Cultural Considerations WG webinar: Space for Art

The urgent push into space development within the private sector has stimulated debate about public access to space for non-astronauts and for cultural initiatives. The Moon Gallery Foundation has put art at the centre of establishing a significant place for the humanities by proposing the first lunar gallery, anticipated by 2025. As a preliminary test […]

MVA participation in APRSAF Space Policy and Law Working Group (SPLWG)

MVA Vice President, John C. Mankins will represent the Moon Vilalge Association at the APRSAF Space Policy and Law Working Group (SPLWG).This session will discuss and envisage how international governance should be to understand, share and mitigate the anticipated risks in future space domain taking into consideration the new space activities involving emerging space players […]

Moon Village Association Architecture Working Group – Winter 2021-2022 Workshop

The MVA Architectural Concepts and Considerations Working Group (WG) will hold its Winter 2021-2022 Workshop online next month. The goal of this workshop is to advance concept, longer-term planning and cooperation for humanity vis-a-vis Earth’s Moon. The objectives of the meeting will be to:(1) review the status of MVA Architecture WG studies (including the OASIS 2045 Case Study); (2) to review of the status […]

Cultural WG webinar: Spirituality and the Moon

The spiritual needs of space enthusiasts and future Moon workers and settlers need to be addressed as the settlement of the Moon advances. This webinar will explore possible whys and hows.Agenda:Introduction - Remo RapettiFuturist Moonlight Meditations - Giulio PriscoSacred space - Catherine NewellPeak of Eternal Light - Jorge Mañes RubioQ&A session - Arthur WoodsGiulio Prisco […]

The Moon as Muse: Visions for Lunar Artistic Engagement

The Moon has been a fountainhead of humanity’s time awareness beyond days and within seasons. Ancient artwork around the world testifies to the deep origins of our cultural relationship to our satellite world. The sheer volume of literature, music and art about the Moon would take a massive undertaking to catalog across time and cultures. […]