Scuba Presentation 💚 - Scuba Diving & Ocean Conservation

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Scuba Presentation 💚 - Scuba Diving & Ocean Conservation

Saturday, March 1, 2025 (11:00 AM - 1:00 PM) (EST)

Description

Into to the Depths

This exhibition is inspired by the journey of a group of Black divers known as DWP (Diving with a Purpose) that trains divers to find and conserve historical and cultural artifacts buried deep in the waters - primarily those of slave ship wreckages across the middle passage. Since its founding in 2003, DWP has trained some 500 divers to help archaeologists and historians search for and document such ships. The group’s goal is to help Black people to find their own history and tell their own stories - to reveal a more inclusive history of the Transatlantic Era of African Enslavement. The exhibition features a series of images captured by documentary photographer Wayne Lawrence for a feature which appeared in the March 2022 publication of National Geographic. The series accompanied a personal account by Nat Geo Explorer, Tara Roberts of her own experience diving with DWP. The article and the exhibition are titled after Tara’s six-part Pod Cast of the same name. Into the Depths is on view in the main gallery through March 1.

Diving with a Purpose

Diving With a Purpose is dedicated to the conservation and protection of submerged heritage resources by providing education, training, certification and field experience to adults and youth in the fields of maritime archaeology and ocean conservation. Their special focus is the protection, documentation and interpretation of African slave trade shipwrecks and the maritime history and culture of African Americans. The exhibition is a historical overview highlighting DWP's history, divers and special moments. The exhibition is on view in the special exhibits gallery through March 1.

All exhibits and events are supported by the Self Family Foundation and the exhibit reception in sponsored in part by Charles Grose of The Grose Law Firm.

Youth Presentation: Scuba Diving + Ocean Conservation