50 YEARS WITH US UNDER THE STARS
Event date: December 4, 2025, 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Slovak Technical Museum, Regional Observatory and Zemplín Cultural Centre Michalovce
Venue.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the first planetarium in Slovakia, the Slovak Technical Museum in Košice has prepared an accompanying event for the general public. In cooperation with the Regional Observatory and the Zemplín Cultural Centre in Michalovce, the programme '50 YEARS WITH US UNDER THE STARS'has been created and will take place on 4 December 2025 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The event will offer a varied scientific-popularisation programme for children, families and astronomy enthusiasts alike. Visitors can look forward to a digital planetarium, expert lectures, interactive exhibitions, virtual reality and competitions.
Programme :
Digital planetarium (capacity 20 people)
-14:00 - 14:30
-15:00 - 15:30
-16:00 - 16:30
-17:00 - 17:30
-18:00 - 18:30
Lectures by Igor Parnahaj, PhD. from the Regional Observatory and the Zemplín Cultural Centre Michalovce
-14:00 - 14.30: World Astronomical Observatories and the World's Largest Telescopes
-17:00 - 17:30: Kozmo and his adventures
-18:00 - 18:30: Cosmic disasters
STM Planetarium (capacity 42 persons)
-15:00 - 16:00: And there was light
-16:00 - 17:00: And there was light
Exhibition 'Your Eye to the Universe'
-14:00 - 19:00: Free tour
-17:00 - 18:00: presentation of the exhibition catalogue
Other programme
-Virtual reality: 15:00 - 18:30
-Space Agent Competition: 14:00 - 18:00
-Wax Universe Creative Workshop: 14:00 - 19:00
Space agents involved in the search game can look forward to the announcement of the winners of the year-long Space AgentCompetition at 6:30 pm (after the last lecture) .
With this event, the Slovak Technical Museum celebrates half a century of popularization of astronomy and science. The aim is to introduce the public to the beauty of the universe, to inspire young people to take an interest in natural sciences and technology, and to recall the importance of the planetarium as a gateway to the mysteries of the universe.
Admission is a symbolic €1.