Free tickets for Gaia and Museum of the Moon in Blyth now available
Festival of Energy brings world-renowned artworks together for the first time
Tickets are now available to pre-book for Luke Jerram’s Gaia and Museum of the Moon, which will be presented together for the first time as part of Blyth’s Festival of Energy this March
The large-scale installations will be on display from March 5-8 inside the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s offshore wind testing facility in Blyth.
Audiences will be able to experience the seven-metre-diameter artworks - inspired by detailed NASA imagery - within a working industrial environment more commonly associated with testing some of the world’s largest wind turbine blades
Presented by Blyth Celebrates and produced by Walk the Plank, the Festival of Energy will animate Blyth town centre and quayside with a programme of outdoor performances, installations, films, talks and workshops.
The festival aims to explore the natural forces shaping the town and its future, linking creativity with Blyth’s growing role in offshore renewables.
Alongside the installations, the festival will feature Walk the Plank’s Tower of Light, the large-scale projection Whale Song at the mouth of the River Blyth, and a series of new artworks developed with local communities.
Nominations have also opened for a special International Women’s Day Breakfast, which will take place beneath Gaia and Museum of the Moon on Sunday, March 8. The free event will celebrate women from Blyth and south east Northumberland who are making a difference across community life, industry, education, creativity and volunteering.
The Festival of Energy forms part of the wider Energising Blyth regeneration programme. Tickets, nomination details and full festival information are available via the website. Early booking is strongly advised for Luke Jerram’s Gaia and Museum of the Moon,