Museum of the Moon at St John the Baptist Church, Holland Road

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.The Museum of the Moon will be presented both indoors and outdoors during the Festival, so altering the experience and interpretation of the artwork. As it travels from place to place, it gathers 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.

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, 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 also been created in partnership with the UK Space Agency, University of Bristol and The Association for Science and Discovery Centres.

FREE

Suitable for all ages.

18 – 30 August | 4 - 9.30pm

Note: There will be no soundscape playing from 6.30 – 7.30 pm on Sundays during the Sung Mass

Funded by Kensington and Chelsea Council with additional support from the European Regional Development Fund.

Thank you to our festival sponsors: The European Regional Development Fund, Kensington & Chelsea Council, Cadogan, Earl's Court Development Company, Cadogan, Ashby Capital, Ballymore.

Photo by @saskiajiggens

St John the Baptist, Holland Road, is one of Kensington’s hidden gems, and the only Kensington church to be Grade I listed.

Built between 1880-1910 by James Brooks, the church was designed to be used for the ceremonial associated with the High Church movement of the Church of England. As such, its interior is brimming with sculptures in stone and wood, magnificent mosaics and soaring vaulting. The church, though, is dominated not by its grandeur but by its sense of mystery and worship, which visitors find awe inspiring.

Address:

St John the Baptist Church, Holland Road, London W14 8AH

Nearest Tubes: Shepherds Bush; Holland Park; Overground Olympia or Shepherds Bush

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