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Planetario e Museo Astronomico

Typology: Scientific Museum, Town Museum

Address

Address: Piazza Giovanni Agnelli, 10
Zone: Quartiere Europa EUR (Roma sud)

Contacts

Telephone: 0039 060608 info tutti i giorni ore 9.00-21.00
Email: eventi.aziendali@zetema.it per eventi aziendali privati
Telephone booking: Per singoli, gruppi e scuole: 060608 tutti i giorni 9.00-21.00 fino a 2 ore prima dello spettacolo. La prenotazione decade 15 minuti prima dell'inizio dello spettacolo

Opening times

PLEASE NOTE: Tuesday, 18 and Wednesday, June 19, due to maintenance work at Rome's Planetarium, scheduled shows and guided tours on both days are cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience.

From 1 September until 30 June 
Tuesday-Friday: 9.00am - 2.00pm, performances 9.30am, 11.00am, 12.30pm;
Saturday-Sunday: from 9.00am to 7.00pm, performances 10.00am, 11.00am, 12.30pm, 3.00pm, 4.00pm, 5.30pm;

From 1 July until 31 August
Tuesday-Friday: 8.30pm - 11.30pm, performances 9.00pm, 10.30pm;
Saturday-Sunday: from 4.30pm to 11.30pm, performances 5.00pm, 6.00pm, 9.00pm, 10.30pm. 

Opening hours may be subject to variation, admittance is not allowed after the show has started.

24 and 31 december h. 9.00-14.00

Closed: Monday, 25 december, 1 january, 1 may

Information

NOTICE: Please ensure you wear air-conditioning appropriate clothing

Please note: Given the high number of visitors, especially on weekends, we highly recommend to book shows for children and for groups of more than 12 participants. Booking at: +39 060608 (daily from 9.00 am to 9.00 pm), up to 2 hours before the show.

For the shows: infants (up to two years of age) may be seated on their parents’ laps.
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Regular tickets
 1 show at the Planetarium + Astronomical Museum
 - Adults: € 8,50;
 - Concessions: € 6,50 (6-18 years children, adults over 65 years and school groups);
 - Free for children under 6 years;
 Roman Citiziens only (by showing a valid ID):
 - Adults: € 7,50;
 - Concessions: € 5,50;
 - Free for children under 6 years;

1 show at the Planetarium + Astronomical Museum + Museum of Roman Civilization
 - Adults: € 10,50;
 - Concessions: € 8,50 (children 6-18 years and adults over 65 years and schools);
 - Free for children under 6 years;
 Roman Citiziens only (by showing a valid ID):
 - Adults: € 9,50;
 - Concessions: € 7,50;
 - Free for children under 6 years;

Subscriptions to 4 stars
 4 different astronomical shows
 Adults: € 25,50;
 Concessions: € 19,50;
 Roman Citiziens only (by showing a valid ID):
 - Adults: € 22,50;
 - Concessions: € 16,50;
the card is valid six months starting from the first validation, and offers reduced entries to museums and exhibitions of the Civic Museums System and 10% discount in their libraries.

For the shows: infants (up to two years of age) may be seated on their parents’ laps.

Free of charge for teachers accompanying school groups.

Concessions and free of charge conditions: http://en.museiincomuneroma.it/informazioni_pratiche/biglietti_e_prenotazioni

For other concessions, please vist our Agreements page: www.museiincomuneroma.it/informazioni_pratiche/convenzioni

Payment: Debit Cards

Agreement with

Roma Pass, Roma&Più Pass
What the agreement provides:

Roma Pass: free of charge presenting a valid Roma Pass as one of the two free amissions included in the pass. A concessionary ticket is granted if used for the third museum onwards.

Booking

» Obligatory for the Weekend
» Recommended for Groups
» Telephonic
» Via Internet

Today's events

Notturno stellare (Manifestations) 2013-06-19 12:30

Scheduled events

Notturno stellare (Manifestations) 2013-06-20 12:30
Notturno stellare (Manifestations) 2013-06-21 12:30
Notturno stellare (Manifestations) 2013-06-22 11:00
Killer asteroids (Manifestations) 2013-06-22 16:00
Classic (Manifestations) 2013-06-23 10:00
Notturno stellare (Manifestations) 2013-06-23 15:00
Notturno stellare (Manifestations) 2013-06-24 12:30
Notturno stellare (Manifestations) 2013-06-25 12:30
Notturno stellare (Manifestations) 2013-06-26 12:30
Notturno stellare (Manifestations) 2013-06-27 12:30
Notturno stellare (Manifestations) 2013-06-28 12:30

Description

Housed for many years in the Octagonal Room of the Baths of Diocletian, the Planetarium was closed in the 1980s to allow restoration work on the Baths and their conversion into a museum. The vault of heaven was achieved by using a German Zeiss manufactured projector, a gift from Hitler to Mussolini in the 1930s. After restoration work carried out in the laboratories of the astronomical observatory in Monteporzio Catone, the equipment is now housed in the Museum of Roman Civilisation and enables the projection of over 4 thousand stars on a dome 14 metres in diameter as well as the rotation of the planets of the solar system and the constellations. The new SN 95 optical projector was designed and manufactured in France. Visitors can enjoy watching the heavens on ergonomic reclining seats arranged in concentric rows. Other rooms contain reconstructions of the Earth, Moon, Mars and Jupiter’s satellite Europa.
Shows
Shows for adults and children with the aim of discovering the fascinating world of astronomy, organized in 6 categories:
  • Celestial Panorama - An Introduction to understanding the sky;
  • Open Universies -  In-depth astrophysics on the nature of the universe;
  • Impacts - Astronomy and around;
  • Direct from the cosmos - Observation of the sky with a telescope;
  • Tales of Doctor Stellarium - Interactive game;
  • Astroconcert - Music and images from space.

The timetable of the shows can be consulted online www.planetarioroma.it

It is advisable to call in advance.

HERITY certification: www.herity.it/Siti/Planetario.htm

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Educational activities

Educational activities for schools

A visit to the planetarium is completed by a guided tour of the Astronomical Museum, offered by the City of Rome and carried out by young guides/entertainers, chosen from the students and recent graduates in physics and astrophysics of the University of Rome, all of whom are proficient in both science and communication. A visit to the museum, which is a particularly interactive experience, emphasizing involvement with the structure itself, usually takes place after the show in the cupola, and lasts around 45 minutes.
The planetarium welcomes school children from academic institutes of every type and level, and from the universities of the city of Rome, the provinces, Lazio and the neighboring areas. Over the years, the planetarium’s catchment area has extended over an increasingly wide area, confirming it more and more as a national reference point.
Show for school groups are available, on request, also in English. The show can be followed by a guided tour, with fee,  to the museum of astronomy, booking required.
Guided tours are free of charge only for the schools of Rome and Province of Rome, and subject to availability.
Guided tours cost € 40.00 per student (minimum required: 15 students)
School groups must show a school headed paper containing the list of pupils/students and accompanying teachers/professors (one teacher/professor comes free for every 10 pupils/students)

Info and Booking: tel. +39 060608 (daily from 9.00 am to 9.00 pm)

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Last checked: 2013-03-18 11:17