In celebration of the opening weekend of the Summer exhibition ‘Beneath the Waves’ and ‘Trashion’ community exhibition, the Scottish Maritime Museum on Irvine Harbourside welcomes everyone to ‘Dive In’, a day of free activities and fun on Saturday 7 June.
During the day, which also promotes World Ocean Day on Sunday 8 June, visitors will enjoy a host of activities as well as free entry to the Museum and the chance to see the two new exhibitions ‘Beneath the Waves’ and ‘Trashion’.
Highlights of ‘Dive In Day’ also include a sustainability fair, a pop-up repair shop and short, guided cycle tours led by Active Travel.
The Dive-in Sustainability Fair will showcase local and regional organisations, charities and small businesses advocating for the environment or using business practices that actively reduce their impact on the planet. Visitors can also meet teams from Keep Scotland Beautiful, RSPB, Ayrshire Coastal Path and Irvine Clean Up Crew.
The Active Travel Hub will be on hand offering short, guided cycle tours and balance bike sessions.
Visitors can also bring along clothing and small electrical items to a pop-up repair shop.
The Scottish Maritime Museum has also joined the global ‘Agency for World Change’ initiative, a global museums initiative which invites everyone to think about the small actions they can take to protect our oceans and the planet.
During the day, and over the Summer months, visitors will be able to add their personal sustainability pledges to an ‘Agency for World Change Agreement’, describing how they aim to make small changes in their everyday life to live more ecologically.
The new community exhibition ‘Trashion’ was curated by an intergenerational group from Irvine Seniors Forum and Discovery Group and Irvine Youth Legacy Centre with the support of the Museum team.
‘Trashion’, which has been created using rubbish and with the additional support of Keep Scotland Beautiful and their Our Heritage, Our Future programme, explores the damage done to our planet through fast fashion, industry and our own personal choices.
Jennifer Pless, Community Engagement and Development Officer at the Scottish Maritime Museum, says:
“We’re super excited to host ‘Dive In Day’. As well as celebrating the opening of our captivating new exhibitions, we’re thrilled to partner with local and national organisations to offer our visitors lots of great, free activities as we celebrate our oceans and consider how we can all help protect them.
“I’m really thrilled with the contribution that members of Irvine Seniors Forum and Discovery Group and Irvine Youth Legacy Centre have made with their very personal and thought-provoking exhibition ‘Trashion’.
“Together, they took ideas and themes from the Museum’s maritime heritage and arts collections and added their own thoughts on climate change to create outfits that tell a story about our impact on the environment.
“We’re also excited to be part of the ‘Agency for World Change’ initiative and help invite discussion around this critical subject. We’re looking forward to seeing what pledges our visitors make over ‘Dive In Day’ and the summer months.”
‘Beneath the Waves’ Summer Exhibition
‘Beneath the Waves’ explores the extraordinary world beneath the ocean’s surface with award-winning underwater photography, exquisite marine sketches and rare Glasgow Pottery recovered from a shipwreck off Arran last year.
The exhibition has been curated in collaboration with renowned underwater photographer, marine conservationist and writer Lawson Wood; diver and maritime explorer Graeme Bruce; and Ayrshire underwater artist and writer Christina Riley.
‘Dive in Day’ takes place 11am – 4pm on Saturday 7 June.
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