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Children thrilled with the Mobile Planetarium in Town Hall Square!

Planetarium on the Go
06 Dec 2018 / 12:18

CORFU. Young and old in Corfu have the opportunity to observe the starry sky in a unique audiovisual learning experience.

The Planetarium On The Go is in Town Hall Square in Corfu in an event organized by the Municipal Welfare, Education and Culture Department.

The Planetarium On The Go (the only one in Greece), a mobile construction with a fixed dome and seating for the public, travels throughout Greece offering the public an exciting journey through the vast space by means of the projection of a digital show on a hemispherical screen in a full dome (360ο).

Along with the projections there will be observations through a telescope of the sun during the day and the starry sky at night if weather conditions allow it.



The Planetarium will be in the Old Town Hall Square (San Giacomo) on Thursday 6 and Friday 7 December.

- Morning Programme for schools - Admission free. Requires phone booking.

- Evening Programme for the general public - Admission free.

The Planetarium has 38 seats and can accommodate 45 people - the extra 7 sitting on cushions.

Schools can book by phoning 26613 62147 (Office of the Deputy Mayor for Social Policy) 10:00 - 14:00 giving the numbers and time requested. The maximum number for each group is 30.

You can see which films will be screened in the dome here.