The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), a major scientific and cultural institution, has announced that more worldwide planetariums are screening its latest planetarium show, Worlds Beyond Earth, for their audiences. The show has recent openings in Washington DC, Philadelphia, and Amsterdam and an upcoming opening in Mexico City with AMNH’s state-of-the-art science visualisations.
Worlds Beyond Earth, which recently won the People’s Choice award at the 2022 APLF Fulldome Festival, explores the question of whether Earth is unique or if there are other thriving or habitable worlds out there. Narrated by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o, it takes audiences on an exciting journey through the solar system.
Featuring AMNH’s signature immersive data visualisations, Worlds Beyond Earth explores the icy surface of Titan, the fiery volcanos of Io, the toxic surface of Venus toxic surface and much more, looking at which environments can support life and why Earth is so special.
An immersive dome experience for all
This successful planetarium show has proved popular with audiences across the globe and is currently being displayed in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Bogotá, Colombia; Brisbane, Australia; Heifer and Shanghai, China and Montreal, Canada. In the US, it is being shown in Chicago, Illinois; Columbus, Ohio; Miami, Florida; New York City, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Portland, Oregon, and Washington DC. It’s even on show on the Queen Mary II, meaning that guests can watch it during a transatlantic crossing.
“Worlds Beyond Earth is an incredible immersive dome experience for all ages. It is an emotional experience that can only be seen in the planetarium environment,” says Jim Todd of OMSI in Portland.
“Worlds Beyond Earth makes it possible to really look out into the solar system. But most of all it made our audience look back to our own beautiful planet,” says Milo Grootjen at Hoofd Planetarium, Artis, in Amsterdam.
Mark Bennett, Frost Planetarium manager at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Miami says: “Worlds Beyond Earth has allowed us to inspire and connect with our community who can learn so much about the planets and the solar system through the show’s dynamic visuals and educational content.”
Those interested in joining this global group of planetariums showing Worlds Beyond Earth can email Matt Heenan or contact their distributor.
Earlier this year, AMNH announced a new digital panel exhibition called Dinosaurs Among Us, which focuses on one of the Museum’s greatest areas of renown and strength.
