Category: Travel

Moon at the Minster!

THE MOON COMES TO TAUNTON
St Mary Magdalene Church plays host to the world-famous art installation by Luke Jerram.

Taunton Moon at the Minster
Museum of the Moon is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram.

Measuring six metres in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5km of the moon’s surface*.

Over its lifetime, the Museum of the Moon will be presented in a number of different ways both indoors and outdoors, so altering the experience and interpretation of the artwork. As it travels from place to place, it gathers new musical compositions and an ongoing collection of personal responses, stories and mythologies, as well as highlighting the latest moon science.

The installation is a fusion of lunar imagery, moonlight and surround sound composition created by BAFTA and Ivor Novello award winning composer Dan Jones. Each venue also programmes their own series lunar inspired events beneath the moon.

The moon has always inspired humanity, acting as a ‘cultural mirror’ to society, reflecting the ideas
and beliefs of all people around the world. Over the centuries, the moon has been interpreted as a god and as a planet. It has been used as a timekeeper, calendar and been a source of light to aid nighttime navigation. Throughout history the moon has inspired artists, poets, scientists, writers and musicians the world over. The ethereal blue light cast by a full moon, the delicate crescent following the setting sun, or the mysterious dark side of the moon has evoked passion and exploration. Different cultures around the world have their own historical, cultural, scientific and religious relationships to the moon. And yet somehow, despite these differences, the moon connects us all.

Museum of the Moon allows us to observe and contemplate cultural similarities and differences around the world, and consider the latest moon science. Depending on where the artwork is presented, its meaning and interpretation will shift. Through local research at each location of the artwork, new stories and meanings will be collected and compared from one presentation to the next.

Opening Hours…

Friday 18th March – Thursday 31st March 2022

Friday 18th: 7pm – 9pm
Saturday 19th: 10am – 2pm / 7pm – 9pm
Sunday 20th: 7pm – 9pm
Monday 21st: 10am – 2pm
Tuesday 22nd: 10am – 2pm
Wednesday 23rd: 10am – 2pm
Thursday 24th: 10am – 2pm / 7pm – 9pm
Friday 25th: 10am – 2pm / 7pm – 9pm
Saturday 26th: 10am – 2pm / 7pm – 9pm
Sunday 27th: 7pm – 9pm
Monday 28th: 10am – 2pm
Tuesday 29th: 10am – 2pm
Wednesday 30th: 10am – 2pm
Thursday 31st: 10am – 2pm / 7pm – 9pm

(Times subject to change)

Pricing…
FREE (No booking required)

Photograph: Loretta Whetlor

Exmoor Photowalks

PHOTOWALKS – For all

A great way to Enjoy, Explore Exmoor with your camera sprinkled with photography know-how.

 

Event: Photowalk Mineral Line

Date / Time: Saturday, 3 July 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Location: Exmoor

Booking URL: https://markstothard.photography/index.php/photowalks

Image Link : https://assets.markstothard.com/uploads/events/Photowalk%20Minerial%20Line.jpg

 

Event: Photowalk Hornerwoods

Date / Time: Sunday, 4 July 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Location: Exmoor

Booking URL: https://markstothard.photography/index.php/photowalks

Image Link : https://assets.markstothard.com/uploads/events/Photowalk%20Horner%20Woods.jpg

 

Event: Photowalk Wild Flower Meadow

Date / Time: Friday, 9 July 7:00 – 9:00pm

Location: Nr Wilton

Booking URL: https://markstothard.photography/index.php/photowalks

Image Link : https://assets.markstothard.com/uploads/events/Photowalk%20Flowers.jpg

 

Event: Photowalk Watersmeet

Date / Time: Sunday, 11 July 6:00 – 8:00pm

Location: Lynmouth

Booking URL: https://markstothard.photography/index.php/photowalks

Image Link : https://assets.markstothard.com/uploads/events/Photowalk%20Watersmeet.jpg

 

PHOTOGRAPHY ADVENTURES – For Photographers

Designed for photographers of all abilities to Explore Exmoor and capture images of a narrative.

 

Event: Photography Photowalk Watersmeet

Date / Time: Tuesday, 6 July 10:00 – 4:00 pm

Location: Lynmouth

Booking URL: https://markstothard.photography/index.php/adventures

Image Link : https://assets.markstothard.com/uploads/events/Adventure%20Watersmeet.jpg

 

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS – For All

Hosted by a qualified photographer (BA Hons) in Photography, LRPS, these practical skill-based workshops are designed to improve attendee photographic skills.

 

Event: New to Photography

Date / Time: Saturday, 3 July 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location: Minehead

Booking URL: https://markstothard.photography/index.php/workshops

Image Link : https://assets.markstothard.com/uploads/events/New%20to%20Photography%20Copy%20email.jpg

 

Event: Understanding your camera

Date / Time: Saturday, 3 July 2:00 – 5:00 pm

Location: Lynmouth

Booking URL: https://markstothard.photography/index.php/workshops

Image Link : https://assets.markstothard.com/uploads/events/understand%20your%20camera.jpg

 

Event: Better Mobile Photography

Date / Time: Saturday, 10 July 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location: Minehead

Booking URL: https://markstothard.photography/index.php/workshops

Image Link : https://assets.markstothard.com/uploads/events/Mobile%20phone%20photography.jpg

 

Event: Understanding your camera

Date / Time: Saturday, 10 July 2:00 – 5:00 pm

Location: Dulverton

Booking URL: https://markstothard.photography/index.php/workshops

Image Link : https://assets.markstothard.com/uploads/events/understand%20your%20camera.jpg

 

What can we do this weekend?

EVERYTHING IS STILL CLOSED!!

Its Bank Holiday Weekend, all indoor entertainment is still closed and we don’t know what to do.

So here’s a quick guide to having some fun this weekend!

Saturday, Sunday and Monday the tide is high in the morning, grab your crab nets and get crabbing on Watchet Harbour Wall. The dredger has been churning up the silt, those crabs will be heading to the surface for clearer water!

Grab an Ice Cream on the Esplanade and watch the dredger at work in the Marina as the tide goes out!

The car boot is on at Blue Anchor on Saturday afternoon………………..and on Monday afternoon YIPPEE!     
1pm for sellers and 2pm for buyers. Social distancing will be in place.

Its low tide Saturday, Sunday, Monday afternoon, get down to Helwell Bay or Kilve Beach for a fossil hunt.

On Saturday pop to the visitor centre and borrow a litter picker and bag and do a #2minutelitterpick and then post your picture on Social Media.

Use your smart phone or borrow one!! (make sure you have data) to go on a  Watchet Story Walk or how about a Watchet Palaeo-Quest.

On Sunday visit the Street Fair on Watchet Esplanade. Grab a drink, something to eat and sit on the West Pier watching the world go by.

Take a ball and a picnic and go onto the memorial ground for a kick about.