Ethyl Corporation
IMAX®DOME & Planetarium

Breathtaking wide angle, 70mm films on a wide variety of topics are presented inside the dome of the Ethyl Corporation IMAX®DOME using the IMAX® projection system. Find out more about the IMAX® DOME Theater. For a listing of film show times check out our schedule.

Big Screen Films

Really Big Film Festival

25th Anniversary Really Big Film Festival
The IMAX® DOME is celebrating 25 years of bringing you the very best films. You be the film critic! Choose the films we show at the Really Big Film Festival. Vote for one, two or three of your favorites. We'll run five of the top vote-getters October 1–31 2008.

Roving Mars

Roving Mars
Now Showing! Get ready for the ride of a lifetime. Join the Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, for an awe-inspiring journey to the surface of the mysterious red planet.

Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda
Now Showing. Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po — Kung Fu's biggest fan — has his dreams become reality when he joins the world of Kung Fu and studies alongside his idols.

Grand Canyon Adventure

Grand Canyon Adventure : River at Risk
Now Showing! Ride America's most thrilling rapids while tackling the global water crisis.

Planetarium Shows

What's Up

What's Up? Night Sky Observations
Catch the very latest images from the great observatories of the sky: the Hubble Space Telescope, Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, Chandra X-Ray Observatory and Spitzer Space Telescope. These images are followed by a look at the constellations and planets visible in the current night sky in this 15-minute show. Find out more...

LiveSky

LiveSky
Would you like to know what's up - in the sky, that is - this month? Do you have a nagging question about astronomy but don't know any astronomers to ask? Is there a favorite star or constellation that you'd like to learn how find in the sky? Find out more...

 

Sky Watch
Join members of the Richmond Astronomical Society on the museum's front lawn as they share their powerful telescopes for a look at the night sky. Find out more...

Group Leaders

These giant-screen films may be arranged for prescheduled groups of 20 or more at 9:00 am or 9:30 am.

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