Helios
See the sun like never before with Luke Jerram’s Helios at Fountains Abbey.
- Booking not needed
- Free event (admission applies)
Helios is a brand-new 7-metre diameter sculpture by internationally renowned artist Luke Jerram. Helios, Ancient Greek for the sun, follows Luke’s previous celestial sculptures of ‘Gaia’ ‘Museum of the Moon’ and ‘Mars’.
With rippling lights, solar imagery and sounds of the sun recorded by NASA, you’re invited to come and experience this audio-visual wonder.
Scaled so that each centimetre represents 2000 kilometres of the real sun’s surface, this is a unique opportunity to take a closer look at the star and details such as sunspots and solar flares.
Helios will be suspended from the centre of the Nave in the abbey ruins.
Helios will be displayed during the daytime and in the evenings. Visitors may need to book tickets for the evening viewings. Specific times and details about booking tickets will be released closer to the time.
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This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.
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- Meeting point
Helios will be suspended from the centre of the Nave in the abbey ruins.
- Accessibility
There are hard-standing paths around the estate. Access to the abbey is across a level grassy green. When the grass is particularly wet this can be impassable for wheelchairs, mobility scooters and prams.
- Other
Helios will be displayed at Fountains Abbey during the day and in the evenings. Visitors may need to book tickets for the evening viewings. Specific times and details about booking tickets will be released closer to the time.
Upcoming events
Winter abbey tour
Join one of our volunteer tour guides to discover more about the largest monastic ruins in the country.
Winter garden and abbey tour
Join one of our volunteer tour guides to see the abbey as the Georgians once did; incorporated into the dramatic designed landscape.
Easter egg hunt at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
This spring, treat the whole family to a world of adventure at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal on an Easter trail.