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New exhibition takes kids on a
Voyage to the Deep
Opens 10 December 2014
At the Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour
This summer children are invited to release their inner aquanaut and explore the mysteries of the
deep in an exciting new adventureland opening at the National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour
– Voyage to the Deep: Underwater Adventures.
Based on French author Jules Verne’s 1870 classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas, the
exhibition brings to life the deep-sea adventures of Captain Nemo, his fantastical Nautilus
submarine and the mythical world he inhabited.
At the centre of this fantasy world is the giant Nautilus where kids can climb aboard and discover
the inner workings of a deep-sea submersible…they can take up the controls at the helm, peer
through the periscopes, crank the propeller, test out the bunks and explore Captain Nemo’s
Cabinet of Curiosities full of wonderful marine specimens. There’s even a bubbly pipe organ to
play and a galley full of strange foods to discover!
Kids can then slip on a dive suit and venture through the world below the waves, including the
octupus’ garden with its giant clam shell and a giant squid to slide down, and then wander through
the maze of seaweed in the kelp forest. They can also hunt for treasure in the wreck of a Spanish
galleon or explore the lost world of Atlantis.
Visitors will also learn real facts about our oceans today, from information on different ocean
habitats and their sea creatures to the devastating impact of ghost nets (discarded or abandoned
fishing nets) on marine wildlife.
In fact over the last few months, the museum has been working with Ghost Nets Australia to create
a large sculpture of a coral bombora or ‘bommie’ out of ghost nets and other marine debris which
features as part of the sea-floor environment of Voyage to the Deep.
And during the school holidays, there’s plenty of associated activities to keep families entertained
when visiting Voyage to the Deep. Don’t miss the kids’ craft and dress-up sessions, ghost net
weaving workshops, and tours for the under 5s.
There’s also a fun new family theatre show from the award-winning Money Baa Theatre Company
– Captain Nemo’s Nautilus. The 45-minute shows will run twice daily from 4 January to 25 January
(excl. Saturdays) in the museum’s theatre and is included with entry to Voyage to the Deep.
Voyage to the Deep opens to the public on 10 December 2014. Entry is included in the museum’s
Big Ticket $27 adults, $16 child/concession or $70 families (2 adults + 3 children).
Voyage to the Deep has been developed by the Australian National Maritime Museum and will
remain on show until April 2015. For full details about the exhibition and the associated school
holiday activities, visit anmm.gov.au/summer or call 02 9298 3777.
26 November 2014
Media images available on request.
Media inquiries: Shirani Aththas (02) 9298 3642; 0418 448 690; email [email protected]