Planetarium introduces family matinees on Saturdays

Kristin Summerlin
907-474-6284
Sept. 10, 2026

A fulldome planetarium still from "Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival" showing a dramatic fisheye view of large sauropod dinosaurs roaming a prehistoric landscape beneath a stormy sky.
Image courtesy of Render Area / Monigotes Estudio 2.0
A scene from "Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival," one of the films featured in the Walt and Marita Babula Planetarium's Saturday family matinee series.

The Walt and Marita Babula Planetarium at the University of Alaska Museum of the North will show family matinees on Saturday mornings in September.

Two movies will be shown on Sept. 12, 19 and 26: 鈥淥ne World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure鈥 at 10 a.m. and 鈥淒inosaurs: A Story of Survival鈥 at 11 a.m.

Matinee tickets are $5 for all ages and can be purchased at the museum front desk for each film.

More information on the matinees is available on the planetarium website.

For more information about museum events, visit the or call 907-474-7505.

ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Jennifer Arseneau, 907-474-6948, ua-museumlearn@alaska.edu

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