Located in the Cantey Building
“It looks like someone has stolen the moon, shrunken it down and put it into a room and it’s just there sort of floating.” – Luke Jerram
Museum of the Moon is touring exhibition that features installation artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram. The artwork is a large inflated, spherical moon, measuring six meters in diameter. Across the surface of the sphere, the moon features detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimeter of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5km of the moon’s surface.
The moon is suspended overhead and up lighted with blue lighting, to enhance the atmosphere. The moon is also lit from within, adding a bright white glow from its center.
The exhibition will feature surround sound composition created by Dan Jones, a BAFTA and Ivor Novello award-winning composer. It combines music and spoken word from interviews and original recordings from the 1969 moon landings.
The Museum of the Moon exhibit is sponsored by South Carolina ETV. There will be learning resources available near the exhibit, provided by SCETV.
To learn more:
Musical Sound Sample, Claire De Lunatic
Museum of the Moon information poster
Museum of the Moon has been co-commissioned by a number of creative organizations brought together by Luke Jerram and Norfolk & Norwich Festival. These include: Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, Brighton Festival, Without Walls, Cork Midsummer Festival, We The Curious, Lakes Alive, Provincial Domain Dommelhof, Les Tombées de la Nuit, Rennes and Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. The artwork has been created in partnership with the UK Space Agency, University of Bristol and The Association for Science and Discovery Centres.
