Address: 1478 Midway Road, Menasha, WI 54952
Phone: (920) 832-2848
Box Office Hours: Wed-Fri 2–4:00 p.m., Sat 12:30-4:00 p.m. and 1/2 hour prior to evening shows
Experience the wonders of the universe FREE for a full year!
We welcome birthdays, parties, fundraisers and more!
Sharing the Wonders of the Universe!
We are now open and operating again!
Check out the Show Schedule page for a listing of all the current shows.
September 27th
6:00 p.m. - Lifestyles of the Stars
7:30 p.m. - Space Aliens
Bring a K-12 class to the Barlow for an interactive and educational planetarium experience.
Participate in one of our interactive astronomical demo experiences without leaving your school!
Earn merit badges in Astronomy or Space Exploration through one of our unique program offerings.
Build a rocket or discover celestial objects at our Wisconsin Astronomy and Space Academy.
The Barlow Planetarium, the first major planetarium in the state of Wisconsin, opened to the public on March 20, 1998. The 48-foot diameter projection dome with seating for 98 (in addition to 4 wheelchair accessible spaces) is powered by an Evans and Sutherland Digistar II®, cutting-edge video projection and automation technology.
The Barlow, at the time of its opening, was considered among the most state-of-the-art planetariums in the United States. Today, the Barlow is the second largest and second most attended planetarium in Wisconsin. The Barlow serves approximately 35,000 visitors annually from Northeast Wisconsin including the communities of seven UW System facilities: UW-Oshkosh, UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities Campus, UW-Oshkosh Fond du Lac Campus, UW-Green Bay, UW-Green Bay Manitowoc Campus, UW-Green Bay Marinette Campus and UW-Green Bay Sheboygan Campus. Recently the Barlow has been getting visitors from UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee and UW-Stevens Point.
The Barlow ranks with the busiest stand-alone planetariums in the Midwest. In the United States, only the planetariums of large flagship universities surpass Barlow’s attendance and revenue.
