Museum of the Moon

Enjoyed by more than 20m visitors around the world, Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon lands at Blackburn Cathedral this November.

There is no charge for entry to Museum of The Moon at Blackburn Cathedral during the day.

Throughout the exhibition, there is no charge for day-time entry to the Cathedral, although a suggested donation of £3-£5 is encouraged which will go towards the cost of hosting the installation – helping us stage more events like this – and the upkeep of Blackburn Cathedral, keeping our doors open for all.

About the Museum of The Moon

Museum of the Moon is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram. Measuring seven metres in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5km of the moon’s surface.

Over its lifetime, the Museum of the Moon will be presented in a number of different ways both indoors and outdoors,so altering the experience and interpretation of the artwork. As it travels from place to place, it will gather new musical compositions and an ongoing collection of personal responses, stories and mythologies, as well as highlighting the latest moon science.

The installation is a fusion of lunar imagery, moonlight and surround sound composition created by BAFTA and Ivor Novello award winning composer Dan Jones. Each venue also programmes their own series of lunar inspired events beneath the moon.

Luke Jerram’s multidisciplinary practice involves the creation of sculptures, installations and live arts projects. Living in the UK but working internationally since 1997, Jerram has created a number of extraordinary art projects which have excited and inspired people around the globe. Jerram has a set of different narratives that make up his practice which are developing in parallel with one another. He is known worldwide for his large-scale public artworks.

Museum of the Moon has been co-commissioned by a number of creative organisations brought together by Luke Jerram and Norfolk & Norwich Festival. These include:

Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, Brighton Festival, Without Walls, Lakes Alive, Provincial Domain Dommelhof, Cork Midsummer Festival, We The Curious, Kimmel Center and Les Tombées de la Nuit. The artwork has also been created in partnership with the UK Space Agency, University of Bristol and The Association for Science and Discovery Centres.