The new Wits Anglo American Digital Dome offers a 360° immersive experience for visitors of all ages, with a variety of shows for young and old. It will also serve as a modern teaching venue and a collaborative research space where scientists and students can visualise their work – be it in big data, astrophysics, the digital arts, artificial medicine, microbiology, or precision medicine.
A place of infinite possibilities
After major refurbishments, the old Johannesburg Planetarium relaunches as the state-of-the-art Wits Anglo American Digital Dome - a multidisciplinary facility of infinite possibilities that will forever change how South Africans teach, research, and engage with science, technology, business, sport, the humanities and the arts.
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After 64 years, the Johannesburg Planetarium has been upgraded featuring 10 new cutting-edge high-resolution digital projectors. Says Professor Zeblon Vilakazi: “It is a proud moment as Wits is taking an incredible lead in renewing and reimagining the Digital Dome to inspire future generations, and open up the infinite possibilities that our world has to offer them.”
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After major refurbishments, the old Johannesburg Planetarium has been transformed into the state-of-the-art Wits Anglo American Digital Dome.
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After 64 years, the Johannesburg Planetarium has been upgraded featuring new cutting-edge digital projectors that will enhance its role in science education.
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