The Marie Drake Planetarium
Where the stars always shine in Juneau, AK
Where the stars always shine in Juneau, AK
All shows cancelled until further notice. The Marie Drake Building and planetarium are currently closed to school children and the public due to covid-19.
We will send an email and post here when we are able to reopen.
We will send an email and post here when we are able to reopen.
Is the new Digital Projector in action?
Yes and No
We started using our new digital projector in mid February and got positive feedback from attendees. Unfortunately all shows had to stop in mid March due to Covid-19.
While the planetarium has been closed, board members have been learning how to use our new system at home. We have also been taking online classes relating to the new system, astronomy topics, and how to give planetarium presentations.
Saturn shown with our new digital projector.
Keep Informed of Future Events
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No upcoming events
- We welcome your feedback. Send us your questions, ideas for grants and fundraising, suggestions for programming, and constructive suggestions for improvement.
- Contact us if you would like to volunteer or help us with a cash or in-kind donation.
Recent Grants
We were awarded a grant to attend a climate change workshop hosted by Seattle's Pacific Science Center. Two board members learned how to share climate science in a planetarium setting.
Workshop attendees -
A great group of people passionate about teaching astronomy
In April we received an award from the Juneau Community Foundation's Juneau Fund. We will use these funds for training on using our new digital planetarium system.
We have been selected by Mudroom (as one of several local non profits) to benefit from their 10th season of storytelling events.
The image above is not their logo. Learn more at www.Mudrooms.org
In March we were awarded a grant from Alaska
USA’s Community Support Fund.