PLANETARIUM OFFERS IN-THEATRE AND
VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES

(Winnipeg, MB, August 20, 2020): The Planetarium at the Manitoba Museum offers both live in-theatre shows and live on-Facebook experiences. The theatre reopened last week and features three shows a day at 11:30 am, 1:30 pm, and 3:30 pm. And on Saturday, August 22, between 9:30 pm and 11 pm, Planetarium Astronomer Scott Young will host a Virtual Planet Party with special guests Jupiter and Saturn. 

“Facebook live allows me the opportunity to share my enthusiasm for the night sky and to help people better understand what they are seeing up there. At the Planet Party of Saturday, after exploring the Moon’s terrain, I will introduce the beautiful ringed Saturn and the giant Jupiter, both very visible at this time of year,” says Planetarium Astronomer Scott Young. 

For those looking for a full-dome experience, four shows are featured. Zula Patrol: Down to Earth is a show for families with younger children based on the hit PBS television series. Manitoba Skies is a live guided tour of Manitoba’s summer sky with our Planetarium Astronomer. During The Search for Life: Are We Alone? Harrison Ford explores one of the biggest questions in science today. LIFE: A Cosmic Story, told by Jodie Foster, is a documentary about the wonders of life on planet Earth and what other planets tell us about our own.

Members of the Media
are invited to our guest at a
Planetarium show of their choosing.

Please contact one of the following people to make arrangements:
Jody Tresoor: 204-988-0614 • 204-228-2374 • [email protected] 
Scott Young: 204-988-0627 • scyoung@manitobamuseum.ca 

The show schedule is noted below, but visitors should check the Planetarium Schedule for the updated show times and program descriptions.

Thursdays
11:30 am        Zula Patrol: Down to Earth (special family show)
1:30 pm          Manitoba Skies
3:30 pm          Manitoba Skies
 
Fridays
11:30 am        Zula Patrol: Down to Earth (special family show)
1:30 pm          The Search for Life: Are We Alone?
3:30 pm          LIFE: A Cosmic Story
 
Saturdays
11:30 am        Zula Patrol: Down to Earth (special family show)
1:30 pm          The Search for Life: Are We Alone?
3:30 pm         
 
Sundays
11:30 am        Zula Patrol: Down to Earth (special family show)
1:30 pm          Manitoba Skies
3:30 pm          Manitoba Skies

The Planetarium will be running three shows per day, Thursday through Sunday, and the Museum Galleries will be open from 11 am to 5 pm. Visitors are encouraged to bundle Museum Galleries and Planetarium admission and take a “Daycation” at the Museum for 15% off. The highly interactive hands-on Science Gallery remains closed.

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For more information, please contact:
Jody Tresoor
Manager of Marketing & Communications
T: 204-988-0614 • C:204-228-2374 • [email protected]