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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE REOPENS RESTORED FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT PLANETARIUM
The $1.7 million restoration adds modern immersive technology and new public shows while preserving the only planetarium ever designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
- Florida Southern College will reopen the Miller Planetarium to the public this Saturday, returning the world's only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed planetarium to active service after more than 20 years.
- The $1.7 million restoration project, funded by state grants and private donations, addressed water and heat damage that forced the facility to close before repairs began in 2021 following years of limited use after the projection system failed in 2004.
- New COSM projection and Bowen sound systems power immersive shows lasting 60 to 90 minutes, with six monthly rotating programs including 'Destination Mars: The New Frontier' exploring topics from the solar system to exoplanets.
- Tickets cost $20 per person, or $15 for groups, with FSC President Jeremy Martin stating: "College students will benefit from it and have access to it as well as the faculty in the classroom. And we think K-12 students throughout the region will benefit from it as well."
- As the only planetarium designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the space preserves his architectural legacy while offering a rare immersive experience; Jack Coffey, manager of tours and education at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center, noted that "having a full dome planetarium like this is increasingly rare.
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE REOPENS RESTORED FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT PLANETARIUM
LAKELAND, Fla., Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Southern College (FSC) will reopen its newly restored Frank Lloyd Wright designed Planetarium to the public this month, returning the historic space to active educational and public use for the first time…
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