This article was published by The Living Church on April 29, 2025. Pamela A. Lewis, author.
British artist Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon—a 20-foot illuminated sculpture printed with high-resolution NASA imagery—has arrived at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, marking its first-ever installation in a U.S. house of worship.
Timed with Holy Week and Eastertide, the lunar installation is part of a broader program titled "Moon as Sacred Mirror,"inviting the public to engage in moonlit concerts, lectures, and meditations under the glowing sphere. Suspended high above the nave, the Moon transforms the cathedral into a contemplative space where art, science, and spirituality meet.
This display represents a nexus of humanity inclusive of the divine encounter. It shows that the Christian life and spirituality are creative and imaginative, and that God is a creator in sacrament and story.
Bishop Lawrence Provenzano emphasized the Moon’s role in the Christian liturgical calendar and as a symbol of divine reflection. Visitors are encouraged to sit, look up, and experience a quiet moment where “the line between heaven and earth disappears.”