Fiche du musée : Planetarium of Medellín
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Emplacement du musée : Colombia

Site web du musée : http://www.planetariomedellin.org/


The Jesús Emilio Ramírez González Planetarium of Medellín (Spanish: Planetario Medellín de Jesús Emilio Ramírez González) is a planetarium located in Medellín, Colombia and established on October 10, 1984. It was originally conceived by the Astronomical Society of the College of San José, led at that time by Brother Daniel (Julián González Patiño), a renowned scientist, astronomer, and botanist. The purpose is that the planetarium is a space for the promotion of scientific and technological culture of citizens and mentality that encourages scientific and technological creativity. The museum is surrounded by a public space known as the , which was designed by Felipe Uribe de Bedout to coordinate with the planetarium. Medellín was the first South American city to have a computer-controlled planetarium.