An individual in a black and white striped shirt and short bobbed hair stands with another individual with a geometric black and white patterned shirt and combed back blonde hair stand in front of a large moon sculpture in a museum gallery.

 

 

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Across seven exhibition zones, To the Moon invites new engagement with, and provides new perspectives on, this enigmatic celestial body that we all see and are influenced by. 

Museum of the Moon

An impressive scale replication of the moon and its surface created by UK artist Luke Jerram. Measuring seven meters in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. Each centimetre of the internally lit sculpture represents 5km of the Moon’s surface, at an approximate scale of 1:1500,000*.

A group of people in variously coloured outfits sit on multiple cream and brown sofas and watch an old 60s style television unit. The set around them is decorated in the style in a 1960s living room style

The Eagle Has Landed

Peek into a miniature 60’s lounge room diorama and witness Armstrong’s first steps on the moon just as 600 + million people saw the ‘nail biting’ descent of the Apollo 11 module ‘Eagle’ with only seconds left of fuel on July 20, 1969. 

Dreaming the Moon 

Curated artworks by influential Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists vividly capture the intricate relationship First Nations peoples have with the moon. 

Two individuals, one in a black outfit with long dark hair, and the other wearing a bright green floral dress with long auburn hair, sit with their backs to the camera in a dark and dramatically lit Museum gallery. They watch a series of screens which play images of astronauts and moons.

Memento Moon

View a moving multiscreen ‘mashup’ by artist Field Carr that pays homage to the moon as a muse across cinema and television. 

In Event of Moon Disaster 

Watch a thought-provoking documentary using the latest AI to portray an alternative history of the 69’ moon landing. 

A glass pyramid structure contains a small sample of moon rock, a slightly sparkly roughly textured fragment. Reflections of onlookers are visible in the glass surface

NASA’s Moon Rock 

When you arrive at the To the Moon a real piece of the moon awaits you. One of the last pieces of moon sample collected from the final crewed NASA Apollo 17 mission.   

Ode to the Moon 

Create an ‘Ode to the Moon’ and employ the digital collage writing technique that David Bowie used to create Space Oddity. 

The words Lunar Lounge are etched into a sci-fi styled bar which is bathed in dramatic red light.

Lunar Lounge 

Inspired by the sci fi classic 2001 A Space Odyssey, this pop-up events space, will host lunar-inspired programs, a virtual reality experience and private functions.  

Future of the Moon 

See a 3D model of the Space Launch System mega rocket and Orion that successfully launched as the first mission of the visionary Artemis program that will see humans return to the moon.