Venture into outer space

Visit Prague observatory and planetarium

Prague has its own observatory atop Petřín hill, just a few steps from the Prague Castle area. The observatory offers year-round public observations of both the day and night-time sky. And if it’s overcast, you can at least visit the small Meteorite Museum or a permanent exhibition focused on astronomy. The daytime Sun’s surface observations are very popular, so don’t be afraid of visiting the observatory at high noon.


The Prague Planetarium is situated in the Stromovka park. Its great hall is more than 23 metres in diameter and can seat up to 210 spectators. The cupola extends up to 15 metres tall. The projection surface is thus the largest in the Czech Republic, and currently boasts the highest display resolution in Europe! This makes the illusion of space absolutely perfect. The evening shows are mostly suitable for English-speaking visitors too.
 

University Observatory

The observatory and planetarium compound in Ostrava in the north of Moravia is part of the Technical University of Ostrava, so it serves not only the public but mostly scientific research. The planetarium has been renovated recently, so that it can show the night sky so dark it can hardly get any darker in this electrified world. Thanks to the projection of the whole sky in the hall with a cupola instead of a roof, you will have a feeling of being in space. Most of the film and space projections are in English or with English subtitles. Weather permitting, the observatory is also open at night, and can show you the depths of space.
 

Brno Observatory and Planetarium

In south Moravia, you can see stars in the observatory and planetarium in Brno. Local professional guides will take you for about an hour’s trip through the starry sky via telescopes. A new digitarium has opened recently – one of the latest and largest so-called hybrid planetaria in Europe. You can experience a “flight” in space or nearly touch the space objects. The new technologies make the space visualisations in Brno almost tangible.
 

Hradec Králové Observatory and Planetarium

The observatory and planetarium in Hradec Králové are situated at the southern edge of the capital of East Bohemia. The compound was built in the 1920s. Today, the observatory offers numerous interesting lectures in addition to periodic observations of the night sky, the Sun and other interesting objects in the sky as well as telescope demonstrations and descriptions of the night sky in the planetarium.
 

IQlandia and Techmania Science Center

IQlandia with a planetarium in North Bohemian Liberec has attracted visitors for several years now. The exhibitions are divided into several areas and you and your children can touch and try almost everything. The planetarium cupola is only nine metres tall, admittedly, but it offers a first-class experience of the depth of space thanks to the projection technique used.

You can also visit space in West Bohemia, namely at the Techmania in Plzeň. It offers interactive exhibitions for younger and older visitors, scientific and technical shows, laboratories and workshops. Besides, you can visit the only 3D planetarium in the Czech Republic, where projections are made on a spherical surface.