Members’ Curator’s Tour of Sharks

Join Clinton Duffy, Curator of Marine Biology here at Auckland Museum, for an exclusive tour of our new international exhibition, Sharks.

Members' Curator's Tour

Sharks

SUN 7 DEC, 9AM
AUAHA ĀTEA NUI SPECIAL EXHIBITION SUITE
$45 FOR MUSEUM MEMBERS

Join Clinton Duffy, Curator of Marine Biology here at Auckland Museum, for an exclusive tour of our new international exhibition, Sharks. Hear from one of the curators of this amazing new show and be amongst the first to see the exhibition before it opens for our Members' Preview on Sunday 7 December.

Created by the Australian Museum, Sharks takes you beneath the surface to discover the diversity, biology, and cultural significance of one of the ocean’s most extraordinary creatures. Blending science, storytelling, and immersive design, it’s a chance to see sharks in a way you never have before with state-of-the-art projections, interactive models and even a specially designed ‘oceanarium’ that brings sharks to life as they swim virtually through their ocean habitats.

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ABOUT THE CURATOR

Clinton Duffy

Clinton Duffy is the Curator of Marine Biology at Auckland Museum. His role focusses on developing and promoting access to the Museum's marine research collections, identifying and addressing gaps in them, contributing to the development of exhibitions and public programs, and collection-based research on the marine biodiversity and ecology of Aotearoa New Zealand and the regional Pacific. Clinton is a zoologist with a particular interest in elasmobranch (class of cartilaginous fish that includes sharks) taxonomy, biology and conservation. Prior to joining Auckland Museum in 2024 he worked in a variety of marine technical and science advisory roles for the Department of Conservation (DOC).

Clinton is also a member of the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group for the Australia-Oceania region, a member of the New Zealand CITES Scientific Authorities Committee, the Marine Conservation Action Fund (New England Aquarium) and a director of the Tindale Marine Research Charitable Trust.

Join Clinton Duffy, Curator of Marine Biology here at Auckland Museum, for an exclusive tour of our new international exhibition, Sharks.