Exhibition's space exploration is down to earth

Toy story: these two clockwork moon creatures are among 300 objects in an exhibition charting the impact of space on humans at the V&A Museum of Childhood
5 April 2012

A Russian cosmonaut suit, a piece of a Mars meteorite and original Star Wars merchandise are among 300 objects in a forthcoming exhibition exploring the impact of space on our lives.

Space Age: Exploration, Design and Popular Culture opens at the V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green on Saturday. Visitors will be invited to contemplate how space has become part of our lives through popular culture, literature, film, design and merchandising.

The interactive exhibition will explore how human fascination with space has developed, from the emergence of astronomy in about 2000 BC to Nasa's ambition to put humans on Mars.

Alongside historical space race artefacts will be objects ranging from space fantasy toys to examples of space-inspired fashion, film and interior design.

Curator Esther Lutman said: "It's fairly light-hearted but there is something for everybody."

The exhibition runs until 6 April.

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