, Iowa

Kansas

• Justice Planetarium at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, Hutchinson

• Lakin High School Lakin, Kansas

• 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 (part of East Kentucky Science Center) at Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Prestonsburg

Louisiana

• Dayna & Ronald L. Sawyer Space Dome Planetarium, Shreveport

• Irene W. Pennington Planetarium, Baton Rouge

• Audubon Planetarium & Nature Dome Theater at Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, 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

• 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

• Montgomery College Planetarium, Takoma Park

• James E. Richmond Science Center and Planetarium, Charles County Public Schools, Waldorf (60' diameter, 184 seats)

• 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

• Forestview Planetarium, Forestview Middle School, Baxter

• 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 (UNO), Omaha

• Martin Luther King Jr. Planetarium, Omaha

• Ralph Mueller Planetarium, Lincoln

Nevada

• Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center, Reno

• Dale Etheridge Planetarium, Las Vegas, Nevada

New Hampshire

• McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, Concord

New Jersey

New Mexico

• The Planetarium at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Albuquerque

• Early College Academy, Hefferan Planetarium, Albuquerque

• Robert H. Goddard Planetarium, Roswell

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

• James E. Bertelsmeyer Planetarium at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium, Tulsa

• Love's Planetarium at Science Museum Oklahoma, Oklahoma City

• Mackie Planetarium, Northern Oklahoma College

• Jenks Public Schools Planetarium at Jenks High School Math Science Complex, Jenks, Oklahoma

Oregon

• North Medford High School Planetarium, Medford

• Harry C. Kendall Planetarium (part of Oregon Museum of Science and Industry), Portland

• Planetarium at Chemeketa Community College, Hayesville

• Science Factory, Eugene

• Planetarium Sky Theater, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, Oregon

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

• Clemson University Planetarium, Clemson

• 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

• Heavens Declare Planetarium at the Wonders Center & Science Museum, Dickson

• Sharpe Planetarium at the Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium, Memphis

• Sudekum Planetarium at Adventure Science Center, Nashville

• University of Tennessee Planetarium and Observation Deck, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Knoxville

• MD Anderson Planetarium, University of Memphis Lambuth, Jackson

Texas

Utah

• Clark Planetarium, Salt Lake City

• Ott Planetarium at Weber State University, Ogden

• Royden G. Derrick Planetarium, at Brigham Young University, Provo

• Snow Planetarium at Snow College, Ephraim

• Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center at Central Elementary, Pleasant Grove

Vermont

• Lyman Spitzer Jr. Planetarium at Fairbanks Museum in Saint Johnsbury

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin

Wyoming

• Snow King Observatory and Planetarium, Jackson

Oceania

Australia

• Science Space, Wollongong, NSW

• 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

• Cosmos Centre, Charleville, Queensland

New Zealand

• Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre Digital Dome at Hermitage Hotel, Mount Cook Village

• Perpetual Guardian Planetarium, Tūhura Otago Museum, Dunedin

• Planetarium North, Whangārei

• 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 (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

• Planetarium of Bogotá, Bogotá

• Planetarium of Medellín, Medellín

• Planetarium La Enseñanza, Medellín

• Planetario Móvil Colombia, Bogotá

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

• Planetario de Montevideo "Agr. Germán Barbato", first Latin American planetarium (1955), Montevideo

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

• Amateur astronomy

References

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)

• Wonderdome – UK Mobile Planetarium