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Manfred Olson Planetarium

Connecting the community to the beauty of the night sky and wonders of the cosmos


Our Mission

We connect people to the beauty of the night sky and the wonders of the cosmos. Our team proudly presents live programs that educate audiences in entertaining and accessible ways. Everyone is welcome! 


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Jean’s Corner

The staff of the Planetarium stand in front of its doors.

Dear UWM Planetarium friends,

Since I became the director, I have attended 15 Great Lakes Planetarium Association meetings. What a wonderful professional development opportunity. 

At the conference, I spoke about how our team planned all our celebrations for the centennial of the first planetarium projector ever built. We hit some of our dreamiest goals: Mae Jemison, first African-American woman in space, giving a talk at UWM;  4,200+ people coming to our eclipse party; all third grade MPS students visiting our planetarium. 

Our team is excited about our sold out run of “Creepy Cosmos,” a student-run production. I am looking forward to bringing you along to my hometown, Athens, for a personal tour during “A night in Greece.”

Hope to see you soon under the stars,

Jean

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UWM resides on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, and Menominee homelands along the southwest shores of Michigami, North America’s largest system of freshwater lakes, where the Milwaukee, Menominee, and Kinnickinnic rivers meet and the people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida, and Mohican nations remain present.