55-maps Introduces The Moon Exploration Map, Turning Decades of Lunar Exploration Into Beautiful Wall Art
Sep 19, 2026
Live on Kickstarter, The Moon Exploration Map is the ultimate wall map of humanity's exploration of the moon.
San Francisco, California, September 19, 2026 -- The Moon Exploration Map, a new wall map from creative cartography studio 55-maps designed to tell the story of humanity's exploration of the Moon, is currently live on global crowdfunding platform Kickstarter and raising funds to bring the project to life.
Unlike conventional space posters that present the Moon primarily as a decorative image, The Moon Exploration Map approaches Earth's closest celestial neighbor as a real place that has been studied, mapped, visited, and explored for decades. The map combines the qualities of a scientific reference, historical timeline, and piece of space-inspired wall art, giving viewers an opportunity to follow the story of lunar exploration while discovering the landscape where that history unfolded.
“The Moon has always fascinated us, but we felt that most people experience it simply as something they see in the night sky. We wanted to show the Moon as a real place — a world that humans have been actively exploring for decades,” says Sandra, co-founder of 55-maps. “There is an incredible story of exploration behind it. We wanted to turn that story into something people could actually see, explore and admire on their wall.”
The map brings together milestones from across the history of lunar exploration, from the earliest robotic missions and the Apollo era to more recent missions such as Chandrayaan-3, while also looking toward the next generation of Moon exploration. By placing missions within the geography of the lunar surface, 55-maps aims to give viewers a clearer sense of where key events happened and how humanity's understanding of the Moon has developed over time.
The project also reflects a broader goal at 55-maps: making complex stories easier to understand through cartography and visual design. Rather than separating science, history, and art, The Moon Exploration Map combines all three into a format designed to work equally well as an informative reference and as a visually striking piece for a home, office, classroom, studio, or workspace.
Key Features of The Moon Exploration Map:
- Real Lunar Data — Incorporates information derived from actual lunar exploration and mapping to present the Moon as a real, explored world.
- History of Lunar Exploration — Brings together landmark missions from decades of robotic and human exploration into a single visual narrative.
- Mission and Landing Sites — Places important exploration milestones within their geographic context across the lunar surface.
- Detailed Lunar Terrain — Allows viewers to explore the Moon's landscape alongside the missions and events connected to it.
- Scientific Reference Meets Visual Storytelling — Combines cartographic information, historical context, and modern design in one piece.
- Designed for Discovery — Created to be visually engaging at a glance while offering enough detail for viewers to return to the map and continue discovering new information over time.
“We believe science and exploration shouldn’t exist only in textbooks and museums,” adds Sandra. “A great map can make complex information accessible and engaging while also becoming something beautiful to admire, explore and display. You can look at it for a few seconds and appreciate the design, or spend much longer following landing sites, terrain and the history of lunar exploration.”
The Moon Exploration Map builds on the studio's previous Great Explorers Map Collection, which visualized the journeys of Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, and Ferdinand Magellan, including their routes, destinations, and the historical context surrounding their expeditions. The project helped establish 55-maps' approach to combining exploration, history, research, and cartography, and inspired the team to take the same storytelling concept beyond Earth.
“The idea for the Moon map became especially strong after the last solar eclipse,” adds Sandra. “Seeing how much excitement and curiosity the eclipse generated reminded us just how fascinated people are by our closest celestial neighbor. It made us think about the Moon not just as something beautiful in the sky, but as a world that we have actually visited, mapped and explored.”
The Moon Exploration Map is currently live and available to support on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/55-maps/the-moon-exploration-map
About 55-Maps
55-maps is a creative map studio dedicated to turning history, exploration, science and storytelling into unique, beautifully designed maps. The studio combines accurate research and cartography with modern visual design to create maps that are not only informative, but also look like a stunning piece of art on a wall.
For more information on 55-Maps, please visit 55-maps.com.
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