JAMES CAMERON – CHALLENGING THE DEEP OPENING DAY
We would like to extend our gratitude to all who were able to join the opening weekend celebrations for the new exhibition James Cameron – Challenging the Deep.
We have been blown away by the response from the exhibition so far, and are looking forward to hearing what future visitors think about it!
The James Cameron – Challenging the Deep opening weekend included a wide array of activities and talks for all ages including Challenging the Deep – Family Day, 'Quick Talks' with NIWA, documentaries about James Cameron's explorations, films, and more!
Challenging the Deep – Family Day included a visit from the University of Otago's Department of Marine Science Aquavan which was a hit, allowing children to get a hands-on experience with marine life from around Coastal Otago. Lab in a Box was also present and included three stations of experiments ranging from pH level testing of our seas, to experiments about flames and gasses.
JAMES CAMERON – CHALLENGING THE DEEP
Developed by the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney, in collaboration with the Avatar Alliance Foundation, James Cameron – Challenging the Deep takes visitors to the depths of our oceans through the lenses of Cameron’s underwater cameras, and his other incredible technological innovations that have made it possible to explore some of the most mysterious parts of our planet.
James Cameron - Challenging the Deep
$9.50 Children | $14 Concession | $17.50 Adults | $45 Families | Combo tickets available
Open until 9 February 2020
THIS WEEK @ OTAGO MUSEUM
LATE NIGHT PLANETARIUM
Join us on Thursday for some late-night shows in the Perpetual Guardian Planetarium!
7.30pm – Capcom Go! The Apollo Story
8.30pm – The Sky Tonight
9:30pm – Amazing Universe
Shows run for 45 minutes each, and admittance to the planetarium is restricted to ages three years and up. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets available from the Otago Museum Shop or below.
$7.00 Children, $9.00 Concession, $12.00 Adults and $30 Families | Perpetual Guardian Planetarium
From 7.30pm, Thursday 25 July
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MAURI!
Join the Dunedin Kiribati community as they share their culture with you through traditional song, dance and language. Get an up-close look at rarely seen collection items from this Micronesian nation, take part in a gallery tour, and learn more about coral island life in the Pacific Ocean.
Free | Hutton Theatre
11am–12.30pm, Saturday 27 July
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OPERA HERE
Opera for anyone, anywhere – wherever you are.
Join soprano Lois Johnston, tenor Ridge Ponini, and piano accompanist, Mark Bevin for a light-hearted exploration of opera's greatest hits.
Big arias. Big voices. Big afternoon!
Free | Atrium Level 2
1pm, Sunday 28 July
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THE CAMERON COLLECTION: AVATAR
Join us in the Perpetual Guardian Planetarium for part one of six of The Cameron Collection, the epic science fiction film Avatar.
Set in the mid-22nd century, human beings are colonising a habitable moon within a nearby solar system, in order to mine unobtanium. The mining threatens the indigenous humanoid species, the Na’vi, and we follow a genetically engineered Na’vi body that is operated remotely by a human, as it interacts with the local Na’vi tribe.
One of Cameron’s best-known films, Avatar quickly became the highest-grossing film of all time. Enjoy the Academy Award-winning cinematography on the dome screen.
The Cameron Collection screens on the first Thursday of each month during the exhibition (except January).
$10–$15 | Perpetual Guardian Planetarium
7.00pm, Thursday, 1 August | Rated M
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SEA MONSTERS: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE
Go back to the time of dinosaurs! Dive into the oceans of the Late Cretaceous to follow Dolly, a curious and adventurous dolichorhynchops, as she travels through the most dangerous seas in history.
Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monsters of all, the mosasaurs!
$7–$10 | Perpetual Guardian Planetarium
Various times daily | 21–28 July
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