Belfast (Divis and the Black Mountain)
The second stop on our cosmic journey saw us land on top of Belfast's Divis and the Black Mountain in June 2022.
Bringing the solar system down to Earth
The solar system was shrunk onto an 8.4km trail along Divis and the Black Mountain through June and July — a popular walking spot with panoramic views of Belfast and beyond, cared for by the National Trust. Tens of thousands of visitors enjoyed the trail while tours, family friendly events, a special summer solstice event and the Our Place festival with leading names from the the arts, politics and science took place at the trail and in Belfast.
The sculpture trail animated this spectacular landscape of blanket bog and boardwalks from 11 June to 10 July 2022. Visitors were treated to out-of-this-world views over the city and on clear days and the stunning landscape of the unique mountain location. We brought in the summer solstice, hosted Our Place Festival and premiered a brand new Oliver Jeffers animation.
Our Place Festival
As part of the Belfast trail, Our Place in Space hosted the first ever Our Place Festival. Highlights from the festival include events with award-winning filmmaker Darren Aronofsky in conversation at the QFT; Nobel Prize winning cosmologist and discoverer of dark energy Professor Brian Schmidt with Professor Professor Lucie Green.
Catch up with in conversation events featuring Jamie Dornan, Caitríona Balfe, Chelsea Clinton, Daniel Lismore.
Photo Gallery
Our Place Is...
What does 'Our Place' mean to you?! We asked some of the leading STEAM thinkers from Belfast's Our Place Festival to tell us what our place means to them.
Hear from Our Place in Space designer Oliver Jeffers, global health advocate Chelsea Clinton, Nobel prize winning astrophysicist Brian Schmidt and many more on what their place means.