Experience the incredible Museum of the Moon and be inspired by the fascinating story of Cheadle's pioneering astronomer Mary Blagg. 

Mary Adela Blagg was born in 1858 and lived her entire life in Cheadle. Mary’s groundbreaking work mapping the moon saw her become one of the first women admitted into the Royal Astronomical Society. A crater on the moon, Blagg crater, was named after Mary, and in March 2023, a planet was named Maryblagg in her honour. To mark the 80th anniversary of Mary’s death, join us to tell her story and celebrate her life.

Museum of the Moon, the amazing touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram, will be installed in the nave of Cheadle's St Giles the Abbot church. Measuring six metres in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:600,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 6km of the moon's surface. 

The installation is a fusion of lunar imagery, moonlight and surround sound composition created by BAFTA and Ivor Novello award winning composer Dan Jones.

Please note that visitors under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

There is no parking at the church and the surrounding roads are unsuitable for event parking. The nearest public car park is Tape Street, Cheadle, ST10 1EU.

For further information to help you plan your visit, please read the Cheadle Moon FAQs.

Check out the wide-ranging programme of lunar inspired arts and cultural activities and events taking place under the moon here.

Museum of the Moon has been co-commissioned by a number of creative organisations brought together by Luke Jerram and Norfolk & Norwich Festival. These include: Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, Brighton Festival, Without Walls, Cork Midsummer Festival, We The Curious, Lakes Alive, Provincial Domain Dommelhof, Les Tombées de la Nuit, Rennes and Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. The artwork has been created in partnership with the UK Space Agency, University of Bristol and The Association for Science and Discovery Centres.

Cheadle Moon is made possible through collaboration between OUTSIDE [outsidearts.org], St Giles the Abbot [cheadlefreehay.org.uk] and the Parish Church Committee, Cheadle Discovery Group [discovercheadle.co.uk], Creative Cheadle [facebook.com] and Cheadle Town Council [cheadletowncouncil.org.uk], and supported by JCB [jcb.com], Alton Towers [altontowers.com] and Film Hub Midlands [filmhubmidlands.org]. Cheadle Moon is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players.

OUTSIDE is a new Creative People and Places [artscouncil.org.uk] project, funded through Arts Council England.