Springfield Museums, One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure

Big Bird, Elmo and their friend from China, Hu HuZhu, take viewers on a journey of discovery! One World, One Sky is a brilliant spectacle of light and color as the furry friends watch the stars twinkle over Sesame Street. Children attending the show can interact as they watch, drawing constellations and counting the time it takes the sun to set. The show aims to nurture a child’s natural sense of wonder about the night sky while forging cross-cultural connections, and bridging kids across nations through a common bond in learning about the sky together. Running time: 45 minutes with live Q&A.

The Seymour Planetarium is home to historically significant astronomy education tools as well as modern digital presentations. At 86 years, the Museum’s Korkosz projector (known as the “star ball”) is the oldest operating American-made projector in the world. In 2023, the Springfield Museums upgraded the planetarium with a full-dome video system using Zeiss Velvet projectors covers the dome with images and video, creating immersive experiences in Astronomy and Earth Science. Zeiss Velvet projectors are the only projectors in the world that have a pure black background, enhancing the beauty of the historic Korkosz projector’s optical star field.