Valerie Taylor: An Underwater Life - Australian National Maritime Museum
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Thu 30 Nov 2023 - Sat 31 Aug 2024
The Maritime Museum
2 Murray St, Sydney
Valerie and Ron Taylor, ready to spearfish and capture the scene down below. Image courtesy of the Maritime Museum.
I have watched many of
Valerie and Ron Taylor's documentaries over the years and was pleased when I saw that
Valerie Taylor: An Underwater Life exhibition is still on at the
Maritime Museum in Sydney. This couple were well-known as Australian marine pioneers and Valerie kept the legacy even stronger after Ron passed away.
Valerie Taylor testing her chainmail suit while scuba diving with Blue Sharks. Image courtesy of Maritime Museum.
The Maritime Museum is showcasing a collection of work of this adventurous couple with their significant contribution to marine conservation. You will see objects and images of their many diving expeditions and films. Telling the extraordinary story of Valerie Taylor's life is an ode to her success within the diving, conservation and documentary industries.
Valerie Taylor has given us 60 years of filming and discovering the marine environment while advocating ocean protections be put in place for all sea animals and the habitats they live in.
Valerie Taylor scuba diving in freshwater sinkhole ponds in South Australia, early 1980s. Image courtesy of Maritime Museum.
She is an iconic underwater storyteller, known worldwide for her shark research and conservationism, and for giving generations of divers, documentary makers and environmentalists the way forward in the fight to preserve our environment.
This exhibition is an all-age event, so grab your friends and family and enjoy a great day out at Sydney's Maritime Museum, near Darling Harbour.
To see more information about the exhibition, go to the Maritime Museum What's On
website.
For more information about other exhibitions at the Maritime Museum, go to the What's On
page or at the Darling Harbour
website.
Access to the Museum
Ramp access is available via the main entrance. In the main building, lifts and ramps to all exhibitions are available.
Access to vessels is limited.
Courtesy wheelchairs are available with a photo ID. Pre-booking a wheelchair is essential, please phone 9298 3777.
Parking is available at Darling Harbour starting from $10.
Buses, Light Rail and Ferries all have routes to the museum. Check their websites for times and where you arrive. Some walking may be involved.
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