Discover the Hemisfèric

IMAX cinema and digital projections to feel adventures through spectacular images.

This is the largest hall in Spain to contain two systems projecting onto a concave screen of 900 square metres:

• Large-format cinema, IMAX Dome.
• Digital projections. Astronomical representations and entertainment shows.

The Hemisfèric was inaugurated in 1998 and was the first building in the City of Arts and Sciences to open its doors to the public. It is a spectacular construction designed by Santiago Calatrava, with an ovoid roof over 100 metres long that contains in its interior the large sphere that constitutes the projection room.

The Hemisfèric offers a varied programme of immersive projections in a semi-spherical dome (IMAX, digital projections)… in an exclusive setting that is unique in the world because of its design. After operating for over a decade it has welcomed more than 6 million spectators, and has also become a venue for important scientific and informative events. In these eleven years 40 large-format films have been shown in the hall of the Hemisfèric, as well as planetariums and other projections.

Imax Dome Cinema
The IMAX system continues to represent the best example of cinema on a large scale. The extraordinary sharpness and luminosity of the projections, together with the large size of the screen and the sound quality, help to create exceptional realism that integrates the spectator within the images. Immersive and educational cinema is a formula that continues to arouse a passionate response.

Digital projections
The Hemisfèric also includes the most advanced system of digital full-dome projection. This new projection type allows the spectator to enter the world of astronomy and digital animation with optical effects impossible to achieve in the analogue world. The Hemisfèric offers digital-format shows of two kinds: digital projections on cultural and educational themes and digital planetariums. The images cover the whole screen because they use a system made up of six Barco Galaxy projectors of 12,000 ANSI lumens each distributed on the perimeter of the screen. Moreover, a Zeiss PowerDome graphic generator allows the generation of digital content, and a Uniview display platform and astronomical simulator reproduces the whole universe, as it has an extensive three-dimension astronomy database.