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James Cameron – Challenging the Deep
Europe's first showing of James Cameron's deep-sea exploits: film props from Titanic and Avatar, his underwater cameras and the tech behind his record dives.
You can climb into a copy of the submersible James Cameron took 11 kilometres down in 2012, when he became the first person to reach the bottom of the Mariana Trench alone.
The rest of the show moves between his films and his dives. Titanic is here as Rose's long dress and Jack's shirt and vest, and as a model of the wreck lying on the seabed in blue light. Avatar sends a pilot helmet, and The Abyss the camera technology that filmed actors underwater. Then the real expeditions: the cameras Cameron developed to film inside the Titanic with remote-controlled robots, and projections of some of the least explored deep-sea environments.
The museum's project lead pitches it at film fans and technology people alike. It was built by the Australian National Maritime Museum, and Stockholm is its first stop in Europe. Adults pay 240 SEK, which includes the Vasa itself; 0 to 18 go free.
Look for
The Mariana Trench submersible
Sit inside a copy of the craft Cameron piloted alone to the deepest point on Earth in 2012, 11 kilometres below the surface.
Rose's dress and Jack's shirt
Costumes from Titanic (1997): a long dress, and a shirt worn with a vest, displayed together.
Titanic on the seabed
A model of the ship lying on the bottom, lit in deep blue.
The Avatar pilot helmet
A pilot's helmet from Avatar, fitted over a model head with long ears.
The Abyss camera rigs
The camera technology that captured actors' movements underwater for The Abyss (1989), a step toward the cameras Cameron later sent inside the Titanic wreck.
Good for
- Nerding Out
- Out-Of-Town Guests
- Teenagers
Skip if
You only want film props: much of the show is underwater cameras and dive technology.
With kids
Entry is free for everyone 0 to 18, and kids can sit inside the copy of Cameron's submersible. Under-12s must be with an adult.
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Image credits
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- James Cameron – Challenging the DeepLovisa Brämming/The Vasa Museum/SMMTF, CC BY
- True CrimeCourtesy of Spritmuseum
- Absolut AbsolutJoar Vestergren / Spritmuseum
- Ylva Snöfrid: The House of the MusesCourtesy of Liljevalchs konsthall
- Vasa Museum (Vasamuseet)Holger.Ellgaard / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- SpritmuseumHolger.Ellgaard / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nordiska museetBengt Nyman / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- The Viking MuseumSinikka Halme / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Liljevalchs konsthallHolger Ellgaard / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0