Travelers ScienceDome at the Gengras Planetarium

Travelers ScienceDome at the Gengras Planetarium The Travelers ScienceDome Planetarium is CT's largest museum digital planetarium! It is located at T

The Travelers ScienceDome Planetarium (formerly known as The Gengras Planetarium) is a part of The Children's Museum in West Hartford. Our 40-foot dome is home to a Spitz SciDome Full Dome projector. Daily planetarium shows consist of full dome astronomy movies as well as live night sky tours. The planetarium is also available at special request for field trips, evening rentals, and birthday parties. Staff of the Travelers ScienceDome run evening telescope and astronomy programs.

Hope you can stop by this month for a planetarium show at one of times below. Show tickets will be free with standard ad...
02/07/2022

Hope you can stop by this month for a planetarium show at one of times below. Show tickets will be free with standard admission to the museum. See you soon!

08/09/2021

August planetarium shows are Wednesdays and Fridays: 10:30am, 12:00pm, 1:30pm, and 3:30pm
Now Showing!
Wednesday Laser Shows "A Brief Mystery of Time
Friday Star shows "The Sky Tonight"

06/28/2021

The Planetarium is Open! Four shows a day Wednesdays and Fridays: 10:30am, 12:00pm, 1:30pm, and 3:30pm
Showing this week!
Wednesday Star shows "The Sky Tonight"
Friday Laser Shows "A Brief Mystery of Time"

We just received the 2018 Astronomy Day Award for our event in the spring. If you haven't been to the planetarium lately...
07/25/2018

We just received the 2018 Astronomy Day Award for our event in the spring. If you haven't been to the planetarium lately, come and see the variety of programs we present each day. You never have to worry about rain -- the skies are always clear in the Gengras Planetarium!

Haven't been to the planetarium lately? Come and enjoy our comfortable and immersive space where you can view the night ...
07/16/2018

Haven't been to the planetarium lately? Come and enjoy our comfortable and immersive space where you can view the night sky, take a trip back in time to learn about telescopes, journey through the solar system on amusement park rides and explore the colors of the cosmos. Shows are presented daily in the Travelers Science Dome at Gengras Planetarium (Children's Museum, West Hartford, CT).

07/03/2018

It may be hot outside but it's nice and cool in the planetarium. Come and explore the universe under our starry dome! Check out the planetarium show schedule at http://www.thechildrensmuseumct.org

THIS SATURDAY IS ASTRONOMY DAY! Come to The Children's Museum (West Hartford, CT). Join our Space Game of Discovery and ...
04/19/2018

THIS SATURDAY IS ASTRONOMY DAY! Come to The Children's Museum (West Hartford, CT). Join our Space Game of Discovery and meet characters from Guardians of the Galaxy -- it's going to be amazing!

Learn about the constellations and planets! Using the planetarium's digital projection system, our planetarium astronome...
04/10/2018

Learn about the constellations and planets! Using the planetarium's digital projection system, our planetarium astronomer takes visitors on a live tour of the current night sky. The Sky Tonight is presented this week (April 9-13, 2018) at 1 p.m. You'll even learn how to use a star map!!

The next two days are EXTREME in the Gengras Planetarium at The Children's Museum (West Hartford, CT)! Come and see Ext...
03/29/2018

The next two days are EXTREME in the Gengras Planetarium at The Children's Museum (West Hartford, CT)! Come and see Extreme Planets (shown at 12 and 2 p.m.) and Xtreme Weather shown at 1 p.m.) on Friday March 30-Sat March 31 under the planetarium dome!

2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood on public television but our speci...
03/29/2018

2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood on public television but our special planetarium program closes on Friday March 30th at 10:30 am!. Explore the day and night sky with Mister Rogers and the characters from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe under our planetarium dome. Watch a sunset from Daniel’s clock, try to catch the Moon with Lady Elaine and go stargazing from King Friday’s castle. This program is geared toward young visitors and people young-at-heart will love it too!

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