A beautiful art sculpture of Mars is returning to Bristol to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Europe's first mission to the red planet. The temporary exhibition will be centred around Luke Jerram's touring artwork 'Mars', by the Bristol-based artist who also created other space-themed installations like 'Museum of the Moon', 'Gaia' and 'Floating Earth'.
Aerospace Bristol will host the artwork as part of its new Journey to Mars exhibition. From Friday, May 4 to Monday, June 5, displayed alongside the last Concorde to ever take flight. The beautiful installation - which measures around 7m in diameter and features detailed NASA imagery of the Martian surface - is a piece that has toured all over the world and was last exhibited in Bristol back in 2021.
Artist Luke Jerram said: "It's great to be able to present Mars as part of this important anniversary. Public interest in Mars is growing each year as there are more and more space missions there. I hope the public enjoys finding out about Mars and through my artwork feels transported to the surface of this extraordinary planet."
