Family Culture Night at the Round Tower

Calling all children interested in the Universe, stars and planets! On March 14, we are hosting Family Culture Night at the Round Tower, where all children (and their families) are invited to join fun activities in the Spiral Ramp, a planet workshop and stargazing in the Observatory.

Exploring the Tower and Creative Planet Workshop

In the Round Tower’s iconic Spiral Ramp, you can travel with light through the solar system and explore the planets. Along the way, you can solve small tasks and talk to the Round Tower’s astronomy students, who will teach you more about the movement of the solar system, the speed of light, and constellations.

In the Library Hall, you can discover Jakob Arthur Andersen’s captivating astrophotos, while in the old reading room, you have the opportunity to unleash your creativity and create your very own lifelike planets – both on paper and on sticks! The Round Tower provides colors, tools, and drawing kits, but you decide what patterns and colors the celestial bodies should have.

Visit the Observatory at the Top

The Observatory, located in the historic domed building at the top of the tower, will be open for visitors. Here, you will find the 95-year-old telescope, which the Round Tower’s astronomers will use to zoom in on celestial bodies many light-years away in the Milky Way. If we are lucky, both Jupiter and Mars will be visible in the sky that evening. Don’t forget to dress warmly!

Please note: There is limited space in the Observatory, so a queue may form. The Round Tower cannot guarantee that we will be able to see celestial objects through the telescope if, for example, the sky is cloudy. However, if the weather does not cooperate, the Observatory will still be open, and our astronomers will share fascinating insights about the Observatory and the large refracting telescope, which has a magnification range of 80-450 times. 

This evening you can only access with a Culture Night Pass. A Culture Night Pass for Family Culture Night 2025 can only be purchased digitally via kulturnatten.dk. It costs DKK 125 and gives you access to all the events at Family Culture Night and allows you – free of charge – to take two children under 12 years old with you. In addition, the Culture Night Pass ensures for the Pass holder and for two children under 12 free transportation by bus, train and Metro in Greater Copenhagen zones 1-99.