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About Morrison Planetarium & Visualization Studio

The Academy's Morrison Planetarium and Visualization Studio (MPVS) is where science storytelling comes to life. Learn more about our award-winning, immersive planetarium shows, videos, and exhibit media.

Since reopening in 2008, the Academy’s Morrison Planetarium has brought immersive science visualization to well over six million guests in a variety of programs. Most of those immersive experiences leverage data-driven science storytelling created by the Academy’s award-winning Visualization Studio. With over a century of collective experience in visual effects, the team has produced eight award-winning fulldome video planetarium programs, as well as videos and computer graphics for exhibits and online venues.

Meet the team

Get to know the talented producers, artists, engineers, and presenters on the MPVS team.

View staff biographies

Fulldome production

Tour the Universe via MPVS's original in-house productions: Fragile Planet (2008), Life: A Cosmic Story (2010), Earthquake (2012), Habitat Earth (2015), Incoming! (2016), Expedition Reef (2018), Big Astronomy (2020), and Living Worlds (2021).

Preview the shows

Media production

From multimedia resources for students and teachers to interactive content on the museum floor, tune into our video team's engaging offerings.

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Educational videos

Peruse our collection of educational videos to help students visualize data and understand scientific and environmental concepts.

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