Scienceworks in Spotswood is a favourite with kids, but for the next two months it’s adults who will be catered for.
Planetarium Nights are adults-only planetarium sessions held after dark every Friday night at 7:30pm and 9pm throughout September and October.
Patrons can grab a drink from the bar and kick back, with a variety of dazzling documentaries and hypnotic art films, while their tickets will given them access to a a special dinner-and-a-show deal at Grazeland next door.
In September, the program consists of World of Ice and Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon.
Screening at 7.30pm on September 20 and 27, World of Ice explore the two-way relationship between humans and ice, a substance that affects biology, astronomy, ocean sciences, anthropology, culture and artistic expression.
Screenings also include What’s in the Sky Tonight (WITST), a presenter-led tour through the night sky as it really looks that day with no two tours alike.
Then at 9pm on the same dates, Pink Floyd’s 1974 prog-rock masterpiece returns by popular demand, with music videos accompanying the iconic songs of one of the best selling albums of all time.
In October, the documentary Black Holes – Journey into the Unknown, will screen in the 7.30pm slot, taking audiences into the mesmerising world of black holes with narration from Academy Award-winning actor Geoffrey Rush.
Following at 9pm will be XYZZY, described as an enthralling and incredibly weird musical odyssey that won Best Art Film at the 2024 Dome Under Film Festival. Both screen on October 4, 11, 18 and 25.
For more information and tickets, visit: museumsvictoria.com.au/scienceworks/whats-on/planetarium-nights/
