Gaia
The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society presents GAIA, a spectacular sculpture of Earth, by Luke Jerram – in Charles Rennie Mackintosh's only built church!
About Gaia
Image: Gaia at Natural History Museum, 2018
Gaia – named after the Greek Goddess of Earth - will be open to the public from Saturday 13th May 2023 and run until end of June.
Measuring six metres in diameter, Gaia features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the Earth's surface. The artwork provides the opportunity to see our planet, floating in three dimensions. With each centimetre of the internally lit sculpture describing 21km of the Earth's surface, which is 2.1 million times smaller than the real Earth.
General Admission (16 and over) includes up to two children per adult ticket bought.
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