founded in 1970, the museu do universo (museum of the universe) features 56 interactive experiments, spanning the first floor of the planetarium. they are divided into three areas - astronomia fundamental (earth and it is movement), astrofisica (stellar astronomy) and nave-escola (spaceship studies).  

furthermore, the museu do universo makes available state of the art technology, that allows visitors to witness the sun's movements in real time.