Public art & sculpture · Central Scotland
Firmament
In or near Kirknewton.
Firmament — a public art in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
Jim Barton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kirknewton · 2.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Firmament in West Lothian, you can take a train to Kirknewton station, which is 2 km away. Entry is free. The postcode for sat-nav is EH53 0TZ.
About
Firmament is a public art located in scotland-central, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
Official information
Jim Lambie's installation, A Forest, features colorful, reflective panels that interact with the surrounding woodland. The artwork's mirrored surfaces change with the seasons, creating a dynamic visual experience that blends elements of pop art and minimalism.
From the Wikipedia article
In Ancient Near Eastern cosmology, the firmament was a celestial barrier that separated the Heavenly waters above from the Earth below. In Biblical cosmology, the firmament (Hebrew: רָקִ֫יעַ rāqīaʿ) was the vast solid dome created by God during the Genesis creation narrative to separate the primal sea into upper and lower portions so that the dry land could appear. The concept was adopted into the subsequent Classical and Medieval models of heavenly spheres, but was dropped with advances in astronomy in the 16th and 17th centuries. Today the word is sometimes used as a synonym for the sky or for heaven.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.9068, -3.4265
- District
- West Lothian
- Postcode
- EH53 0TZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Livingston
- Nearest railway station
- Kirknewton — 2 km
- Official site
- www.jupiterartland.org
Sources
- osm: node/4882075426 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Firmament (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Firmament?
- Firmament is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH53 0TZ).
- What is Firmament?
- Firmament — a public art in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Firmament?
- The nearest railway station is Kirknewton, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode EH53 0TZ.
- Is Firmament free to visit?
- Yes, Firmament is free to enter.
- How do I get to Firmament?
- The nearest railway station is Kirknewton, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EH53 0TZ.