The Czech Republic is celebrating 17 years of membership in the European Space Agency (ESA). To mark the anniversary, Planetum Prague has opened the interactive exhibition Earth from Space – a premiere outside ESA centres.
On the occasion of the 17th anniversary of the Czech Republic’s accession to the European Space Agency (ESA), Planetum Prague unveiled a new interactive exhibition: ESA – Earth from Space (ESA – Země z vesmíru). The exhibition is the first of its kind outside ESA centres and has previously only been shown in Italy, the Netherlands and France. Visitors are offered a unique view of our planet, based on satellite data – including from the European Copernicus programme.
“We are delighted that, following the huge success of the opening of the new LED planetarium, we can offer visitors another unique experience – the interactive exhibition ESA: Earth from Space, which is otherwise only seen at the European Space Agency’s centres. As an educational institution, we feel a strong responsibility to promote science and technology. With this exhibition, we want to show that space technologies are not distant, but enrich our everyday lives and help improve life on Earth,” says Jakub Rozehnal, Director of Planetarium Prague.
The exhibition was created in collaboration with ESA, Ars Electronica Solutions and Prague Planetarium. It vividly demonstrates how satellites monitor climate change, urban development, the state of vegetation and air quality. Interactive installations, digital maps and a large-scale globe of the “living Earth” allow visitors to work with the same data normally used by ESA scientists and experts.
European collaboration and Czech involvement in space
The Czech Republic became an ESA member on 12 November 2008. Since then, numerous Czech companies, universities and research institutions have been involved in European space projects. Membership provides access to international scientific missions, technologies and contracts, strengthening innovation and competitiveness in Czech research and industry.
Access to data from European satellite programmes plays a particularly central role, for example in environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, transport infrastructure and crisis management.
The exhibition combines science, technology and visual art and is a permanent feature of Planetum Prague since yesterday, 12 November 2025. Admission is free.
Planetum Prague
Královská obora 233, 170 00 Praha 7
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