Featuring a virtually seamless, 76-foot, tilted Nanoseam™ dome screen, the Eugene Heikoff and Marilyn Jacobs Heikoff Giant Dome Theater is the world’s first IMAX® Dome Theater. With its hemispheric screen, it's also an incredible planetarium. And it’s the perfect space to enhance educational experiences.
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Read the film descriptions and grade-level recommendations. Review documentary film standards to learn how these films meet Next Generation Science Standards. Film selection is available on a first-come, first-served basis. If a group has not booked your visit date and already selected a film, your group is welcome to make the selection. Some films may be available in Spanish. Restrictions apply.
Schedule
- Monday–Friday, 9:45 a.m. film showing for schools only (248 seats
available); 11:00 a.m. film showing for schools and public (160 seats
available – please contact clientservices@rhfleet.org if you have a larger
group) - Films run approximately 45 minutes
- Self-guided exploration of galleries to follow, no time limit. You may stay all day.
Pricing
- $12 per student for galleries plus film
- Prices are subject to change without notice
Accessibility
- Theater is wheelchair-accessible
- Noise-reducing headsets available
- Visual-enhancement devices available
- Audio-captioning devices available
- Documentary Film Guides
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If your class watches a documentary film in the Heikoff Giant Dome Theater, you can extend the impact of the experience with classroom activities and discussions outlined in the guides below.
Available documentary films
Film titles and dates are subject to availability.
Full List of Offered Programs
Turtle Odyssey
Based in Australia and narrated by Russell Crowe, Turtle Odyssey explores the unique lifecycle of an Australian green sea turtle named Bunji and her incredible journey across the open ocean. Follow Bunji from a hatchling into adulthood as she swims thousands of miles, meets incredible creatures and has some really wild encounters. She will eventually migrate, with mysterious precision, back to the very beach where she was born—to lay her own eggs that are the foundation of the next generation.
Volcanoes: The Fires of Creation
Volcanoes have helped create our world. The continents, the air we breathe, and even life itself have their origins in fire. These processes have created extraordinary ecosystems and wildlife habitats. The story of volcanoes is the story of the planet’s creation and the story of us. Volcanoes: The Fires of Creation, lets you witness the 2018 Kilauea eruption in Hawaii; see the archaeological remains of Pompeii, devastated almost 2,000 years ago by Mount Vesuvius; visit Mount Fuji in Japan, made up of three volcanoes—Fuji on top and two others hidden beneath; and marvel at the black molten lava of Ol Doinyo Lengai in Tanzania.
