They’re meant to reproduce the wall paintings from a Roman villa at Boscoreale, near Pompeii, from the first century B.C., some of which now reside in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

This craft will help your child visualize how the moon moves in its eight phases. New moon — the moon is dark, so not visible. Waxing crescent — the moon starts growing, since a slice is visible.

Koons’ work set to be installed on the moon comprises 125 miniature (one-inch) stainless-steel sculptures in a cubed array designed and built by 4Space in consultation with the artist. Each mini-moon ...

This will be the first authorized art permanently placed on the moon. “Moon Phases” by artist Jeff Koons is the first artwork authorized to permanently be installed on the moon. Courtesy of 4SPACE ...

Though its arrival marks a milestone, “Moon Phases” is not the only art to touch down on the moon’s surface. In 1971, Apollo 15 crewmembers left an aluminum figure by the Belgian artist Paul ...