Ladd Observatory will be open to the public on Monday nights, from 8pm to 10pm, beginning September 16th, 2024. The historic Ladd Observatory opened in 1891 under the direction of Prof. Winslow Upton. A regular program of transit observations and timekeeping was started in 1893. Prof. Charles Smiley, famous for his observations of solar eclipses, became director […]

Our December Creative Conversations features two of our fantastic 2024 Fall Design Catalyst mentors, Janelle Blakely Photopoulos of Blakely Interior Design and Manan Narang of furniture and lighting design studio INDO-. Come explore the intersection of interior and furniture design, sharing how they craft stories and imbue meaning into spaces and objects for the people […]

Planetarium Show Saturdays & Sundays @ 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Located in the Museum of Natural History, the planetarium is a dome theater with a Zeiss projector that casts images of stars, planets and constellations to simulate the night sky. Planetarium show tickets must be purchased online using our online ticketing system. Museum admission does not include the […]

Planetarium Show Saturdays & Sundays @ 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Located in the Museum of Natural History, the planetarium is a dome theater with a Zeiss projector that casts images of stars, planets and constellations to simulate the night sky. Planetarium show tickets must be purchased online using our online ticketing system. Museum admission does not include the […]