Gulf in Depth Exhibit Ribbon Cutting and Interactive Livestream Event 

Thursday, October 16, 2025 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Moody Gardens Visitors Center, 1 Hope Blvd, Galveston, TX 77554

Artist Boat and Moody Gardens are celebrating the ribbon cutting of the new Gulf in Depth exhibit, on October 16, featuring a series of 3 hands-on stations created by Artist Boat to shed light on the depths of the Gulf and the restoration of mesophotic and deep benthic coral communities that live there. The exhibit was designed in collaboration with restoration experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, Moody Gardens Aquarium Pyramid conservation staff, interpretive program experts at Artist Boat, MuseWorks Exhibits, and Taylor Studios.

Event Information: Thursday, October 16, 2025 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Moody Gardens Visitors Center. This FREE event includes a ribbon cutting of the new exhibit stations, educational booths with activities and giveaways, meet and greet with restoration divers, an interactive livestream connection with an expedition currently at sea, a Q&A session with experts, and more.

For more details and FREE registration, visit: https://www.artistboat.org/gulf-in-depth/ 

Source: Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) Restoration

Watch Live: Gulf Restoration Livestreams at Sea 

Throughout upcoming expeditions to restore deep sea coral in the Gulf, public livestreams will offer an opportunity to see restoration efforts up close. Viewers will also be able to ask questions to experts in real time! These free programs will cover a range of topics, including using tiny creatures of coral habitats, a special deep-sea spooktacular, and more. Livestreams and past recordings will be available on the University of Rhode Island's Inner Space Center’s Youtube page.

Livestream dates and topics:

• October 9 at 1 p.m. CDT: ARMS: Unlocking Ocean Biodiversity
• October 10 at 12 p.m. CDT: Tiny Creatures of Deep Coral Habitats
• October 14 at 1 p.m. CDT: Picture Perfect: Behind the Lens of Coral Science
• October 17 at 10 a.m. CDT: Message in a Water Bottle 
• October 23 at 11 a.m. CDT: Tricks, Treats, and Transects
• October 28 at 12 p.m. CDT: Deep Sea Spooktacular 

These events are part of a larger livestream series that kicked off in September. If you missed them, don't worry! Catch up on our previous livestreams on Youtube.

Source: Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) Restoration

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