Cormack
Providence, RI
Need to Know!
- NAME:
Cormack Planetarium - ADDRESS:
1000 Elmwood Ave.
(located in the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, within Roger Williams Park) - LOCATION:
Providence - STATE:
Rhode Island - ZIP CODE:
02907 - SCHEDULE:
Saturdays & Sundays at 2:00pm
(check website for current Planetarium shows) - COST:
$5 per person
Children under the age of 4 not permitted; Children age 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
(ticket purchase information can be found on their website) - SEATING CAPACITY:
N/A - FACEBOOK:
Visit Page - WEBSITE:
Visit Website - PHONE:
(401) 680-7221 - EMAIL:
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Prices and Schedule subject to change. Please contact the Planetarium for current information.
SIDE NOTE:
The Cormack Planetarium is named after Maribelle Cormack, former museum director responsible for fundraising and establishing of Providence’s own planetarium that opened in 1953. 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. Planetarium shows are Saturday and Sunday at 2pm.
Take a thrilling trip through space and time–well beyond the calm face of the night sky–to explore cosmic collisions, hypersonic impacts that drive the dynamic and continuing evolution of the universe. If you thought space exploration was just for astronauts, think again! Discover what you can see from right here on ‘Spaceship Earth’ as we whiz through the solar system at breakneck speed!