Staerkel
Champaign, IL
Need to Know!
- NAME:
William M. Staerkel Planetarium - ADDRESS:
2400 West Bradley Ave.
(located, and attached to, Parkland College in northwest Champaign) - LOCATION:
Champaign - STATE:
Illinois - ZIP CODE:
61821 - SCHEDULE:
Fridays, Saturdays (6:30 & 8:00pm), and select weekdays, check website for current schedule. - COST:
$6 Adults
$5 Seniors, Students, & Children under 12
(No advance ticket sales; all tickets are sold at the door) - SEATING CAPACITY:
N/A - FACEBOOK:
Visit Page - WEBSITE:
Visit Website - PHONE:
(217) 351-2568
(office phone)
or
(217) 351-2446
(show hotline) - EMAIL:
planetarium@parkland.edu
Prices and Schedule subject to change. Please contact the Planetarium for current information.
SIDE NOTE:
The William M. Staerkel Planetarium was the vision of the college’s first president, William Staerkel, who had the idea for a planetarium and a performance theater from the inception of the college.
A planetarium was in the college’s original plans (1968) and, in a physical model of the college, was depicted as a separate building. Funding finally came through in 1986 and construction began on the “Cultural Center,” which included the planetarium and theatre.
Tickets can be purchased in the planetarium lobby 30 minutes prior to the shows. Cash (no bills over $20)and checks , VISA, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express.
Park in the M-1 lot, north of the planetarium dome and follow the walk to the planetarium. You may also park in the C-4 lot and come in through the Miner Theatre.