Frank Lloyd Wright's Only Planetarium Reopens After 20 Years
Lakeland, Fla. – September 23, 2026 -- Florida Southern College will reopen its Frank Lloyd Wright designed Planetarium to the public this month, restoring the historic space to educational and public use for the first time in more than two decades.
Public shows begin September 26 with tickets starting at $15
Located inside the Polk Science Building, the Planetarium is the only one ever built from a Frank Lloyd Wright design. It sits within Florida Southern's collection of 13 Wright structures, the largest single-site collection of his architecture anywhere. Public shows run Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 3:30 p.m., starting Saturday, Sept. 26. Tickets cost $20 per person, or $15 per person for families and groups of four or more, and are sold separately from the college's Wright architectural tours.