Anyone who has seen the recent Apollo 11 movie might already be marvelling at the wonders of film and photography fifty years ago, when the first human walked on the moon. Now the Met Museum in New York is celebrating the moon landing specifically through the quite literal lens of photography, in a new exhibition Apollo’s Muse. Over 170 photographs will be brought together for the show with related artworks and depictions of the moon in other art forms. “The moon has long been a nearly universal source of fascination and inspiration,” said Max Hollein, Director of The Met. “This exhibition shows us how photography introduced new dimensions to its documentation and interpretation, and explores the tremendous impact that the 1969 moon landing had on artists of the time—the lasting effects of which still resonate today.”
