Saturday, May 11, 10:00am-4:00pm
Join the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Roger Williams Park on Saturday, May 11th, for family-friendly fun activities celebrating the Sun. Visitors can complete a special museum quest, drop-in for some plasma globe demonstrations, look at the Sun during public solar observing (weather permitting) and more.
Sunsational Saturday Happenings:
12:00pm-1:30pm
Plasma Globe Demonstrations
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Cost: Free with Museum admission
12:30pm-1:30pm
Solar Observing (weather permitting)
Cost: Free with Museum admission
2:00pm
Journey to the Stars Planetarium Show
Featuring images from telescopes on the ground and in space and stunning visualizations of physics-based simulations, this show launches visitors through space and time to experience the life and death of the stars in our night sky, including our own nurturing Sun. Tour familiar stellar formations, explore celestial mysteries and discover the fascinating, unfolding story that connects us all to the stars. (General Audience)
Cost: Planetarium show ticket (includes Museum admission) is $5/Museum Members Free/Children MUST be age 4 and older. Planetarium show tickets must be purchased ONLINE. Choose carefully and then confirm your selection, as all selections/sales are final. For safety reasons, Planetarium ticketholders are not permitted to enter the Planetarium once the show has begun.
Online Ticketing for Museum Admission and Planetarium Show (Select May 11 for Sunsational Saturday)