TIME AND DATE: December 19, 11:00am – 12:00pm
LOCATION: Australian National Maritime Museum, 2 Murray Street Darling Harbour
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:
- Ron Allum – Co-engineer of the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER
- Emily Jateff - Museum Ocean Science and Technology Curator
- Ms Daryl Karp – Museum Director and CEO
The Australian National Maritime Museum is thrilled to become the temporary home of the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER, the iconic submersible which took James Cameron to the deepest trenches of the ocean in 2012, as part of a brand-new exhibition, Ultimate Depth: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea which opens December 19.
The DEEPSEA CHALLENGER, which was designed, tested, and engineered in Sydney, was co-engineered by the renowned Ron Allum, a local Sydney cave diver, engineer, deep-sea explorer and former NSW Senior Australian of the Year. The Museum is honoured to welcome Ron Allum to the exhibition for its launch to welcome the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER back to Sydney for the first time since its expedition to the Mariana Trench.
The DEEPSEA CHALLENGER is just one of many incredible objects featuring in the Ultimate Depth: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea exhibition, which takes visitors on a journey from the ocean’s sunlit surface to its darkest depths, explore the five unique zones of the deep sea.
Starting at the Sunlight zone and travelling through the Twilight zone, Midnight zone, Abyssal zone and then finally to the Hadal zone, this exhibition highlights the cutting-edge technologies which unveil the secrets of the deep and the extraordinary creatures that call it home.
Exhibition info: Ultimate depth - a journey to the bottom of the sea | Australian National Maritime Museum
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For further information, to attend or interviews please contact:
Alex Gonzalez m: 0401 545 778 e: alex.gonzalez@sea.museum