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Planetarium Hamburg - Heaven on Earth


Explore one of the worlds technically most advanced planetariums. How did earth come to exist? What is a black hole? Does life exist beyond our world’s boundaries? Why is it dark in the universe? If you are interested in the ultimate questions of mankind, you are sure to be in the right place in Planetarium Hamburg.
Science shows, a broad variety of programs for families and children, liveconcerts (Planetarium Hamburg owns a Yamaha grand piano and has a stage), radio dramas, music- and multimedia-shows with amazing lasershow-effects from the world’s most modern indoor lasershow-installation, lectures from the leading scientists of our days – all that and even more the audience is bound to experience underneath the brilliant starry night sky of Planetarium Hamburg.

With the planetarium’s guide-port audio service, you can listen to many programs partly or full-length in English, French or Spanish.

Facts and figures
Planetarium Hamburg was established in 1930. It is hosted in an old water tower right in the middle of Hamburg's central park - a landmark of the city. The current Director, Thomas W. Kraupe, came to Hamburg in 2000. Since then, he and his team of scientists, technicians, and service personnel run a very successful and highly competitive "theatre of stars", not only on a national base but on an international as well. It is fairly unique among German planetariums that Hamburg Planetarium fully produces or co-produces many of the shows shown.
The “heart” of the grand domed hall is the "Universarium IX", a unique projector which was manufactured by Carl Zeiss, Jena. The diameter of the dome is 22 metres. There are 253 comfortable reclining-seats in the planetarium, and in an average year the Hamburg Planetarium hosts about as many as 350.000 visitors - which makes Planetarium Hamburg the most successful planetarium among all German planetariums by far.

regular price for shows, lectures etc: 8,- €, concession 5,- €,
musical programmes, live-shows and concerts: please ask for prices