Ostend museums · Science and nature
Science and nature · since 2000
Astropolis, Space Science Center
original name: Astropolis - Space Science Center
A planetarium and space science centre on the Duinkerkseweg: there is no collection, and what is shown is knowledge. Here they talk about natural science.
Minimum route
1–1.5 hours
Founded
2000
Ticket
from €10
Today
14:00–18:00
What to see
The planetarium dome and the sky shows. The space-flight section. There are no objects of a museum kind.
Minimum route — 1–1.5 hours for the essentials
An hour.
- 30 minutesthe show under the planetarium dome.
- 20 minutesthe space-flight section.
- 10 minutesthe observation domes and the weather station.
Reference
About the museum
Astropolis is run by a non-profit association living on tickets, workshops and donations. Besides the planetarium dome it keeps its own weather station and observation domes, and in the evenings it holds lectures and screenings.
Getting in
How to get there
The Duinkerkseweg runs through Mariakerke, the western part of Ostend; the Kusttram serves it along the coast.
Opening timeschecked on 19 August 2026, the museum website
closed for the day
| Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri | closed |
| Wed, Sat, Sun today | 14:00–18:00 |
The public is admitted on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 14:00 to 18:00. Tuesday and Thursday are given over to schools, except in the holidays, when everyone may come. Every fourth Friday of the month brings Astropolis at night, 19:00 to 23:30.
Ticketschecked on 19 August 2026, the museum website
When to go
There are only three public days a week and all of them fall after noon, so a visit has to be built around them. The sky under the dome is shown in any weather; the real one only on the open Friday evenings.
Contacts
Of interest to children
The place is meant for children from six, and they take to it: the dome shows are built as a story. An adult who came for a collection will find nothing — there are no objects here.
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