Milwaukee Public Museum to revitalize dome theater

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Museum announced Tuesday, August 14th it has received a $1.6 million gift from the Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust for revitalization of its dome theater.

The project will feature digital upgrades that will allow the Museum to show immersive 3D shows, as well as provide for the eventual replacement of the theater’s current film projection system.

The project will be implemented in phases over the next three to four years, with the first phase, the upgrade to 3D capability, being completed by October of this year. In conjunction with this endeavor, MPM has also entered into a partnership with National Geographic to provide 3D content for the theater.

Once the 3D upgrades are completed, the theater will be renamed the Daniel M. Soref National Geographic Dome Theater & Planetarium.

The Trust also funded the development and creation of the original Daniel M. Soref Planetarium in 2006.

“This theater revitalization project is a great thing for the Museum, and will be the first of many technological upgrades we hope to make here at MPM over the next several years. We’re grateful to the Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust for helping to make this great endeavor possible," Jay Williams, president and CEO of the Milwaukee Public Museum said in a statement.