A New Era of Learning
Fort Worth museum replaces Omni Theater with new immersive model
The new Jane & John Justin Foundation Omni Theater.
The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is ready to unveil its renovated Jane & John Justin Foundation Omni Theater on December 14, promising guests a new age of learning and exploration.
This is the theater that was formerly known as the IMAX Omni Theater, which closed in 2020 due to the pandemic. The new theater features advanced technology that will immerse guests in a new 8K digital experience.
It is powered by Cosm Technology, the same group responsible for the recently-opened Cosm "shared reality" space at Grandscape in The Colony.
The 18-month long renovation consisted of the full removal and reconstruction of the dome, resulting in the world’s first LED digital dome of its size in a museum, with nearly 12,000 LED modules lining its surface.
The Jane & John Justin Foundation Omni Theater will be capable of producing completely immersive multi-video presentations, corporate events, product launches, experiential fundraisers, and more.
To start, the content shown in the Omni Theater will be focused on documentaries like Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope and Cities of the Future, among others. These will serve as learning experiences for guests, including the more than 50,000 field trip students that visit the museum each year.
The theater is also now fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), from the entrance all the way into the dome. The new lobby and queuing area are all one-level and the theater is lined with new, wider seats, plus additional wheelchair accessible spaces.
Tickets for the new and improved theater go on sale on Monday, November 25. Museum members receive a discounted rate of $12 for adults and $8 for children (ages 3 and up). General admission tickets are $15 for adults and $11 for children (ages 3 and up).
Tickets to the Omni Theater do not include general admission to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.
