The Daniel M. Soref Dome Theater & Planetarium

The Daniel M. Soref Dome Theater & Planetarium The Milwaukee Public Museum's Daniel M. Soref Dome Theater & Planetarium. With crystal clear image This is the official page for The Daniel M.

Soref Dome Theater & Planetarium at the Milwaukee Public Museum. MPM's Planetarium is Wisconsin's largest and most modern, and is the first Planetarium in the world to debut a Digistar 6 computer projection system that fills the entire Dome Theater with stunning 3D animations, creating an immersive astronomy experience. You'll see breathtaking vistas of the night sky, planets, the Milky Way, and distant wonders of the universe.

Peruse the September Sky!
09/01/2026

Peruse the September Sky!

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A few minutes to go 'til eclipse ends...A few more shots from home... and Dr. Seuss ;)Thank you Sun, Earth, & Moon for a...
08/28/2026

A few minutes to go 'til eclipse ends...
A few more shots from home... and Dr. Seuss ;)

Thank you Sun, Earth, & Moon for a great sky show. Good night... zzz...

Great group at watch at Milwaukee Public Museum ! Enthusiastic people cheered max eclipse at 11:12pm! Overall, around...
08/28/2026

Great group at watch at Milwaukee Public Museum ! Enthusiastic people cheered max eclipse at 11:12pm! Overall, around 50 to 60 people came to celebrate another celestial wonder!

Marveling at the Moon at MPM planetarium!
08/28/2026

Marveling at the Moon at MPM planetarium!

08/26/2026
Coming to a sky near you--this Thursday night--a lunar eclipse!Enjoy at home! Or see it through a telescope at Milwaukee...
08/26/2026

Coming to a sky near you--this Thursday night--a lunar eclipse!

Enjoy at home! Or see it through a telescope at Milwaukee Public Museum--9:30pm to Midnight. (By the green clock on Wells Street. MPM not open.)

& tonight.Hopefully clear skies for lunar on Thursday night.
08/23/2026

& tonight.

Hopefully clear skies for lunar on Thursday night.

Clouds here in --but clear skies in England & Spain!Nice totality pic from NASA in Leon, Spain...And partial phases fro...
08/12/2026

Clouds here in --but clear skies in England & Spain!

Nice totality pic from NASA in Leon, Spain...
And partial phases from my friend Bill Masters in UK--90% there!

Clouds likely to eclipse eclipsing tomorrow :(Sunsets now before 8pm CDT in .By , MKE will have less than 14 hou...
08/11/2026

Clouds likely to eclipse eclipsing tomorrow :(

Sunsets now before 8pm CDT in .
By , MKE will have less than 14 hours of daylight.

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800 W Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI
53233

Telephone

+14142782728

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