A POPULAR exhibition featuring a giant floating Earth is coming to a Wirral park next month.

Luke Jerram’s iconic ‘Gaia’ exhibition, a three-dimensional representation of planet earth, is coming to Birkenhead Park for three days towards the end of May.

Measuring seven metres in diameter and created from 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface, through ‘Gaia’, Luke is providing everyone with the opportunity to examine the planet close up, floating in three dimensions.

Artist Luke Jerram said: “I am delighted that my Gaia artwork will be part of this important programme which makes culture available to everyone in the area.

“Presented in the landmark Birkenhead Park, I hope visitors to Gaia get to see the Earth as if from space; an incredibly beautiful and precious place. An ecosystem we urgently need to look after – our only home.”

Wirral Council is partnering with ‘Walk the Plank’ to deliver a programme that is inspired by Wirral’s unique location and heritage.

There will be lots of activities led by Wirral-based creatives and organisations, involving singing, dancing, playing, watching, listening, writing, painting, making, cheering and clapping.

Bev Ayre, Senior Producer at Walk the Plank, said: "We’re delighted to bring some Walk the Plank magic to Wirral’s Borough of Culture and to showcase Gaia, local artists and community groups in an inventive programme of activities and events." 

‘Gaia’ will be installed and on display in Birkenhead Park from Tuesday May 28 until Thursday May 30.

It is an accompanying piece to Luke’s similarly iconic and important work, the Museum of the Moon, that was displayed in Wirral at Birkenhead Town Hall as part of the celebrations the last time Wirral was Borough of Culture in 2019.