This display of some 180 exhibits presents a cultural history of our relationship with Earth’s satellite, marking the 50th anniversary of the lunar landings. It extends from ancient Mesopotamia to the present, taking in ancient writing tablets and calendars, moonlit landscapes by Turner and Constable, and works by contemporary artists such as Chris Ofili, El Anatsui and Aleksandra Mir. The exhibition also tells the stories of the Space Race and the Apollo 11 mission with a range of posters, lunar samples and equipment used on the expedition. Find out more from the National Maritime Museum’s website.
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Islamic lunar calendar (1795–96), Turkey. Photo: © Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford
Endymion and Selene (mid 19th century), Victor-Florence Pollet. Photo: © Victoria and Albert Museum
Buzz Aldrin’s communication carrier headset. Photo: © Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
I want! I want! (c. 1820), William Blake Photo: © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Cadmium-Vermillion Eclipse (2016), El Anatsui. Courtesy the artist, October Gallery, London and Factum Arte Madrid
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