Rochester Cathedral welcomes 85,000 guests for Museum of the Moon exhibition
09:14, 28 February 2020
updated: 09:30, 28 February 2020
Rochester Cathedral's Museum of the Moon exhibition has had more than 85,000 visitors since its opening.
The inflatable art installation, which is a giant replica of the moon, was created using high definition lunar imagery from NASA.
Now, the cathedral is hoping for one last push to reach more than 100,000 guests before it closes on Wednesday, March 4.
So far figures equate to 30% of the entire total of visitors to the place of worship last year and it's estimated around 3,000 people will continue to visit the exhibition before it shuts.
The cathedral is also hosting concerts, craft sessions and special evening openings.
Chapter clerk Simon Lace said: “The feedback is amazing, absolutely fantastic. Everyone I have spoken to has said how wonderful it is.”
"We have had a couple of complaints from people who don't think it's appropriate but that's only a couple out of thousands.
"Everyone I have spoken to has said how wonderful it is."
Last year, the cathedral hosting the Knife Angel, a 25ft-high statue made of 100,000 confiscated knives, which was visited by over 44,000 people.
Visitors were also able to take part in a crazy golf course in the summer, which saw over 29,000 visit.
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