UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium
Director: Jean Creighton
E-mail: jcreight@uwm.edu (Preferred)
Office: Physics Building 150
Fax: 414-229-5589 (Please include cover sheet, Attn: Jean Creighton)
General Mailing
UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium
Physics/Planetarium Building
PO Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413
Building Address (FedEx, UPS, etc.)
UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium
Physics/Planetarium Building
1900 E Kenwood Blvd
Milwaukee, WI 53211
For School and Private Groups, mail checks and
completed reservation invoice to:
UWM Physics/Planetarium
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201
July 2019
Moon to Mars
Since 1959, seven nations have sent over 50 spacecraft to the Moon including 6 people who stepped onto another world. What will it take to get us to Mars? Learn about the challenges associated with going to Mars and how…
Find out more »August 2019
Stargazing
Join us on the Skydeck at the UWM Physics building for free stargazing on select dates. Gaze through telescopes at the night sky and view the Moon, planets, star clusters, and other astronomical objects! Take the elevator at the east end…
Find out more »Stars & S’mores
Join the Planetarium Club at UWM for our annual Fall Welcome Event, Stars & S’mores! With over 400 attendees last year, this event has been a favorite among campus and the community. Enjoy delicious s’mores while getting a chance to…
Find out more »September 2019
Moonshots Then and Now: Why Google Isn’t NASA
Fifty years on, NASA’s triumphs in the Apollo program have made “moonshot” a part of the language. Dr. Thomas Haigh will compare and contrast NASA’s work on moonshots during the Apollo program with that of private programs, such as Google…
Find out more »Doors Open
Join us for Doors Open Milwaukee. We will offer free, 20-minute planetarium programs every 45 minutes. Visitors can also see our rooftop observing deck and telescope.
Find out more »Doors Open
Join us for Doors Open Milwaukee. We will offer free, 20-minute planetarium programs every 45 minutes. Visitors can also see our rooftop observing deck and telescope.
Find out more »October 2019
Under the Mesoamerican Sky
Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month at the UWM Planetarium’s Under the Mesoamerican Sky. This star party will take a look at the sky through the cultural perspectives of various Latin American countries. The live program includes a musical performance by Browns…
Find out more »Space Crazy! Kids’ Letters to Astronauts in the Early Space Age
Roshanna Sylvester will talk about her project "A Sky Full of Stars: Girls and Space-Age Cultures in Cold War America and the Soviet Union,” about kids in the early space age (e.g., letters to Gagarin, Glenn, Tereshkova).
Find out more »PlaneSCAREium
Settle in for a spooky movie night with the Planetarium Club at UWM. We're showing three frightening favorites this year: Beetlejuice- 10/30 Halloween (2018)- 10/31 Admission is free and popcorn will be available. Donations are encouraged and appreciated.
Find out more »PlaneSCAREium
Settle in for a spooky movie night with the Planetarium Club at UWM. We're showing three frightening favorites this year: Beetlejuice- 10/30 Halloween (2018)- 10/31 Admission is free and popcorn will be available. Donations are encouraged and appreciated.
Find out more »