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30 November 2023 | 5 min read | cost: $25 | website: https://www.darlingharbour.com/whats-on/events/valerie-taylor-an-underwater-life-(1) | address: 2 Murray St, Sydney NSW 2000
published: 28 Nov 2023
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Valerie Taylor has recorded the marine environment and shared her knowledge with the public for over 60 years, staunchly advocating for better protection of the ocean, its animals and their habitats.Celebrated globally, Valerie has become one of the most iconic underwater storytellers, shark researchers and conservationists and paved the way for future generations of divers, filmmakers and environmentalists.This exhibition tells the extraordinary story of the life of Valerie Taylor. Through objects and images from the museum's collection, Valerie Taylor: An Underwater Life showcases the work of Valerie and her husband Ron and their significant contributions to marine conservation, diving and underwater filming.Highlights of the exhibition include Valerie and Ron Taylor's cameras and underwater housings, Valerie's iconic blue fins and dive suits, and the stainless-steel chainmail suit she wore to get up close and personal with sharks, movie posters from over four decades working in Hollywood, from Jaws to The Island of Dr Moreau, and over 500 images from our collection of animals, people, places and worlds now under threat. Valerie Taylor: An Underwater Life is not just one woman's story, it is a call to action for all the potential ocean changemakers out there-to inspire all of us to advocate for the oceans in our own way.'The first great white shark I saw was like a freight train coming out of the mist it was magnificent.' - Valerie Taylor
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Valerie Taylor has recorded the marine environment and shared her knowledge with the public for over 60 years, staunchly advocating for better protection of the ocean, its animals and their habitats.Celebrated globally, Valerie has become one of the most iconic underwater storytellers, shark researchers and conservationists and paved the way for future generations of divers, filmmakers and environmentalists.This exhibition tells the extraordinary story of the life of Valerie Taylor. Through objects and images from the museum's collection, Valerie Taylor: An Underwater Life showcases the work of Valerie and her husband Ron and their significant contributions to marine conservation, diving and underwater filming.Highlights of the exhibition include Valerie and Ron Taylor's cameras and underwater housings, Valerie's iconic blue fins and dive suits, and the stainless-steel chainmail suit she wore to get up close and personal with sharks, movie posters from over four decades working in Hollywood, from Jaws to The Island of Dr Moreau, and over 500 images from our collection of animals, people, places and worlds now under threat. Valerie Taylor: An Underwater Life is not just one woman's story, it is a call to action for all the potential ocean changemakers out there-to inspire all of us to advocate for the oceans in our own way.'The first great white shark I saw was like a freight train coming out of the mist it was magnificent.' - Valerie Taylor
Go see Valerie Taylor: An Underwater Life 2023.
Valerie Taylor: An Underwater Life 2023 is on 30 November 2023. The opening hours are: From 30 Nov. Conveniently located in Darling Harbour. Visit their website at https://www.darlingharbour.com/whats-on/events/valerie-taylor-an-underwater-life-(1).
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