Get a little closer to the Moon at a new exhibition

Lynn Museum in King's Lynn is launching a Meet the Moon exhibition on Friday, February 2.

It features a 10ft scale model of the Moon, which will be suspended from the building's high ceiling. 

The exhibition will also focus on its science and mythology, historic moments in lunar discovery and exploration, and include objects including a real Moon rock.

A sequence showing the phases of the Moon (Image: Open Source)

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Oliver Bone, curator of King’s Lynn and Thetford museums said, “We look forward to welcoming visitors to Lynn Museum to enjoy the exhibition and see the Moon in a new light.”

The Moon is the Earth's only natural satellite and orbits around 238,900 miles above us.

Its gravity governs the tides around our coastline and the world, while it is around a quarter the size of our own planet.

Buzz Aldrin of the Apollo 11 mission photographed on the Moon by Neil Armstrong (Image: NASA)

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the Moon, when the American Apollo 11 space mission touched down on its surface in July, 1969. 

Armstrong famously said: "That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Lynn Museum has received £10,000 in funding from West Norfolk council for The Moon: Meet Our Nearest Neighbour exhibition through the government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

A series of pictures showing a Lunar eclipse (Image: Open Source)

Margaret Dewsbury, Norfolk County Council's cabinet member for communities, said: “I am delighted that the exhibition will be accompanied by an exciting interactive events programme with activities for all ages. With family events, adult talks, Early Years sessions and a schools programme, there is something for everyone to engage with, as well as supporting STEM learning.”

The Moon: Meet Our Nearest Neighbour, runs from February 2 - September 15.