Zulu Patrol
Showing Tuesday-Saturday at 12:00 pm, Sunday at 1:00pm
30 minutes
A research mission gone awry, an interplanetary villain and a tour of the solar system are all featured in this animated full-dome film based on the award-winning PBS television series. Viewers join the Zula Patrol as they gather samples of weather for scientist Multo’s research. As the Zula Patrol attempt to stop Dark Truder’s nefarious plan to become ruler of the universe, visitors will explore and compare the types of weather found on each planet in our solar system and discover the elements which combine to create weather.
The Future is Wild
Showing Tuesday-Sunday at 2:00pm.
30 minutes
Based on the popular documentary series on Animal Planet, The Future is Wild explores how the Earth might change in the coming years and speculates how modern-day animals may have to adapt to new environments of the distant future. A team of over 100 animators and scholars transformed their ideas into creatures that fly, walk and swim. Experience a future fantastic, based on real science.
Let It Snow!
Showing Tuesday-Saturday at 11:00am and 3:00pm, and Sunday at 3:00pm**
Celebrate the season with a special holiday feature in our Space Theater. “Let it Snow” features a variety of festive classic songs and music from the likes of Frank Sinatra, Chuck Berry by the Trans Siberian Orchestra. The soundtrack is visually enhanced with thematic holiday animation, laser imagery, special effects and all-dome scenery.
Show Times:
Black Friday (Nov 29th) through December 31st.**
**Black Out Dates- Let It Snow will not be played Dec. 21-23, for a special showing of our NEW Holiday theater show, Nutcracker Suite.
Only the 2:00 pm & 3:00pm showing will be offered on Dec 5th & 6th, and Dec. 10th-13th due to a school event.
Phantom of the Universe
Showing Tuesday-Saturday at 1:00pm
Phantom of the Universe showcases an exciting exploration of dark matter, from the Big Bang to its anticipated discovery at the Large Hadron Collider.
The show reveals the first hints of its existence through the eyes of Fritz Zwicky, the scientist who coined the term “dark matter.” It describes the astral choreography witnessed by Vera Rubin in the Andromeda galaxy and then plummets deep underground to see the most sensitive dark matter detector on Earth, housed in a former gold mine.
From there, it journeys across space and time to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, speeding alongside particles before they collide in visually stunning explosions of light and sound, while learning how scientists around the world are collaborating to track down the constituents of dark matter.
The Nutcracker Suite
Coming Soon!
For a Limited Time- See Show times below
NEW to the Space Theater is a special showing of the ‘Nutcracker Suite‘. A visual music extravaganza of Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s most famous work, with stereo soundtrack performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and animation by Ken Scott. Enjoy musical favorites including Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Miniature Overture, Dance of the Mirlitons, Arabian Dance, Waltz of the Flowers and more in our full-dome planetarium Space Theater.
Show Times are:
Saturday, December 21st at 11:00 am & 3:00 pm
Sunday, December 22nd at 3:00 pm
Monday, December 23rd at 11:00 am & 3:00 pm
Admission to the ‘Nutcracker Suite’ is not included in museum admission. Each show time is $2 per person and can be purchased at the front desk the day of the show. Preview this special show here!
Member’s museum admission is free.
Non-Members must pay regular admission.