Culture Night 2026

This year we will not only be celebrating Culture Night on September 19th, but also 'Astronomins dag och natt' which is a national astronomical event arranged by the Swedish Astornomical Society.

Events include:

Planetarium Show:  The One Sky Project

During this year's Culture Night we premier with a new show, titled "The One Sky Project" where we hear stories and myths from around the globe. For thousands of years people have told stories of the stars, and these live on in our constellations. Wherever we live and wherever we come from we share the same sky. So lean back and look up at the dome above your and watch these old myths come to life.  The shows start every 20th minute all day.  The Planetarium has its own entrance during Culture Night, separate from Vattenhallens. The event is free of charge. No tickets are needed - but a queue may form at the door.

• Culture Night at Vattenhallen

Stargazing at Lund Observatory  

Astronomers and astronomy students welcome visitors at the observatory on top of the astronomy building. There is limited space on the observing platform so we ask all visitors to register.   Observing events on Culture Night will start after sunset. Events will be held at 21:00, 21:30, 22:00, 22:30, 23:00 and 23:30. 

•  Registration starts on September 15th at 12:00.  

Astronomy talk (in Swedish): Galaxer, virtuella universum, och superdatorer

"I det här föredraget berättar jag hur astronomer använder några av världens kraftfullaste superdatorer för att skapa virtuella universum. Genom att simulera universums utveckling, från Big Bang till idag, kan vi följa hur galaxer och stjärnor bildas och utvecklas. Jag visar hur dessa simuleringar har gett nya insikter om varför universum ser ut som det gör på de allra största skalorna, och hur galaxer som Vintergatan kan ha vuxit fram."

The talk will be given by Oscar Agertz