Space Week: Immersed in Starlight

Step into Bristol Museum & Art Gallery after dark to experience the awe and wonder of our universe for Space Week 2026!

Immersed in Starlight transforms the museum’s grand interior into a canvas painted in distant nebulae, star clusters and galaxies. The work is projected directly on to the stonework, combining the beauty of our historic building and the immenseness of the cosmos. Sit back and see Bristol’s night sky as never before, without light pollution and modern interferences.

The cosmic vistas on display are real images taken from central Bristol by Lee Pullen, the Urban Astrophotographer. The culmination of years of patient work collecting faint starlight from within the city’s glow, they unfold here with gentle motion that reveals their shifting structures and hidden details.

The show is accompanied by an immersive soundscape, so sound and starlight rise together, shaping the space and taking the audience on a journey through light and time.

The event includes an introduction from Lee Pullen, who explains the challenges of urban astrophotography and how he fuses art with science to reveal a hidden universe.

Choose between two sessions, 6:30pm and 8:00pm. Please be aware this is a suggested arrival time, giving you enough time to grab a drink from our on-site bar, find your seat, and get comfortable.