Dome Cinema in Shanghai
In today’s competitive market, shopping malls, tourist attractions, science museums and event venues face shared challenges: flat foot traffic, homogenized family‑oriented offerings, and growing demand for high‑quality STEM‑focused leisure experiences.
Dome Cinema Univers
MUSEUM WEST BUND SHANGHAI (Source: S2Sgroup)
Immersive dome cinema is emerging as one of the most effective answers: a 360° experience impossible to replicate at home, an “event” format that visitors photograph and share on social media, and a high-intent family audience that sustainably revitalizes your venue.
Dome Cinema Mars
Who are we?
This turnkey travelling science exhibition is developed by COOLAB Culture & Entertainment Co., Ltd. and represented by S2S Group for the European market. Together, we master the entire chain: original content creation, dome film production and modular equipment deployment, offering you a complete, ready-to-deploy solution.
Dome Cinema Dinosaure
Our strengths: high-impact format, controlled risk
- Reference scientific content, co-developed with academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: educational credibility that strengthens your venue’s innovative, high-tech and cultural image.
- Transportable, rapidly assembled, eco-friendly and reusable equipment, installable indoors or outdoors.
- A proven business model: short-term or long-term rental, purchase, educational visit programmes and film merchandise sales.
Dome Cinema Univers
MUSEUM WEST BUND SHANGHAI (Source: S2Sgroup)
What does the exhibition include?
The heart of the project is a 7 m × 7 m geodesic dome cinema, offering 18 to 20 screenings per day with a maximum capacity of 30 spectators per session. Beyond the cinema, the complete site setup (150-200 m² required) includes:
- Themed photo installations: sets designed for social media, generating organic traffic and sharing without requiring a ticket.
- Hands-on interactive zones: sand excavation games, AI-assisted painting workshops and fossil restoration activities, which fill waiting times between screenings and extend visitor dwell time.
- Science merchandise shop: cultural products, educational toys and STEM kits create additional on-site revenue streams.
Rental packages from 1 to 3 months, including installation, public opening and dismantling. The dome size can be adapted or enlarged according to available space. A wide choice of films is offered, or we can create custom films tailored to your needs.
Dome Cinema Stars
One dome, dozens of shows: your à-la-carte programming
In addition to the exhibition, you gain access to a library of over 30 original science films (4D and dome formats, 12 to 21 minutes each), rigorously validated by leading scientists and already screened at China’s major science museums, where they have received numerous professional awards. Four major themes let you build a programme that keeps renewing itself:
MUSEUM WEST BUND SHANGHAI (Source: S2Sgroup)
- A 4D library of 30+ films: meditation, art, dinosaurs, universe, Mars, oceans, space exploration, the human body… Vary your screenings by season, event and audience, and turn visitors into regulars.
- The Universe — “Hello Universe”: the Big Bang and the origin of the universe explained through real astronomical observations. The “Hello” series includes 6 films (Hello Universe, Search For Alien Life, The Amazing Universe, The Cambrian Explosion…) ; Gold Award at the 6th Outstanding Popular Science Works Awards of the China Science Writers Association ; screened at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum and the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory.
- Dinosaurs — “A Dream Journey to Giant Dinosaurs”: the first Chinese film to trace the evolution of giant dinosaurs, with scientific counsel from Academician Xu Xing. The “Dreaming” series includes 7 films (A Dream Journey to Giant Dinosaurs, The Chinese Dinosaurs, The Brave Little Ankylosaurus of China, Jurassic Adventure…) ; Most Popular Film Award at the 7th Special Effect Film Exhibition, China Science and Technology Museum (2017).
- Mars — “Mars Exploration”: join China’s Zhurong rover on an interplanetary adventure in search of signs of life on the Red Planet, with scientific counsel from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory and the Chang’e-4 mission. The “Exploring” series includes 5 films (Mars Exploration, Deep Sea Exploration, The Amazing Black Hole, The Roaring Magma…) ; Gold Award at the 8th Outstanding Popular Science Works Awards of the China Science Writers Association.
Scalable Multi‑venue Compatibility
This modular pop‑up adapts to diverse partner scenarios:
- Shopping Malls: Atrium pop‑up activations to lift weekend & holiday foot traffic.
- Tourist Attractions & Theme Parks: “Park‑within‑park” add‑on attraction, bundle with combo tickets.
- Science centres, museums & educational institutions: STEM outreach programmes, science‑festival highlights.
- Venues, show events, trad fairs & lifestyle festivals: Premium family‑experience zones for large‑scale public events.
Why choose Dome Cinema with COOLAB & S2S Group?
- An enhanced image for your venue through authentic, innovative, high-tech and cultural science content.
- Revenue from ticketing, educational visit programmes and merchandise sales.
- Fully integrated turnkey operation: original content creation, modular equipment deployment, on-site execution, multichannel marketing and merchandise management.
- An ever-growing IP catalogue: the first chapter of a long-term travelling science matrix — after the dinosaurs, Explorer Mars, Aerial Strolls and Mysteries of the Deep are on the way. A successful cooperation gives you priority access to our entire future IP catalogue.
- A high-intent family visitor flow (primary target: families with children aged 2-12; secondary target: teens and young adults active on social media).
- Increased peripheral spending in your event, catering and retail activities, etc.
Contact us
If you manage event venues, shopping malls, tourist destinations, museums… across Europe and North America, and you are looking for a high-impact, low-risk immersive pop-up experience to boost your footfall and revenue, we would be delighted to discuss tailored cooperation terms.
Contact our business development team to receive full dossiers, project references and win-win proposals!
