Sentinel

Step into an exhibition where art intersects with science, and discover the brilliant seabirds of Aotearoa and the importance of their preservation.

  • Words by NZ Maritime Museum
  • Last updated 05 May 2024

Aotearoa is the seabird capital of the world, home to about 90 species of the world’s seabirds. Just as canaries once warned coal miners of carbon monoxide, seabirds signal the declining health of our ecosystem. With the birds increasingly threatened by habitat loss and predators, Sentinel serves as an urgent call to action.

Through science, photography, interactive video, sculpture, and sound, Sentinel invites you into the world of these magnificent creatures. The collective of scientists and creatives Edin Whitehead, André Bellvé, Marcel Bellvé, Micah Livesay, Lani Purkis, and Shane McLean urge us to protect Aotearoa New Zealand’s seabirds, their environment, and our shared ecosystem.

3 May - 27 October 2024
Edmiston Gallery, Maritime Museum
Free entry with museum entry

Location Te wāhi
New Zealand Maritime Museum
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Getting there Te huarahi ki reira

The Museum is a short walk from the centre of town and Britomart station. There are also parking buildings nearby on Pakenham St East and Market Lane.

Local tip He tīwhiri mō te rohe

If you don’t mind loud noises, turn up to see (and hear) the museum’s replica cannon being fired - it happens at 12pm each day.