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Ride the waves in an Antarctic storm, fly through the atmosphere on a data-stream and dive into the abyss to uncover the mysteries of the deep. INVESTIGATE is an immersive marine science experience designed to educate, engage and inspire.

Join us aboard Australia’s advanced ocean research vessel (RV) Investigator, without getting your feet wet!

Repurposed with purpose

A container on a wharf next to a ship.INVESTIGATE has been built in a repurposed shipping container, similar to the containerised science laboratories that are used on RV Investigator. It offers visitors a unique 3D multimedia experience, with the container’s roof and walls being equipped with video screens and a state-of-the-art sound system.

Come aboard. Come explore!

INVESTIGATE offers an entertaining and informative experience for all audiences. Visitors are taken on an immersive cinematic journey above and below the waves to explore the marine environment and the research that we deliver with RV Investigator.

The presentations have been developed for a general audience and include factual information as well as highly engaging visuals for younger (and older!) audiences. Visitors can dive into topics like oceanography, marine biology and seafloor mapping.

Where can I find INVESTIGATE?

Much like RV Investigator, INVESTIGATE will travel far and wide around Australia to deliver science to power our understanding of the marine environment.

You can find INVESTIGATE at:

Keep an eye out for updates as INVESTIGATE drops anchor in a city near you!

Apply to host INVESTIGATE

Venues and events interested in hosting INVESTIGATE should view the exhibit specifications sheet, which can be downloaded below.

INVESTIGATE is an education and outreach initiative of CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, and is managed through the Marine National Facility.

Enquiries and more information:

CSIRO Marine National Facility
t +61 3 6232 5222 | e mnf@csiro.au

Download the INVESTIGATE specifications sheet

The following specifications information sheet is provided for venues and potential hosts of the INVESTIGATE containerised exhibit.

[Image appears of the Investigator research vessel in the water and text appears: Are you ready?

[Image changes to show an animation of spinning water which morphs into an ocean background and text appears: Welcome aboard INVESTIGATE]

Dr Ben Arthur: We’re down here at the Festival of Bright Ideas in Hobart with INVESTIGATE which is The CSIRO’s travelling immersive marine science cinema,

[Image changes to show Dr Ben Arthur talking to the camera]

all about the research and the work of RV Investigator, Australia’s national marine science ship. So, we’re going to have a chat to a few folks about what they’ve learnt and how they have enjoyed the container. 

[Music plays and the image changes to show the INVESTIGATE container, and then the image changes to show people lining up outside the container, and text appears: INVESTIGATE is an immersive marine science experience that can be taken anywhere!]

[Image changes to show a close view of people lining up outside the container and laughing, and text appears: Created inside a repurposed shipping container]

[Image changes to show a fast motion of people entering and exiting the container]

[Image changes to show Ben talking to people outside the container, and text appears: INVESTIGATE invites you to dive deeper into our science]

[Image changes to show the ramp leading up into the container, and then the image shows the curtain at the entrance being pulled aside to show people watching a marine video inside]

[Image shows the video changing to show various views of the RV Investigator]

Narrator 1: RV Investigator is Australia’s dedicated ocean research vessel. 

[Music plays and image shows markers appearing showing 10km below and 20km above the ship]

It can explore 10km deep and 20km into the atmosphere. 

[Music plays and images move through to show people watching videos of a school of fish, and then a video of prawns swimming through the water, and text appears: Journey into the ocean depths…]

[Image shows a close view of a prawn swimming past a whale’s eye, and then the image changes to show a close view of people inside the container]

[Image changes to show a satellite moving above the ocean, and text appears: … to the atmosphere above]

[Image changes to show a close view of people inside the container, and then the image changes to show people entering the container, and text appears: … without leaving land!]

[Image changes to show Ben interviewing people outside the container and then Respondent 1 answering]

Dr Ben Arthur: So how did you find the container?

Respondent 1: Yeah, it was really great, very informative and amazing to watch.

[Image changes to show a close view of three people and Respondent 2 at the centre talking to the camera]

Respondent 2: It’s amazing. It’s a very unique experience. It is like a 360-degree experience for you and it’s just amazing.

[Image changes to show a young girl talking into the microphone while a young boy listens outside the container.

Respondent 3: My favourite bit was when the whale went into the water.

[Image changes to show two young girls and the young girl on the left talking into the microphone while the young girl on the right listens]

Respondent 4: And the visual effects in there, well it was like I was an alien experiencing the earth for the first time. 

[Image changes to show a mum and her daughters, and the girl at the centre of the group can be seen talking to the camera]

Respondent 5: It like made me want to become a scientist.

[Image changes to show a young woman on the left talking to the camera while her friend listens]

Respondent 6: It’s great, lots of information, yeah. Sharks swimming out over the top.

[Image shows the young woman on the right talking while her friend listens and agrees]

Respondent 7: Yeah, the graphics were really pretty cool as well.

Respondent 6: Yeah, yeah.

[Image changes to show Ben talking to a family group]

Dr Ben Arthur: And does it make you think that being a marine scientist might be something you would consider doing when you get a bit older?

[Image changes to show the young girl in the family group talking into the microphone]

Respondent 8: Maybe, yeah, it’s a bit interesting and fun.

[Image changes to show Ben talking to the camera]

Dr Ben Arthur: So, we’ve just spoken to a bunch of happy marine science fans. They’ve been through INVESTIGATE, they love it. Keep and eye out for us because we are bringing INVESTIGATE to a town or a city near you soon and we hope to see you on board.

[Music plays and the MNF and CSIRO logos and text appears: Australia’s National Science Agency, Supporting, enabling and inspiring marine science]

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Ride the waves in an Antarctic storm, fly through the atmosphere on a data-stream and dive into the abyss to uncover the mysteries of the deep. INVESTIGATE is an immersive marine science experience designed to educate, engage and inspire.

Join us aboard Australia’s advanced ocean research vessel (RV) Investigator, without getting your feet wet!

Repurposed with purpose

INVESTIGATE has been built in a repurposed shipping container, similar to the containerised science laboratories that are used on RV Investigator. It offers visitors a unique 3D multimedia experience, with the container’s roof and walls being equipped with video screens and a state-of-the-art sound system.

INVESTIGATE is an immersive marine science experience. Image: Fraser Johnston.

Come aboard. Come explore!

INVESTIGATE offers an entertaining and informative experience for all audiences. Visitors are taken on an immersive cinematic journey above and below the waves to explore the marine environment and the research that we deliver with RV Investigator.

The presentations have been developed for a general audience and include factual information as well as highly engaging visuals for younger (and older!) audiences. Visitors can dive into topics like oceanography, marine biology and seafloor mapping.

Where can I find INVESTIGATE?

Much like RV Investigator, INVESTIGATE will travel far and wide around Australia to deliver science to power our understanding of the marine environment.

You can find INVESTIGATE at:

Keep an eye out for updates as INVESTIGATE drops anchor in a city near you!

Apply to host INVESTIGATE

Venues and events interested in hosting INVESTIGATE should view the exhibit specifications sheet, which can be downloaded below.

INVESTIGATE is an education and outreach initiative of CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, and is managed through the Marine National Facility.

Enquiries and more information:

CSIRO Marine National Facility
t +61 3 6232 5222 | e mnf@csiro.au

Download the INVESTIGATE specifications sheet

The following specifications information sheet is provided for venues and potential hosts of the INVESTIGATE containerised exhibit.

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