The Daniel M. Soref Planetarium & Dome Theater is now open!
One Planetarium program is included with your Museum admission. At this time, programs cannot be reserved in advance and are first-come, first-served.
Giant-screen films are sold separately from Museum admission and can be reserved online, by phone, or in-person. Members $5, non-members $6. Sustainer+ members can reserve for free, but must call 414-278-2728 or visit MPM.
Daily Schedule
November 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024
| 10:15 a.m. | Wisconsin Stargazing |
| 11 a.m. | T. REX |
| Noon | Space Aliens |
| 12:45 p.m. | T. REX |
| 2 p.m. | Wisconsin Stargazing |
| 2:45 p.m. | T. REX |
| 3:45 p.m. | Space Aliens |
| 4:30 p.m. | Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon |
Now Showing
Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon - Giant Film
Pink Floyd’s iconic album Dark Side of the Moon, originally released in 1973, turns 50. Celebrate and experience it at the Daniel M. Soref Planetarium! Combining breathtaking views of the solar system, played out to 42 minutes of Dark Side in surround sound, this truly immersive and all-encompassing treat will transcend reality. Each song has a different theme, some futuristically looking forward and some a retro acknowledgment to Pink Floyd’s visual history, all relating to a time and space experience.
Special Saturdays
Join us for special viewings on two Saturdays of each month: October 12 and 26, November 16 and 30, December 14 and 28, from 5:45-8 p.m. Includes an additional live 25-minute Planetarium program plus concessions. $18 all members, $20 non-members.
5:45 p.m. - Doors & concessions open
6:15 p.m. - Stargazing with Pink Floyd
6:45 p.m. - Short intermission
7:00 p.m. - Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
Space Aliens - Planetarium Program
Join our alien experts, “Hopeful” and “Skeptical,” as they examine extraterrestrial files and try to convince each other whether or not life exists beyond Earth. Follow their astro arguments from the ocean floor to a journey across the galaxy!
T. REX
For more than 100 years, dinosaurs have inspired and thrilled audiences, commanding blockbuster status in museums and at the box office. But among them towers a king—a tyrant lizard king! Meet the discoverers of remarkable new bones in the badlands of Hell Creek in the summer of 2023. Explore the life and times of the Greatest Of All Tyrants (the GOAT), T. rex!
Wisconsin Stargazing - Planetarium Program
Take a live tour of the current Wisconsin night sky in this 22-minute guided Planetarium program. A lively astronomy educator will show you all of the current sights on a clear dome “sky,” such as planets, constellations, meteors, and other fun celestial phenomena. The program includes a cosmic Q&A session and requests from the audience.
Coming Soon
January 1, 2025 through April 4, 2025
| 10:15 a.m. | Wisconsin Stargazing |
| 11 a.m. | Cities of the Future |
| Noon | Constellations! |
| 12:45 p.m. | Cities of the Future |
| 2 p.m. | Wisconsin Stargazing |
| 2:45 p.m. | T. REX |
| 3:45 p.m. | Constellations! |
| 4:30 p.m. | Cities of the Future |
Giant Films and Planetarium Programs showing January 1 - April 4, 2025:
Cities of the Future - Giant Film
Imagine stepping 50 years into the future and finding smart cities designed to be totally sustainable. Renewable energy is our primary power source, space-based solar power provides solar energy 24 hours a day, everything is recycled, and you travel in individualized pods that run on little or no energy. This isn’t science fiction: Engineers are making plans for a sustainable world right now! Explore it now on our giant screen. This film is produced in association with American Society of Civil Engineers.
Constellations! - Planetarium Program
Connect to the sky above in this enchanting Planetarium program! Explore all kinds of constellations as you travel the world to discover dazzling stories about stars.