Friday 16 May | 8.00 – 10.00pm (doors 8.00pm)
The Launch to Mars

Be the first to see the amazing installation in the evening whilst enjoying a bespoke cocktail made by us at 33cankstreet. Don't miss this opportunity to see Luke Jerram's stunning artwork come to life as part of this unique launch experience.
Tickets £15 (to include one bespoke cocktail made just for the occasion – alcoholic and non-alcoholic options available) from Eventbrite.

From the artist behind the beloved Museum of the Moon and Gaia, Luke Jerram's fusion of Mars imagery, light, and surround sound is coming Friday 16 May – Sunday 8 June 2025.

Wonder at the Red Planet as Luke Jerram's spectacular seven metre sculpture of Mars comes to the Cathedral for the first time.

Mars was named by the ancient Romans for their god of war because its reddish colour was reminiscent of blood – the artwork features detailed NASA imagery of the Martian surface and is on rotation, in the style of his other astronomical artworks of the Moon and Gaia.

A soundscape by award winning composer Dan Jones features the sounds of seas, deserts, and NASA missions, as well as distant bombing and people marching, as if to war.