National Planetarium (Manila)

National Planetarium
Pambansang Planetaryo (Filipino)
Map
EstablishedSeptember 30, 1975 (1975-09-30)
Coordinates14°35′02″N 120°58′41″E / 14.5838889°N 120.9780556°E / 14.5838889; 120.9780556
TypePlanetarium
OwnerNational Museum of the Philippines
National Museum of the Philippines
Building details
General information
StatusCompleted
LocationRizal Park, Ermita
Address565 Padre Burgos Avenue
Town or cityManila
CountryPhilippines
Construction started1974
InauguratedOctober 8, 1975 (1975-10-08)
ClosedOctober 11, 2021 (2021-10-11)
CostUS$100 thousand

The National Planetarium (Filipino: Pambansang Planetaryo), also known as the National Museum Planetarium (shortened as NM Planetarium), was a planetarium owned and operated by the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila. It was a 16-meter (52 ft) dome located in Rizal Park between the Japanese Garden and Chinese Garden on Padre Burgos Avenue in the central district of Ermita. It opened on October 8, 1975.[1]

  1. ^ "The Planetarium Division". National Museum of the Philippines. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2024.