A new experience of Planet Earth, at Exeter Cathedral.
See artist Luke Jerram’s famous installation, Gaia. With surround sound composition by BAFTA award-winning composer, Dan Jones.
Following Luke Jerram’s hugely successful Museum of the Moon installation at Exeter Cathedral in February 2022 we are delighted to be hosting the artist’s next artwork, Gaia, throughout February 2023.
Measuring seven metres in diameter and suspended inside the nave of Exeter Cathedral, Gaia features high-resolution NASA imagery of Earth’s surface* and specially-composed surround sound by BAFTA award-winning composer, Dan Jones.
It creates a sense of the ‘Overview Effect,’ which was first described by author Frank White in 1987. Common features of this experience for astronauts are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.
Cost: Tickets from £5
Exeter City of Literature’s Partnership Network has created a series of literary & storytelling events to coincide with the exhibition. Click the button below to find out more about the Gaia Creates programme, and for full events listings.
Accessibility Statement: The main floor (Nave, transepts, aisles and Lady Chapel) is generally accessible for disabled visitors and wheelchair users, although due to the age of the building there are places where the floor is uneven. Access to the Quire is possible via a ramp. There are single steps into some of the smaller chapels in the building.
Wheelchairs are available for visitors to use if required (these can be pre-booked via the Cathedral Office), and there are also disabled toilet facilities available, with level access.
There is limited parking at the Cathedral, but it is always possible to drop visitors off by the main entrance before using other car parks in the city centre.