The Sun: Living With Our Star tells the story of humankind’s ever-changing relationship with the Sun and how science and technology have altered the way we experience and use our nearest star. The exhibition ventures thousands of years into the past and brings visitors right up to the present to explore our contemporary relationship with the Sun. Each section reveals a different aspect of our star – motion, light, energy and disruptive power – offering an experiential encounter and showing a diversity of ways in which people around the world have understood and harnessed the Sun’s power.
This turnkey exhibition fascinates and inspires visitors with immersive audiovisual installations, interesting interactives, and an array of beautiful cultural artefacts and scientific instruments. The exhibition’s imaginative use of design and audiovisual elements creates a fascinating must-see exhibition for adult and family audiences.