Moscow Planetarium

In a city like Moscow, one can hardly ever see stars in the night sky. But everyone has the opportunity to explore the infinity of the universe at Moscow Planetarium, which has just turned 85.

Founded in 1929, the Moscow Planetarium was closed for several years after the fall of the Soviet Union but reopened recently, fully renovated. Now it features Universarium M9, the most advanced fiberglass projection device for displaying the night sky. In the Large Star Hall of the Moscow Planetarium you can watch different programs: a full-dome film and a Universarium show, or a just a Universarium show.

Most of the shows are available in English. Check the schedule.

The Small Star Hall, the only one in Russia equipped with dome screen, dynamic seats and stereo projection system, serves as a part of the Planetarium’s own production complex, which produces full-dome lecture-format video pieces. Each exhibit in the Lunarium Interactive Museum is a research lab open to the public. Here you can launch a hydrogen missile, ride a space bicycle across the Solar system or save the world from asteroids.

Individual and group tours with English-speaking guides are available in the Lunarium Interactive Museum. Contact the museum at info@sky-grp.ru to book your tour at least two weeks in advance.

Address: 5 Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya, building 1.

Opening hours: Daily 10:00 am – 9:00 pm. The Planetarium is closed for visitors on Tuesdays.

Ticket prices

For more information, visit the Moscow Planetarium website in English.