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Visual key art for the Neptune Explorers Galleries pillar of Mission Neptune

Coming soon · Maison de l'Océan, Paris

Neptune Explorers Galleries

Because Ocean is emotion…

An exhibition where science, diplomacy and imagination converge to illuminate the High Seas and the Deep Ocean as humanity's shared horizon.

Neptune Explorers Galleries

From the mysteries of the deep sea to the future of our Planet Ocean, the exhibition invites visitors into an immersive journey through humanity's evolving relationship with the Ocean.

Blending exploration, science, imagery and emotion, the experience unfolds through cabinets of curiosities, digital installations, holographic encounters and immersive storytelling inspired by the new age of ocean exploration.

From the Ocean as the cradle of life and imagination, to a territory of conquest, fascination and discovery, visitors progressively confront the realities now facing humanity and all the living: biodiversity loss, climate disruption, deep-sea frontiers and the future of the commons.

But the exhibition is also a journey toward possibility: showing how innovation, open science and international cooperation can help humanity better understand, protect and govern the Ocean together.

Because protecting the Ocean begins by reconnecting people emotionally to what remains largely unseen — yet essential to all life on Earth.

Diagram of the four narrative dimensions around the Neptune Explorers Galleries: Diplomatic & Cultural — open science as a common ground; Exploratory & Scientific — unveiling the Ocean's mysteries and promises; Immersive & Poetic — feel, imagine, engage; Transformative — from experience to collective action.

Early sketches of the spaces — exploration, immersion, contemplation.

  • Scenography sketch: exhibition room with backlit screens and a research vessel projected on the video wall

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