Over the past 30 years, The Iziko Planetarium has played an part in many a Capetonian’s childhood. Now, The Iziko Planetarium that we all know and love is undergoing some TLC, to keep it in tip-tip condition for many more years to come.
The Iziko Planetarium is a facility that offers audio-visual shows and learning experiences for guests, young and old. The venue can be booked for corporate launches as well as multimedia presentations. Not it’s set to receive a R27 million digital upgrade.
With the upgrades, Cape Town’s favourite starry museum will have the same standard as leading international museums of its kind. The upgrades will include an installation of a state of the art digital full-dome immersive theatre, which will be used as an educational and research tool for students and researchers alike.
The immersive theatre will also showcase a variety of shows on subjects such as astronomy, natural sciences, molecular biology and marine biology. What’s really exciting is that these educational shows will be in a 3D environment, making the learning much more exciting. The upgrades will take around six month to complete.
To find out more about these exciting new upgrades, check out the video below:
I love planetariums! Definitely on my list to re-visit when this is complete 😀
I believe it will take another 2 years to be finish construction U0001f477 is going at snail pace…
CAPE TOWN ETC ~ If they MUST spend money like this on stuff like this then why not upgrade Robben Island into something beautiful instead of leaving it the barren waste it is. Build a few hotels, lots and lots of greenery and beautiful landscapes, make it an attractive must see destination, keeping the historic parts in tact where Mandella and others were locked away from their families and society for so long.
If not they should use our money on homes for the homeless, destitute, pensioners.
Hi Damaso as far as we know these upgrades are all digital. They are receiving state of the art equipment, and they estimate it will only take 6 months.
No excited at all, complete waste of money, there are far better things to do with the money!!
I think this is really great! Would definitely want to visit and hope it will encourage future generations to enter scientific fields of study…..
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