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The Planetarium of Bogotá is a cultural center and
planetarium A planetarium ( planetariums or ''planetaria'') is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. A dominant feature of most planetarium ...
located in the International Center of Bogota, Colombia, within Independence Park. Its dome has a 23-metre screen
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The Planetarium was built at the initiative of Mayor
Virgilio Barco Vargas Virgilio Barco Vargas (17 September 1921 – 20 May 1997) was a Colombian politician and civil engineer who served as the 27th President of Colombia serving from 7 August 1986 to 7 August 1990. Early life Barco was born in Cúcuta in the Nort ...
in 1967, and officially opened on December 22, 1969. This was the first of a set of nine museums, which operate today as a cultural center in the city. The Planetarium also contains a Space Museum, a Public Library and a Conference Auditorium. The building also housed in the beginning, the Natural Science Museum, the Film District and the Museum of Modern Art. Since 2003, the planetarium has permanently displayed the Colombia lunar sample displays that were gifted by the United States Federal Government to the People of Colombia. In 2008, when the city turned 470 years old, the Planetarium bought a new projector. In order to provide better service to visitors, a public souvenir shop and a modern café were created. In 2011 began the final stage of planetary remodeling which reinforced the structure, improved signage, renewed dome projection screen, expanded capacity and built the Space Museum, which consists of five interactive rooms.


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