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Turn up. Speak out. Dive in.
Big Blue Ideas is a series from the Australian National Maritime Museum about the future of our ocean.
Forget doom and gloom—this is not your typical climate conversation.
Big Blue Ideas is where action meets imagination, where science meets hope.
We’re not here to preach. We’re here to explore positive ideas, practical solutions.
Join the conversation. Let’s talk about the world we want to have.
Beyond the Bleach
Wednesday 10 June | 6.00pm
The Great Barrier Reef’s demise is widely seen as a foregone conclusion – but is that framing limiting our imagination of what comes next?
In an invigorating panel at the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM), marine biologist Emma Camp, Torres Strait artist Brian Robinson and moderator Emily Jateff, ANMM’s Senior Curator of Ocean Science and Technology, explore going beyond the bleach.
Relentlessly thought-provoking, this panel doesn’t shy away from scientific reality, instead looking at practical pathways forward.
Combatting despair, Beyond the Bleach considers how we can best look after the Great Barrier Reef, incorporating Indigenous knowledge of the seas alongside Camp’s leading research of coral reef recovery. They’ll explore how art and storytelling like Robinson’s can shift perspectives.
Beyond the Bleach is in partnership with Rolex through their Perpetual Planet initiative. The Perpetual Planet Initiative supports three major fields of action: ocean conservation, wilderness protection and the preservation of the living world. Rolex is committed to supporting explorers, scientists and organizations across the globe working in the field to better understand and protect our planet.
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5.00pm After-hours access to museum galleries for ticketholders
6.00pm Welcome drink
6.30pm Panel conversation
7.30pm Sea Citizens After Party
9.00pm Event concludes
Part of Vivid Sydney
In 2026 the Australian National Maritime Museum is proud to announce its largest Vivid Sydney program to date, celebrating Indigenous artforms and storytelling.
From 22 May to 13 June, the Museum will be championing the incredible work of renowned Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait Island) artist Brian Robinson, with the precinct being illuminated after dark by Mythical Mashup: The Graphic Worlds of Brian Robinson.
