Far in Antarctica

FAR in Antarctica is a free event celebrating Australian-French cooperation in all fields of science in Antarctica.

Join us for 2 days of photo exhibitions, film screening and science lectures!

All day – Opening of the exhibition End of the World - Antarctica

by the European-Australian artist Michaela Skovranova

17 Feb - 22 Ap 2022

Location: IMAS Mawson Exhibition Space, 20 Castray Esplanade, Hobart

3pm – Free film screening: March of the penguins

by Oscar winner director Luc Jacquet

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Location: Wrest Point, 410 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay TAS 7005

5:30pm – Science public lectures

Biodiversity of the Antarctic - Steven Chown, Monash University

The fertilising power of Antarctic ice - Delphine Lannuzel, UTAS

White hydrography - Stephen Wilkins

Location: Wrest Point, 410 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay TAS 7005

Photo from IPEV

6:30pm – Launch of the photo exhibition

A bird’s-eye view of Antarctica

Photos from the French institutions CNES, Airbus and IPEV.

Location: Wrest Point, 410 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay TAS 7005

3pm – Free film screening: Ice and the Sky

by Oscar winner director Luc Jacquet

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Location: Wrest Point, 410 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay TAS 7005

5:30pm - Science public lectures

The future of astronomy in Antarctica - Tony Travouillon, ANU

The Australian and European projects to drill million-year ice cores in Antarctica Joel Pedro, UTAS & Carlo Barbante, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

Location: Wrest Point, 410 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay TAS 700

Photo from Alain Mathieu (IPEV)

Photo from IPEV

All day – Photo exhibition: A bird’s-eye view of Antarctica

Photos from the French institutions CNES, Airbus and IPEV.

Location: Wrest Point, 410 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay TAS 7005