GDP press release about the anniversary day on May 7, 2025
A GDP press release about the anniversary day on May 7, 2025 is now available as a pdf-file (German only).
GDP press release about anniversary shows available
A GDP press release about two show projects ‘KIRA’ and ‘100 years of eternity‘ for the anniversary is now available as a pdf-file (German only).
Press Releases about the Launch Event
Two press releases from ZEISS and the Deutsches Museum, Munich, about the Launch Event are available now! ZEISS: First ZEISS star projector presented 100 years ago (pdf in English) (pdf in German) Deutsches Museum, Munich: A Century of Heaven on Earth (docx in English) (docx in German)
German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier takes on patronage for the Centennial of the Planetarium
The International Planetariums Society (IPS) and the Society of German-speaking Planetariums (GDP) are organizing the “Centennial of the Planetarium” from 2023 to 2025. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be the patron.
Planetariums nominated for nationwide intangible cultural heritage list
Gesellschaft Deutschsprachiger Planetarien e.V. wants to make the educational work of planetariums more visible: Now, knowledge transfer in planetariums has been included in the State Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in North Rhine-Westphalia and is a candidate for the nationwide UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
“100 years planetarium” as the focus of the conference of the German-speaking Planetarium Society (GDP)
The view at the recent annual meeting of the GDP at the Science Center experimenta in Heilbronn went far beyond the normal programme. In various workshops, the participants dealt with the planned activities in the anniversary year.
Carl Zeiss Foundation is the main sponsor of Centennial of the Planetarium
In 2023, the planetarium will be 100 years old. The International Planetarium Society (IPS) and the Gesellschaft Deutschsprachiger Planetarien e. V. (GDP) are planning an anniversary year with many activities. The Carl Zeiss Foundation is supporting the international anniversary as the main sponsor.
A German invention turns 100
Preparations for “Centennial of the Planetarium” have started