The National Museum of the Philippines announced the temporary closure of the National Planetarium as an institution and the decommissioning of its building in Rizal Park, Manila, inaugurated in 1975.

There are times in the life of a beloved institution where a long chapter has to be brought to a close in order to start a new one, for a new contemporary world and a new set of generations of Filipinos.

Thus it is, with a measure of sadness, fondness and nostalgia – but also with anticipation and excitement for its future, that we announce the temporary closure of the National Planetarium as an institution and the decommissioning of its 46 year-old premises in the central section of Rizal Park, Manila.