IT has travelled the world from Glastonbury Festival to Beijing and has become the most visited exhibition at the Natural History Museum.

Now the Museum of the Moon, which has been seen by four million people, is at Parr Hall until October 14.

Luke Jerram's artwork is the central piece of this year's Contemporary Arts Festival which has been given a revamp to have a family focus and more accessible events.

Cultural manager Leah Biddle, who is leading the festival, and the Culture Warrington team also wanted to feature the Moon this year to mark 50 years since Neil Armstrong took a giant leap for mankind.

Bristol artist Luke visited Warrington in person on Wednesday to suspend the Moon from Parr Hall's ceiling.

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He originally used detailed NASA imagery to create a perfect representation of the Earth's Moon with each centimetre of the sculpture representing 5km of the Moon’s surface.

It is also internally lit so that it glows and features sound effects created by BAFTA and Ivor Novello award-winning composer Dan Jones.

The Museum of the Moon's official Warrington launch is on Friday and there are also a host of events to enjoy under the glow of the Moon such as film screenings, DJ sets and gigs, yoga, a panel show and even a visit from Manchester Art Battle.

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Luke said: "The Parr Hall is a beautiful venue and the arts festival is open for everyone to enjoy which is really good. So hopefully whether you’re interested in music or dance or films or astronomy there should be something there for everybody."

The Contemporary Arts Festival launch also features Light Night at Queens Gardens on Friday when there will be a host of immersive and family-friendly light and sound installations and street performances on the site between 5.30pm and 10.30pm.

  • The Museum of the Moon is free to view. All advance tickets for the launch on Friday between 6pm and 10.30pm have all been reserved, however there will be a separate queue for people without tickets so that as many people as possible get to see it. You can alternatively see the Moon during one of the festival events or visit parrhall.culturewarrington.org/whats-on for information on other viewing times until October 14.