Museum of the Moon at St. Canice’s Cathedral
St Canice’s Cathedral & Round Tower is set to unveil the Museum of the Moon, a breath-taking installation by artist Luke Jerram, on March 10th, 2025, for an exclusive three-week exhibit.
The Museum of the Moon, a large-scale installation, will dominate the cathedral, dramatically suspended three metres from the ground above head height. The luminous artwork features detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface.
You can book tickets to visit the Moon throughout the three week run or you can attend one of the many special events taking place throughout the run including St. Patrick’s Festival Kilkenny and Kilkenny Tradfest events Sharon Shannon in Concert under the Moon and the Lunar Banquet.
Luke Jerram Artist
Luke Jerram’s multidisciplinary practice involves the creation of sculptures, installations and live arts projects. Living in the UK but working internationally since 1997, Jerram has created a number of extraordinary art projects which have excited and inspired people around the world. In 2023 alone, he had over 115 exhibitions in 27 different countries, visited by more than 3 million people. Luke creates artworks at all scales, that deliver messages and inspire communities to recognise often challenging concepts. With many of his latest artworks, including Gaia, Oil Fountain and This Way Forward, Jerram has been using his skills in visual communication to draw attention to planetary health. The artwork Museum of the Moon is one of Luke’s most successful projects to catch the public’s imagination, so far it has been presented in different ways, more than 300 times in 30 different countries. Experienced by more than 20 million people worldwide, the artwork has toured India with the British Council, been presented at the Commonwealth Games in Australia, Art Basel in Miami and exhibited in Aarhus, Denmark for the European Capital of Culture. Over 2 million people visited the artwork when it was presented at the National History Museum, making it one of their most popular exhibits ever!