Norton Priory Museum and Gardens is proud to be hosting Luke Jerram’s Mars between 28th January 2025 and 9th March 2025. As well as being able to view Mars alongside museum visits, Norton Priory has curated a magical range of out of this world events for the duration of the Mars exhibition. We invite you to join us on a creative, mindful, musical and scientific exploration of the red planet. Discover the full programme below.

Events as Christmas Gifts! Date: December 2024
Events as Christmas Gifts!

Brighten up the new year with event tickets this Christmas!

Mars at the Museum Date: Tuesday 28th January 2025 - Sunday 9th March 2025
Mars at the Museum

Norton Priory is proud to present Luke Jerram's Mars in the museum's stunning atrium.

Nights at the Museum with Mars Date: Tuesday 28th January 2025 - Sunday 9th March 2025
Nights at the Museum with Mars

Norton Priory is proud to be able to present Luke Jerram's Mars in the museum's stunning atrium.

Mars and Beyond: A Musical Voyage with the Liverpool Brass Quintet Date: Friday 31st January 2025 7:30pm
Mars and Beyond: A Musical Voyage with the Liverpool Brass Quintet

Opening Event! Be the first to experience the thrill of live music in the presence of Luke Jerram's ‘Mars’.

Clangers’ Inspired Space Garden Workshops (part of Discover Sundays) Date: 2nd, 9th and 23rd February 2025, 12 to 4pm (drop in)
Clangers’ Inspired Space Garden Workshops (part of Discover Sundays)

Help create a special Space Garden for Mars inspired by the CBBC programme The Clangers.

Exploring the Solar System with Steve Barratt Date: Thursday 6th and Wednesday 19th February 2025, 6.30-8.30pm
Exploring the Solar System with Steve Barratt

Join us to ‘Explore the Solar System’ alongside Luke Jerram's ‘Mars’ at Norton Priory.

Mars, Mythos and Meditations – with Gav Cross and Mima Cornish Date: Friday 7th February 2025, 5.30 and 7.30pm
Mars, Mythos and Meditations – with Gav Cross and Mima Cornish

An evening of journeying through ancient tales and inner contemplation.

Juan Solo's Excellent Adventures in Space! Date: Saturday 8th February 5:30pm
Juan Solo's Excellent Adventures in Space!

Join Juan Solo on a daring journey through the galaxy, in his rust bucket of a ship, the Millennial Falcon!

Ignacio Lopez: Señor Self Destruct 2025 TOUR Date: Saturday 8th February 8pm
Ignacio Lopez: Señor Self Destruct 2025 TOUR

Spain’s Best Export™ Ignacio Lopez is on a mission to destroy himself, and build a better version; Leaner. Smarter. Funnier.

Yoga with Mars Date: 12th and 26th February 2025, 7.30-8.30pm
Yoga with Mars

An out of this world yoga experience with Sylvie Ball.

Mars, the War Planet: Shostakovich’s War Quartet with the LSQ Date: Sunday 16th February 2025 7:30pm
Mars, the War Planet: Shostakovich’s War Quartet with the LSQ

The Liverpool String Quartet Performs Shostakovich Under the Gaze of Mars.

Relaxed Mars Date: Thursday 20th February 2025, 5-7pm
Relaxed Mars

An autism-friendly evening to view Luke Jerram's Mars at Norton Priory.

Intergalactic Bath Bomb Workshops with Lush Cosmetics Date: Friday 21st February 2025, 12.00, 1.15 or 2.30pm
Intergalactic Bath Bomb Workshops with Lush Cosmetics

Join us on an intergalactic bath time voyage with this workshop from Lush Cosmetics!

Searching for life on Mars with robots: Adventures of the Perseverance rover with Professor Sanjeev Gupta. Date: Friday 21st February 2025. 7.30pm till 9.30pm.
Searching for life on Mars with robots: Adventures of the Perseverance rover with Professor Sanjeev Gupta.

Professor Sanjeev Gupta, from Imperial College London delivers this exclusive evening talk about NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover.

Life On Mars - In Concert Date: Saturday 22nd February 2025 7:30pm
Life On Mars - In Concert

Life On Mars in Concert features professional musicians and performing arts students from multi award winning A Place for Us Theatre

Dances of the Planets (Quadrivium): An Evening of Celestial Movement and Meditation Date: Friday 28th February 2025, 7.30pm
Dances of the Planets (Quadrivium): An Evening of Celestial Movement and Meditation

Dances of the Planets invites you into a journey inspired by the orbits and energies of our closest celestial neighbours.

“Horus the Red”: perceptions of the planet Mars in ancient Egypt Date: Thursday 6th March 2025, 7.30-8.30
“Horus the Red”: perceptions of the planet Mars in ancient Egypt

In this lecture, Dr Marina Escolano-Poveda will explore how the Egyptians conceptualised the planets, particularly Mars.

Resonance of Mars: Sound Healing Gong Bath Date: Friday 7th March 2025 7:30pm
Resonance of Mars: Sound Healing Gong Bath

Immerse yourselves in the sounds of gongs and crystal bowls, under the watchful gaze of Luke Jerram’s Mars. Find yourself transported on an atmospheric journey through the galaxy as the waves of otherworldly sounds wash over you.

The War of the Worlds: Read and Performed by Gav Cross Date: Saturday 8th March 2025 7:30pm
The War of the Worlds: Read and Performed by Gav Cross

A New Abridged and Performed Reading set against the breathtaking backdrop of Luke Jerram’s Mars installation.

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