The museum is home to the Kirkpatrick Planetarium and a dome theater, as well as a number of specialized galleries.

Led Zeppelin - The most-demanded classic rock program (after Pink Floyd) in dome theaters since the 1970's.

The 250-seat large dome theatre that used to be used for laser show, and star shows.

More recently, some planetaria have re-branded themselves as dome theaters, with broader offerings including wide-screen or "wraparound" films, fulldome video, and laser shows that combine music with laser-drawn patterns.

The entrance to the display, in the museum's dome theater, is through a phone booth, which leads to a mini-Metropolis, with clips of the film and a brief Superman documentary playing on screens.

These dome theaters are mostly located in large and prosperous science and technology museums.

The museum has a dome theater where documentaries are shown.

The Wells Fargo Cinedome is a multiformat 60ft dome theater which plays several different films per year.

The OmniSphere Theater is a full dome theater where visitors experience everything from the stars to coral reefs in 3D.

Reliance Mediaworld operates the world's largest dome theater, IMAX, in Mumbai.