Currently, it is the result of a partnership between the government of the State of Minas Gerais and the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Now, in 2017, it receives the sponsorship of Unimed-BH by the Federal Law of Incentive to Culture.
Within the scope of the UFMG, the Knowledge Space integrates the set of cultural spaces and activities of the Directorate of Cultural Action, being under its general direction.
Astronomical Terrace
The Astronomical Terrace is equipped with a retractable roof that allows the use of telescopes and instruments for celestial observation. The Planetarium has a special set of image projectors that allows, among other exploits, the reproduction of the sky as if it were from anywhere on the planet, in any age - past, present or future.