James Cameron - Challenging the Deep returns to the Maritime Museum as part of a season of exploration

The hugely popular immersive exhibition about the history-making expeditions of deep-sea explorer and renowned film director James Cameron, Challenging the Deep, returns home to the Australian National Maritime Museum bigger and bolder with brand-new elements showcasing Cameron’s latest film works.

Developed by the Australian National Maritime Museum in collaboration with the Avatar Alliance Foundation, this fascinating exhibition takes visitors to the depths of our oceans through the lens of Cameron’s underwater cameras and incredible technological innovations which have enabled people across the globe to experience the least known places on earth.

Through large cinema-scale projections, rare artefacts, unique specimens, and props from his feature films, visitors are invited to step inside moments from Cameron’s greatest underwater adventures, both real and fictional.

James Cameron’s Challenging the Deep has delighted and amazed audiences of over 800,000 people across Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Canada, and now returns to Sydney with brand-new objects and an exclusive, behind the scenes look into the making of Avatar 2: The Way of Water.

Museum Director and CEO Ms Daryl Karp has said, “We are thrilled to be welcoming this powerful exhibition back to the Museum. James Cameron’s remarkable deep-sea innovations and discoveries have shaped our understanding of the deep ocean, and the exhibition can be explored by visitors of all ages and continue to inspire future generations of filmmakers, explorers, innovators and more.”  

This exhibition will open on September 28 at the Australian National Maritime Museum for a strictly limited time.

For more information on the exhibition, please visit sea.museum/en/whats-on/exhibitions/james-cameron-challenging-the-deep

This travelling exhibition is produced by the Australian National Maritime Museum in association with the Avatar Alliance Foundation. Supported by the museum's USA Bicentennial Gift Fund.