Mueller Planetarium is located inside Morrill Hall. Shows are available to the public on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, with the exception of home football gamedays. Tickets may be purchased on site at Morrill Hall.
Planetarium Ticket Prices
Planetarium ticket prices do not include Morrill Hall admission. Museum admission is required for planetarium access. Please note that planetarium ticket sales end 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the show. Admission to the planetarium will not be allowed once the show has begun.
| Ticket Type | Price |
|---|---|
| Adults (ages 19+)* | $6.00 plus tax |
| Children (ages 3-18)* | $5.00 plus tax |
*Members receive $1.50 off general admission price
Local Resources:
Hyde Observatory
Prairie Astronomy Club
The Fulldome Experience is made possible by a generous donation from the Friends of the State Museum.
January Shows
Dinosaurs at Dusk
Travel back in time to meet the pterosaurs and the ancestors of modern-day birds: the feathered dinosaurs. Lucy and her father navigate from continent to continent, looking for clues about the origins of flight. When time runs out they experience first-hand the cataclysmic “last day” of the dinosaurs.
Saturday 11:00am
Runtime 40 minutes, Ages 8+
Solar Superstorms
A fury is building on the surface of the Sun – high-velocity jets, a fiery tsunami wave that reaches 60,000 miles high, rising loops of electrified gas. What's driving these strange phenomena? How will they affect planet Earth? Find the answers as we venture into the seething interior of our star.
The show features one of the most intensive efforts ever made to visualize the inner workings of the sun, including a series of groundbreaking scientific visualizations computed on the giant new supercomputing initiative, Blue Waters, based at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), University of Illinois.
Brace yourself for the onslaught of the next… Solar Superstorm! Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch.
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 1:00 pm
Runtime 25 minutes, Ages 10+
The Dark Matter Mystery
Leading scientists have been brought together to shed light on the physics of black hole formation in the context of galaxy evolution.
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 3:00 pm
Runtime 39 minutes, Ages 10+
Group visit options
The museum offers discounts for large group visits. Groups must book at least 2 weeks in advance, and payment must be submitted in one installment via one payment method. Group visit rates include admission to Morrill Hall. Inquire here about a Group Visit.
