Aerospace Bristol launches Journey to Mars Exhibition

4th May 2023 - Aerospace Bristol has launched their Journey to Mars exhibition, featuring Luke Jerram’s Mars. From Thursday 4 May to Monday 5 June the artwork will be stunningly displayed alongside the last Concorde ever to fly.

The temporary exhibition marks the 20th anniversary of Mars Express, Europe’s first mission to Mars, with models of the Mars Express Orbiter and the Beagle 2 lander on display alongside Luke Jerram’s Mars sculpture.

Measuring seven metres in diameter, Mars features detailed NASA imagery of the Martian surface. At an approximate scale of 1:1 million, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 10 kilometres of the surface of Mars.

Visitors will have the chance to view Mars from the air, as though they are a satellite, mapping and studying the surface in perfect detail, with every valley, crater, volcano and mountain laid bare to inspect.

Entry to the Journey to Mars exhibition is included with museum admission from 4th May to 5th June. Tickets to Aerospace Bristol are valid for free return visits for 12 months after they are first used.