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The Lift-Off Campaign for Chicago’s Space Center will completely transform America’s First Planetarium with new exhibitions, theater experiences, and programs.

Contribute to the Lift-Off Campaign today!

Annual Fund members share the excitement of space exploration with over 400,000 visitors and schoolchildren each year. The Adler's Annual Fund helps help create new exhibitions and sky shows, expand education and outreach programs, conserve historic artifacts, and conduct leading-edge research.

The Adler Planetarium established The Alan B. Shepard Society to honor Commander Shepard's legacy as the first American in space.  Members of The Alan B. Shepard Society contribute annual restricted gifts of $1,000 or more to support space science education and research programs at the Adler.

All gifts to the Adler Planetarium help advance the Lift-Off! Campaign for Chicago's Space Center, a historic initiative to transform America's First Planetarium. Join our family of corporate partners today!

Planning an estate or life-income gift is a meaningful and beneficial way to support the Adler Planetarium now and in the future. We are pleased to offer information as you consider a planned gift to the museum.

The Webster Club is an organization of museum friends whose support strengthens and preserves the Adler Collections. Members of the Webster Club enjoy exclusive benefits and access to one of the world's greatest collections of historic scientific instruments, rare books, maps, works on paper, and space exploration materials. We invite you to become a member of the Webster Club today!

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All gifts to the Adler Planetarium help advance the Lift-Off! Campaign for Chicago's Space Center, a historic initiative to transform America's First Planetarium.