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100 Years of Planetariums

Opening Event in Munich and Jena

19 October 2023 · 5 min read

Celebration at the Deutsche Museum in Munich. The event took place in the area of the special exhibition "100 years of planetarium".
Toys from Japan matching the celebrations: ZEISS model 1 and 2.
Fulldome animation for 100 years of planetariums
Dome image at the Zeiss Planetarium Jena.

Jena / Munich, Germany | 19 Oktober 2023

The Centennial of the Planetarium opening events took place in both Munich at the Deutsches Museum and Jena in the Zeiss-Planetarium on Saturday.

Presenters were astrophysicist and aspiring astronaut Dr. Suzanna Randall and Jens Pflüger. It was featuring contributions from Michael McConville (President International Planetarium Society, IPS), Dr. Björn Voss (President Society of German-Speaking Planetariums e.V., GDP), Bettina Stark-Watzinger (Federal Minister of Education and Research), Bodo Ramelow (Minister-President of Thuringia), Dr. Karl Lamprecht (CEO ZEISS Group) and former ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter.

The two moderators Dr. Suzanna Randall and Jens Pflüger at their locations in Munich and Jena.
The moderator J. Pflüger and Michael McConvill, the president of the International Planetarium Society (IPS).
The president of the Society of German-Speaking Planetariums (GDP), Dr. Björn Voss.
Greetings from Bodo Ramelow, Minister-President of Thuringia.
Video greetings of Bettina Stark-Watzinger, German Federal Minister for Education and Research.
The CEO and President of the ZEISS Group, Dr. Karl Lamprecht at the Deutsche Museum Munich.
Thomas Reiter, former astronaut, ESA coordinator "international agencies" and advisor to the ESA Director General.
Emotional keynote speech by Dan Tell.