WORLDS® presents:
What worlds will you discover?
Astronomica 360 - Cleveland, OH
Great Lakes Science Center
It’s in our nature to look up at the night sky and wonder: Where did we come from?
From the visionary creator of Mesmerica and Beautifica comes an all‑new immersive dome experience — a breathtaking journey through the infinite beauty of the cosmos.
Drift through auroras, dance through the stars, and discover worlds beyond even the wildest of dreams realized by a global community of artists. The epic score and mind‑bending visuals of ASTRONOMICA will carry you throughout the universe and into the most sacred place of all — the worlds that lie within.
✨ We all began as stardust — where will your story begin?
James Hood
The Immersive Pioneer
James Hood is the visionary creator behind the world’s most beloved immersive dome experiences: Mesmerica and Beautifica. Now, Astronomica, the final chapter of this incredible trilogy, is finally here.
Known for his groundbreaking multi-sensory projects that blend music and art, James Hood has an extensive musical résumé, which includes drumming for The Pretenders, acting as the creative force behind the visionary ambient act Moodswings, and a wide array of soundtrack projects.
With Astronomica, James invites us to embark on the final chapter of an audio-visual odyssey. While Mesmerica offered a reflection of calm and Beautifica celebrated life, Astronomica takes you on a cosmic journey designed to inspire hope, love, and awe.
Venue Information
Cleveland Clinic Dome Theater
Great Lakes Science Center is home to the newly remodeled Cleveland Clinic DOME Theater.
Experience movie magic under a giant domed screen that soars six stories high and surrounds you with breathtaking, multi-story images and 11,600 watts of ultra-real digital sound, creating a movie-going experience like no other.
The theater now features the world’s first giant dome three-projector, laser-illuminated projection system.
The Great Lakes Science Center opened in July of 1996 in the North Coast Harbor district of Cleveland's lakefront. The center grew out of a mid-1980s proposal to establish a Great Lakes maritime museum on the lakefront, a plan spearheaded initially by the Great Lakes Historical Society and several faculty members of CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY.
By 1990, when a planning board was organized, the project had taken on the more ambitious form of a $55 million interactive education center dedicated to "the environment, science, and technology of the Great Lakes Region."
The building itself was designed by Boston museum architect E. Verner Johnson. Upon opening, the center featured roughly 350 science exhibits and activities organized into three floors, each dedicated to one of its educational themes (environment, science and technology), as well as an Omnimax wide-screen movie theatre.
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue, Cleveland, USA 44114
