Facility Plans

Artist's Rendering corner of Hennepin & 3rd
Artist's rendering of proposed facility

Future Facility
The Minneapolis planetarium was torn down in 2002 with the old central library. We are currently working on a replacement so visitors will again have the opportunity to witness the wonders of the universe in a large dome theater. With funding from the state legislature and citizens like you, we are pushing ahead with plans for the new Planetarium and Space Discovery Center on the top of the Minneapolis Central Library.

Help us launch this project and Make Contact with the universe.

Before the opening of the Minnesota Planetarium and Space Discovery Center, there are other options to get reacquainted with the night sky — check our links in Minnesota Astronomy or check out the upcoming Events and ExploraDome programs.

Download File
You may dowload an overview of this exceptional facility here. This document includes Our Mission Statement, Facility Descriptions, and much more.

Right click on this link and select "Save Target As...". Save the PDF file to your hard drive and use Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print it. Get Adobe Acrobat Reader here.

Slideshow
This overview document is also available online here, as a self-paced slide show. Use the navigation at the top of each page to move through the slides, or to return to this page.

Enter the slide show here.