The biggest moon on Earth

If you've ever ventured to the Ruhrpot you'll have seen the great work that has been achieved in regenerating the old industrial sites.  The Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord  is an amazing area full of old factory ruins slowly being reclaimmed by nature.  The zeche zollverein is a coal mine converted into an exhibition centre and event location, and the Gasometer in Oberhausen is a beautiful old gas cylinder being put to use as an exhibition space, event location and concert hall.  Starting on April 2nd you can see an amazing new exhibition at the Gasometer that is definately worth the trip "up North".  As part of the Ruhr 2010 project 'Out of this World' is an event that makes excellent use of the huge scale of the Gasometer.'Out of this World' takes visitors on a journey into the cosmos, spectacular reproductions of the planetary system, extraordinary images of the sun, the planets and their moons, precious historical instruments and the most modern space research technology - are all brought together in the Gasometer to illustrate the drama of the birth and evolution of our solar system. The exhibition starts in the area below the former gas-pressure disc with a space-filling projection of the sun and its planets hovering in the middle of the 68 metre-wide room. In the towering 100 meter high main hall, you'll see a gigantic sculpture of the largest moon on Earth.  With a diameter of 25 metres, the installation passes through the phases of the moon - from new moon to full moon. It really is an out of this world experience.

2nd April-30th December 2010
Out of this world
Gasometer Oberhausen, Essener Strasse 3, 46047 Oberhausen
T: 0208-850 37 30
www.gasometer.de