Derby StarDome offers £5 family sessions on 27 August
Families can enter the National Space Centre StarDome at Derby Museum & Art Gallery on 27 August 2026. The portable planetarium costs £5 per person, with four sessions running between 10.15am and 3pm. Booking is essential.
The event is intended for families and accompanies the museum’s Wright of Derby: From the Shadows exhibition. Children can attend with an adult, subject to the venue’s supervision rules.
Four StarDome sessions throughout the day
Visitors must select from four advertised time slots:
| Session | Time |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10.15–11.15am |
| 2 | 11.30am–12.30pm |
| 3 | 12.45–1.45pm |
| 4 | 2–3pm |
Each place costs £5. As the Visit Derby Events listing states that booking is essential, families should secure places for their preferred session before travelling rather than relying on admission at the museum.
How the planetarium connects with Joseph Wright’s art
Inside the portable StarDome, visitors will learn more about the night sky. The event has been scheduled as a companion experience to Wright of Derby: From the Shadows, giving families an astronomy-themed activity alongside the museum exhibition.
The connection centres on Joseph Wright’s A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery, which visitors can view as part of the exhibition. Families can therefore see Wright’s artistic treatment of astronomy and then enter a dome created for night-sky learning during the same museum visit. The event information does not identify any separate performers or additional programme.
Supervision, booking and venue information
All children must be supervised and accompanied by an adult. The listing also specifies that children under 10 must have an adult with them inside the dome, so the accompanying adult will need to enter the planetarium with them.
The venue is Derby Museum & Art Gallery, The Strand, Derby, DE1 1BS. The supplied event information does not include transport guidance or accessibility arrangements, so anyone who needs those details should check directly with the event host before booking.
Visit Derby says its event details are supplied by organisers, advertisers and partners and recommends confirming information before making plans. The museum contact number shown on the listing is 01332 641901; the same listing provides the booking option for the four sessions.
Source: Visit Derby Events
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