dome

An architectural masterpiece, the DOT dome is where magic happens. Once home to Europe’s largest planetarium, this awe-inspiring space now sets the stage for concerts, film screenings, immersive experiences, and one-of-a-kind events. Step inside and be transported.

Please note: The DOME hall is unfortunately not accessible for people with reduced mobility.

Upcoming

apr 22 20:00
DOT Live Planetarium: Leven buiten Aarde (NL)

Does life exist on other planets? Learn how astronomers hunt for distant, unknown planets and search for traces of alien life beyond our Earth.

Are we alone in the Universe? That is a question that people have been asking for centuries, and yet we still don’t know the answer for sure. We know that there are eight planets in our own Solar System, but our Sun is just one of many. There are billions of stars in the Milky Way, and researchers have found thousands of planets outside of our Solar System. These distant worlds are called exoplanets. How do we find these faraway planets, and are they suitable for life? In this show, we try to answer these questions as we travel to some faraway exoplanets to take a closer look…

THIS SHOW IS IN DUTCH!

apr 24 20:00
DOT Full Dome Music Show: Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd’s official The Dark Side Of The Moon planetarium show. A new (2023) full dome movie featuring this epic album  surrounded by stunning visuals specially composed for this album.

Pink Floyd’s iconic album ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’, originally released in March 1973, turns 50, and what more fitting a place to celebrate it and experience it than in a Planetarium, through the music set to visuals. With the help of modern technology, the idea of a show combining breath-taking views of the solar system and beyond, played out to 42 minutes of The Dark Side Of The Moon in surround sound, has been embraced by the band. NSC Creative have led the visual production efforts, working closely with Pink Floyd’s long time creative collaborator Aubrey Powell from Hipgnosis.

LENGTH: 42 min.

apr 29 20:00
DOT Live Planetarium: Life of a Star (EN)

Follow the life cycle of a star – from clouds of gas and dust to glowing stars, supernovae, and mysterious black holes.

Stars are born, they live, and they die – and their life stories are written all across the sky. In this show, we follow the journey of a star from its birth in a glowing nebula to its final fate as a white dwarf, a neutron star, or even a black hole. Along the way, we’ll explore what stars are made of, how they shine, and how they (and their deaths) help create elements, planets, and even life. Starting from Earth, we lift off into space and travel through the Milky Way to witness all the stages of stellar evolution – from star nurseries, through supernovae, to the strange and extreme objects that dying stars leave behind.

may 2 20:00
DOT Full Dome Music Show: Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd’s official The Dark Side Of The Moon planetarium show. A new (2023) full dome movie featuring this epic album  surrounded by stunning visuals specially composed for this album.

Pink Floyd’s iconic album ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’, originally released in March 1973, turns 50, and what more fitting a place to celebrate it and experience it than in a Planetarium, through the music set to visuals. With the help of modern technology, the idea of a show combining breath-taking views of the solar system and beyond, played out to 42 minutes of The Dark Side Of The Moon in surround sound, has been embraced by the band. NSC Creative have led the visual production efforts, working closely with Pink Floyd’s long time creative collaborator Aubrey Powell from Hipgnosis.

LENGTH: 42 min.

may 6 20:00
DOT Live Planetarium: Journey Through the Universe (EN)

Come with us on a journey through our Universe, starting from our home on planet Earth and going all the way to distant galaxies beyond the Milky Way.

The Universe is big and almost impossible to comprehend. In this show, astronomers from the University of Groningen will take you on a journey to the farthest reaches of space. We will start on Earth, looking up at the night sky, before taking off. We will visit the planets of the Solar System, and travel to faraway stars and galaxies beyond the Milky Way.

may 13 18:30
DOT Dome Concerts: Einaudi - In a Time Lapse

In our immersive DOME, beneath a vast dome screen that completely surrounds you, star fields, sweeping landscapes and vibrant cities drift past. Seated at the heart of this visual universe, violinist Emma Roijackers and pianist Koenraad Spijker bring the enchanting music of Ludovico Einaudi (Intouchables) to life.

The live performance blends seamlessly with breathtaking full-dome projections by internationally renowned astrophotographer Kwon O Chul. Sound and image enhance one another in every subtle detail, drawing you beyond simply watching and listening into a truly immersive audiovisual experience.

Dome Concerts tours this unique fusion of classical live music and dome projections to venues across the Netherlands. A concert you don’t just attend, but feel — unlike anything you’ve experienced before.

Complete your evening by reserving a table at DOT’s restaurant and enjoy our special Einaudi menu for a complete night out.

Compositions: Ludovico Einaudi

Published by © Chester Music, London

may 13 20:45
DOT Dome Concerts: Einaudi - In a Time Lapse

In our immersive DOME, beneath a vast dome screen that completely surrounds you, star fields, sweeping landscapes and vibrant cities drift past. Seated at the heart of this visual universe, violinist Emma Roijackers and pianist Koenraad Spijker bring the enchanting music of Ludovico Einaudi (Intouchables) to life.

The live performance blends seamlessly with breathtaking full-dome projections by internationally renowned astrophotographer Kwon O Chul. Sound and image enhance one another in every subtle detail, drawing you beyond simply watching and listening into a truly immersive audiovisual experience.

Dome Concerts tours this unique fusion of classical live music and dome projections to venues across the Netherlands. A concert you don’t just attend, but feel — unlike anything you’ve experienced before.

Complete your evening by reserving a table at DOT’s restaurant and enjoy our special Einaudi menu for a complete night out.

Compositions: Ludovico Einaudi

Published by © Chester Music, London

may 15 20:00
DOT Full Dome Music Show: Impossible Space

Price winning  sci-art-music show, a symphonic Journey through real and artificial visual worlds. Jena Full Dome festival 2025: “Winner Best Full Dome Audio”, and “Special Jury Award”

Impossible Space is an immersive odyssey into the cosmos. A symphonic Journey through real and artificial visual worlds, inspired by the spirit of science and discovery. This show interprets “outer space” as more than just the night sky universe. Everything is space: it also unfolds in our everyday lives, within our brains, in a computer algorithm or in the unimaginably small building blocks of reality itself. These themes are artistically reimagined and adapted to create a unique audiovisual experience.

The original music is closely coupled to the visuals and fuses „epic orchestral film score“ with „electronic synth-driven minimalism“, ranging from moving melodic motives to transforming beats and vast, expansive soundscapes. It always aims to guide and emotionally engage, to transform each visual into a vivid and tangible world that might even exist somewhere within the infinite stretches of the universe.

The imagery ranges from fractal-mathematical nebulae to envisioned planets, from strangely (un)familiar AI-generated dimensions to nature on earth, and from abstract depictions of reality back to human shapes.

A vortex of color, light, and sound inviting the audience on a fascinating ride through a profoundly impossible space.

Credits: produced by video artist Rocco Helmchen, music by Johannes Kraas

LENGTH: 46 min.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/972150228

may 14 21:00
DOT Space & Sound presents Kopjek

DOT x KOPJEK join forces for a high-octane audiovisual experience. At the heart of the night is an exclusive back-to-back set by BRYBRY and LEVI, driving the room through a dynamic flow of electronic beats. Expect total 360° synergy as pulsing sound and blinding visuals merge into one immersive journey.

may 16 20:00
DOT Full Dome Music Show: Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd’s official The Dark Side Of The Moon planetarium show. A new (2023) full dome movie featuring this epic album  surrounded by stunning visuals specially composed for this album.

Pink Floyd’s iconic album ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’, originally released in March 1973, turns 50, and what more fitting a place to celebrate it and experience it than in a Planetarium, through the music set to visuals. With the help of modern technology, the idea of a show combining breath-taking views of the solar system and beyond, played out to 42 minutes of The Dark Side Of The Moon in surround sound, has been embraced by the band. NSC Creative have led the visual production efforts, working closely with Pink Floyd’s long time creative collaborator Aubrey Powell from Hipgnosis.

LENGTH: 42 min.

may 27 20:00
DOT Live Planetarium: Life of a Star (NL)

Follow the life cycle of a star, from clouds of gas and dust to glowing stars, supernovae, and mysterious black holes.

Stars are born, they live, and they die – and their life stories are written all across the sky. In this show, we follow the journey of a star from its birth in a glowing nebula to its final fate as a white dwarf, a neutron star, or even a black hole. Along the way, we’ll explore what stars are made of, how they shine, and how they (and their deaths) help create elements, planets, and even life. Starting from Earth, we lift off into space and travel through the Milky Way to witness all the stages of stellar evolution – from star nurseries, through supernovae, to the strange and extreme objects that dying stars leave behind.

THIS SHOW IS IN DUTCH.

may 30 20:00
DOT Full Dome Music Show: Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd’s official The Dark Side Of The Moon planetarium show. A new (2023) full dome movie featuring this epic album  surrounded by stunning visuals specially composed for this album.

Pink Floyd’s iconic album ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’, originally released in March 1973, turns 50, and what more fitting a place to celebrate it and experience it than in a Planetarium, through the music set to visuals. With the help of modern technology, the idea of a show combining breath-taking views of the solar system and beyond, played out to 42 minutes of The Dark Side Of The Moon in surround sound, has been embraced by the band. NSC Creative have led the visual production efforts, working closely with Pink Floyd’s long time creative collaborator Aubrey Powell from Hipgnosis.

LENGTH: 42 min.

june 6 20:00
DOT Full Dome Music Show: Impossible Space

Price winning  sci-art-music show, a symphonic Journey through real and artificial visual worlds. Jena Full Dome festival 2025: “Winner Best Full Dome Audio”, and “Special Jury Award”

Impossible Space is an immersive odyssey into the cosmos. A symphonic Journey through real and artificial visual worlds, inspired by the spirit of science and discovery. This show interprets “outer space” as more than just the night sky universe. Everything is space: it also unfolds in our everyday lives, within our brains, in a computer algorithm or in the unimaginably small building blocks of reality itself. These themes are artistically reimagined and adapted to create a unique audiovisual experience.

The original music is closely coupled to the visuals and fuses „epic orchestral film score“ with „electronic synth-driven minimalism“, ranging from moving melodic motives to transforming beats and vast, expansive soundscapes. It always aims to guide and emotionally engage, to transform each visual into a vivid and tangible world that might even exist somewhere within the infinite stretches of the universe.

The imagery ranges from fractal-mathematical nebulae to envisioned planets, from strangely (un)familiar AI-generated dimensions to nature on earth, and from abstract depictions of reality back to human shapes.

A vortex of color, light, and sound inviting the audience on a fascinating ride through a profoundly impossible space.

Credits: produced by video artist Rocco Helmchen, music by Johannes Kraas

LENGTH: 46 min.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/972150228

specifications

  • Capacity: 234 luxury seats
  • Diameter: 20 metres
  • Audio: 3D digital surround sound system
  • Lighting: RGB programmable lighting system
  • Projection: Fulldome 360° projection
  • Suitable for: concerts, film screenings, planetarium shows, presentations, corporate events

frequently asked questions

How many seats does the DOT Dome have?
The DOT Dome has 234 luxury seats in an amphitheatre layout under the dome.

Can I rent the Dome for a private event?
Yes, the Dome is available for corporate events, presentations, parties and private screenings. Contact info@dotgroningen.nl for availability and rates.

What kind of events are held in the Dome?
The Dome regularly hosts concerts, immersive music experiences, planetarium shows, film screenings and special themed evenings. Check our events calendar for the current programme.

Is the Dome wheelchair accessible?
Unfortunately, the Dome auditorium is not accessible for wheelchair users due to the stepped seating.