The MET Presents ‘Apollo’s Muse’ For The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing

 

 

 

Daydreams by Moonlight. Chesley Bonestell. Study for A Lunar Landscape (detail), 1957. Acrylic over photomontage. Randy and Yulia G. Liebermann Lunar and Planetary Exploration Collection.

Where were you on July 20th, 1969? Like millions of people, you were probably glued to your television, watching the first images of American astronauts on the moon. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20th, The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens its doors to the exhibition, Apollo’s Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography.

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