Welcome to Planetarium
Our mission
Planetarium conveys knowledge about astronomy and space travelling through lectures, exhibitions, science shows, teaching, special events, digital space travels and special film performances.
Based on professional knowledge, personal guest service and wonderful communication formats, we create enriching and engaging experiences for our guests.
All of this framed in the iconic planetarium building located at the edge of Sankt Jørgens Lake – and with Europe’s largest tilted planetarium dome.
Our vision
Planetarium wishes to be recognized as the most enriching and engaging science center in Europe, which conveys knowledge about astronomy and space travelling in a creative, courageous, and surprising way.
It all began with a solar eclipse
The couple Helge and Bodil Pedersen were very interested in astronomy. Solar eclipses were especially high on their wish list when the couple travelled around the world.
Helge Pedersen saw his first solar eclipse in Mauritania in 1973. He was very impressed by this amazing natural phenomenon. Therefore, he had no doubt at all that it was something that he wanted to experience again.
In 1980, Bodil and Helge went to Kenya on a solar eclipse trip. Helge was also in Siberia in 1981 and in Java in 1983. It was during the solar eclipse trip to Java that Bodil and Helge got the same idea of building a planetarium in Denmark.
The desire to give more people the opportunity to experience the beauty of the starry sky and the fascinating universe of astronomy was always conscious in their minds.
To realize the project, Bodil and Helge Pedersen contributed 50 million through the Urania Fund to construct a planetarium. The dream came true when the Planetarium opened it’s doors to the universe on 01th November 1989.
The building is designed by architect Knud Munk.
Sponsors and contributors
Our sponsors and contributors help us with our purpose; to spread the knowledge of science in general and astronomy about space travel in particular.
Thanks to our sponsors and contributors:
A. P. Møller og Hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney Møllers Fond til almene Formål
Augustinus Fonden
Dir. J.P. Lund og Hustru Vilhelmine Født Bugges Legat
Ellehammerfonden
Frederiksberg Fonden
Industriens Fond
Knud Højgaards Fond
LB Fonden
Louis Petersens Legat
Nordea-fonden
Novo Nordisk Fonden
Otto Mønsted Fonden
Spar Nord Fonden
Thomas B. Thriges Fond
Villum Fonden
William Demant Fonden
Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond
EU-project
Our Space Our Future
Sponsors and collaborators
Aquaporin A/S
Teleskop-express.de
Employees
CEO
Mette Broksø Thygesen
mbt@planetarium.dk
30 11 88 77
CFO
Klaus Hasforth
kha@planetarium.dk
31 39 13 11
Head of Outreach and Education
Mads Kring
mkr@planetarium.dk
24 40 29 20
Sales Manager
Majbritt Lin Walbom
mlw@planetarium.dk
50 77 89 94
Astrophysicist
Cecilie Sand Nørholm
csn@planetarium.dk
28 49 26 30
Outreach
Camilla Rasmussen
car@planetarium.dk
51 89 32 89
Outreach
August Mandal
ama@planetarium.dk
22 66 86 34
B2B/Event
Nanna Juhl
nju@planetarium.dk
22 35 42 53
Technical Manager
Marcus Willis Albertsen
mwa@planetarium.dk
40 57 03 93
Secretary
Charlotte Pors
cpo@planetarium.dk
22 67 05 25
Service assistant
Mohamad El Hassouni
meh@planetarium.dk
53 66 27 73
Planetarium shop
The shop at the Planetarium offers something for everyone! We have a large selection of educational toys, books and gift ideas.
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Practical information
Practical information to help you plan your visit.
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Exhibitions
Explore Planetarium’s exhibitions: Learn where we come from, see the moon rock and more before or after your trip in the Dome.
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