General Information about Planetarium Prague

The Planetarium was opened on November 20, 1960. Since 1979 it belongs to the "Observatory and Planetarium of Prague", which constitutes of three subjects: Stefanik Observatory, Planetarium, and Dablice Observatory).

The Prague Planetarium is the largest institution of its kind in the Czech Republic and is one of the largest in the world. You find three planetarium projectors in one building!

The Cosmorama Hall can accomodate an audience of 210 people. It is a circular hall with 23,5 metres in diameter and a projection dome - an artificial sky vaulted to a height of 15 metres. The projection screen is the biggest one in the Czech Republic (843 sq.m.). The dome is equiped with modern audio-visual technology, including SkySkan Definiti projection system, the large Planetarium device called "Cosmorama" (Carl Zeiss - Jena) and laser systems.

In this new hall we offer shows with computer animations and virtual reality (incl. star projection). Starvid Hall is for 94 visitors.

• Permanent astronomical exhibiton
• Special exhibiton
• The interactive items on display - gradually updated
• The large size Zeiss projection planetarium, which was used in Prague from 1960 to 1988
• The "Small Planetarium Hall" with automated small size planetarium projector ZKP-1 (short show "Little Walk through the Night Sky")
• Gift shop
• Experimental garden