Hayden Planetarium

Rose Center for Earth and Space, American Museum of Natural History
New York, New York


Seating configuration, sight lines and staging elements in Hayden Planetarium's Space Theater. The firm designed the technical systems for the support of the space show, including the lifting platform for the one-of-a-kind Zeiss Mark IX Star Projector and the audio system that provides spatial dimension to the sound of the virtual reality Space Planetarium dome as well as the pre-show area and audio-video systems. The Hayden Planetarium is the centerpiece of the Rose Center for Earth and Space.

Architectural lighting design by Auerbach Glasow French.

Client: American Museum of Natural History
Architect: Polshek Partnership Architects, LLP

Photography: Denis Finnin

Press Release

Hayden Planetarium
Rose Center for Earth and Space, American Museum of Natural History