Kherson Planetarium

One of Kherson’s unique buildings is the Planetarium, one of the few left in southern Ukraine. Since 1960, it has been housed in the building of the former Old Mykolaiv Synagogue. At that time, the authorities were deliberately promoting atheist thinking, so the opening of such a science-and-education institution was necessary on the one hand and informative for Kherson residents on the other. In 1965, the planetarium was named after Yu. Gagarin. In honor of this outstanding cosmonaut, an exhibition has been installed in the planetarium, featuring various facts, photos and items connected with his life.

The planetarium regularly screens sessions devoted not only to space topics, but also to issues relevant to humanity, video lectures in biology, literature, history, geography and other scientific fields. Here you can attend either a group or an individual session, order a celebration for any event, or simply relax under the starry sky.