WHEN SCIENTIST GO UNDER THE WATER
The 23rd International Kemer Underwater Days (UKSG), organized by Kemer Promotion Foundation (KETAV) and Akdeniz University Underwater Archeology Research Center, will be held in Antalya/Kemer between 16-19 May 2024.
Each year, within the scope of the event, a children's art exhibition titled "My Underwater World" is organized with the participation of regional kindergartens and primary schools in order to raise awareness about the protection of underwater cultural heritage. The aim of the organization, supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture and Antalya Governorship, is to make children love the underwater world, to help them learn about underwater archaeological studies, technological developments and biodiversity, and to raise awareness about the protection of underwater cultural heritage.
This year, children's art exhibition will be organized with the contributions of the European Union Project called SCIENCEinBLUE (Science in Blue), the team is determined as "Underwater Technologies". The theme of the exhibition is chosen to raise awareness about children's underwater science studies. The exhibition will include children's paintings of underwater robots, underwater tablets and underwater communication devices used by scientists underwater.
The "Underwater Technologies" themed exhibition, which will be opened in Kemer at 19:00 following the public introduction meeting of the SCIENCEinBLUE Project on May 19, 2024, will feature the works of Demre Bil College and Private Kemer Rota Işık Children's Home students.