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Here's what's on this September. Celebrate Heritage Month, Tourism Month, and the changing of the seasons with our incredible lineup of special shows and choir performances at the Digital Dome.

 

Heritage Month Special

The Sky Remembers: Our Shared Cosmos

An immersive fulldome experience that journeys across cultures and continents to explore the ways people have looked to the night sky to understand their world and tell stories.

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Sat, 26 September | 14:00

!AITSA Screening & Origins Tour

Celebrate Heritage Month with this exclusive combo! Includes a screening of !AITSA at the Digital Dome, plus full museum access to the Origins Centre.

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18 September | 19:00

Laudem Dei: Music & Science

Join the Laudem Dei Chamber Choir for a magnificent celebration merging the wonders of choral music with the breathtaking visual science of the Digital Dome.

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15 September | 18:00

German Choir Performance

Experience incredible acoustics and harmonies under the dome in this special performance hosted in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut.

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26 September | 12:00 

The Sky Tonight

Our signature 360° live interactive planetarium show. A presenter will guide you through the stars, planets, and constellations currently visible in the Johannesburg night sky.

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30 September | 18:00 

Heritage Month Quiz Night

Ready to test your knowledge this Heritage Month? Gather your friends and join us for Quiz Night! Expect an evening packed with fun, trivia, and awesome prizes.

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Future Shows

Here's our amazing lineup of shows that you can look forward to.

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    COSMIC COLLISION

    Cosmic Collisions, narrated by award-winning actor, director, and producer Robert Redford, features stunning images from space and breathtaking visualizations. Cosmic Collisions reveals the explosive encounters that shaped our solar system, changed the course of life on Earth, and continue to transform our galaxy and universe.

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    DARK UNIVERSE

    Featuring exquisite renderings of cosmic phenomena and spectacular scenes in deep space, Dark Universe celebrates the pivotal discoveries that have led us to greater knowledge of the structure and history of the universe and our place in it — and to new frontiers for exploration.

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    JOURNEY TO THE STARS

    Journey to the Stars, narrated by Academy Award winning actress Whoopi Goldberg, features extraordinary images from telescopes on the ground and in space and stunning, visualizations of physics-based simulations. Visitors are launched through space and time to experience the life and death of the stars in our night sky.

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    PASSPORT TO THE UNIVERSE

    A captivating explanation of fundamental cosmology narrated by Tom Hanks, cutting-edge science creates images of unprecedented realism as viewers begin to understand the enormity of the cosmos. Passport to the Universe is an “evergreen” presentation—always relevant, always educationally important, always illuminating.

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    THE SEARCH FOR LIFE

    The Search for Life, narrated by Academy Award nominated actor Harrison Ford, launches visitors on an awe-inspiring trip through space and time from the depths of Earth’s oceans to the outer reaches of the cosmos to explore the links between life on Earth and the potential for life on other planets.

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    WORLDS BEYOND EARTH

    Featuring immersive visualizations of distant worlds, groundbreaking space missions, and breathtaking scenes depicting the evolution of our solar system, Worlds Beyond Earth narrated by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o, takes viewers on a journey that reveals the surprisingly dynamic nature of the worlds that orbit our Sun.