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The Smithsonian's 3 IMAX® theaters have the largest screens in the Washington, DC region and measure up to 6 stories tall! Our giant-screen films offer an immersive experience that complements the museum exhibits.

The Planetarium's 77-foot digital dome theater is the only full-dome cinema in DC. Audiences can journey through time and space to view some of the most extraordinary images not viewable to the naked eye.

All films and Showtimes

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Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

National Museum of Natural History
10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW    Directions | Learn More
Dinosaurs Alive 3D
NR • 40 minutes
11:20AM | 2:05PM | 3:55PM
5:45PMBUY TICKETS
National Parks Adventure 3D
G • 43 minutes
10:25AM | 12:15PM | 3:00PM
4:50PM | 6:40PMBUY TICKETS

Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater

National Air and Space Museum
6th Street and Independence Avenue, SW    Directions | Learn More
D-Day: Normandy 1944 3D
G • 43 minutes
11:50AM | 1:40PM | 3:30PM
6:50PMBUY TICKETS
Journey to Space 3D
NR • 42 minutes
10:55AM | 12:45PM | 2:35PM
4:25PM | 5:55PMBUY TICKETS
To Fly!
G • 27 minutes
10:20AM | 5:20PMBUY TICKETS

Einstein Planetarium

National Air and Space Museum
6th Street and Independence Avenue, SW    Directions | Learn More
Dark Universe
NR • 24 minutes
11:30AM | 12:30PM | 1:30PM
2:30PM | 3:30PM | 4:30PM
5:30PM | 6:30PMBUY TICKETS
Journey to the Stars
NR suitable for all audiences • 25 minutes
12:00PM | 1:00PM | 2:00PM
3:00PM | 4:00PM | 5:00PM
6:00PM | 7:00PMBUY TICKETS
To Space and Back
G • 25 minutes
11:00AMBUY TICKETS

Airbus IMAX Theater

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway    Directions | Learn More
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
PG-13 • 151 minutes
4:40PM | 7:35PMBUY TICKETS
D-Day: Normandy 1944 3D
G • 43 minutes
11:00AM | 3:30PMBUY TICKETS
Hidden Universe 3D
G • 37 minutes
1:45PMBUY TICKETS
Journey to Space 3D
NR • 42 minutes
10:10AM | 11:55AM | 2:35PMBUY TICKETS