If the name Luke Jerram sounds at all familiar to you, it’s likely because you’ve spotted one of the many pieces he’s shown around the world. The artist has achieved legendary status in and out of the art world for his enormous artworks of celestial bodies such as the moon and the Earth. And he’s gearing up to unveil his newest monumental sculpture here in London: ‘Mirror Moon’.
‘Mirror Moon’ is the latest large-scale artwork that sees Luke Jerram bringing the Moon down here to Earth for us to marvel at. The mirrored sculpture will be unveiled at the Royal Observatory Greenwich on March 3, 2026. And it’s set to be just as impressive and stunning as his previous suspended sculptures.
‘Mirror Moon’
The new sculpture takes the Moon (obviously) and wraps it in a mirrored steel surface. The piece spans a whopping two metres in diameter. It’s surface features an accurate portrayal of the Moon’s craters, valleys, mountains and smooth lava fields. This has been created using topographic data from NASA. That’s right, it’s a high-tech piece of art! The piece “draws on (Jerram’s) expertise in combining arts, science and engineering to bring people closer to our closest celestial neighbour.”
Visitors can get up close and even run their fingers across the surface of the Moon. The sculpture also reveals “the heavily cratered surface of the unseen ‘far side’ of the Moon.” All the while, the sculpture reflects you and the people around you, staring into the Moon’s mysteries.
Jerram was inspired to create the piece by the history of the moon as a source of inspiration to cultures throughout time. It serves as “a ‘cultural mirror’ to society” and has a storied history alongside the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Astronomers in the observatory have observed the Moon for 350 years. And still to this day, they “continue to observe and photograph the Moon.”
Said Liz Avery, Head of Astronomy at the Royal Observatory:
“The Moon has been a source of intrigue and wonder for centuries. We are thrilled to be working with Luke Jerram to unlock some of its mysteries through his Mirror Moon and share them with our visitors.”
Luke Jerram
Luke Jerram is best known for his public displays of large-scale artworks in unexpected and unusual locations. These have seen enormous sculptures of the Moon (Museum of the Moon) and Earth (Gaia)suspended in churches and forests, over lakes, and more.
These artworks have gone on display internationally, in stunning environs around the world. Throughout his career, Jerram has had over 900 exhibitions. He also has pieces in “over 80 permanent collections around the world”. These include New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Shanghai Museum of Glass, and the Wellcome Collection in London.
Said Luke Jerramof ‘Mirror Moon’:
“For more than two decades, the Royal Observatory Greenwich has been inspiration for my work as an artist and so it’s an absolute privilege to be commissioned to create this new sculpture for the Museum and to be part of its story. I hope Mirror Moon will inspire generations of visitors to have an interest in contemporary science, art and the wonder of the night’s sky.”
🕰️ ‘Mirror Moon’ will go on display at the Royal Observatory Greenwich from March 3, 2026.
🌕 Find out more about Luke Jerram’s artworks here.
🎟️ Get tickets for the sculpture and the Royal Observatory Greenwich here.
