For the first time in nearly 30 years, MAS is looking for a new home for its monthly meetings.
Space Place, which is the UW Astronomy Department’s home for outreach and education, will be closing its doors when the lease expires in June. According to Jim Lattis, the recently retired director of Space Place, the UW admin has been mulling this move for some time, and has finally made the decision to shutter the operation.
This is a significant challenge for the Society. While we have leased or owned property for our observatory since 1960, we have never been in the position where we’ve had to pay for space for our monthly meetings. Locating a new space and making arrangements for our monthly meetings will be the top priority for the Board as 2026 begins.
Finding a suitable new meeting location will be challenging. In January, Laurence Mohr and the Board of Directors will form a committee to lead the search for a new venue. If you have any contacts or connections within the Madison community and are aware of a space that could be a good fit for the club, please reach out to Laurence or Kevin Santulis.