#AOP25

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As part of our 25th anniversary, we hosted a photo contest inviting the public to show how they connect to nature in Southern California. The winning photos are displayed in a photo exhibit called Connecting to Nature on the second floor of the Aquarium near the entrance of the Tropical Pacific Gallery. Check out the full gallery on your next visit. 📸🖼🏆

Congrats to our grand prize winners:

🥇 Always be Ready by Casey Yoern

🥈 Aerial view of trail and city in the background by Kat Acosta

🥉 Carpinteria State Beach by Christine McElhinney

[aquariumpacific]

Join us as the Aquarium of the Pacific celebrates its 25th Anniversary with new exhibits, events, and programs highlighting the remarkable natural world right outside our door.

🐟 Journey through a re-imagined Southern California Gallery highlighting fascinating local animals and marine habitats

📸 Enjoy a special photo exhibit on connecting to nature, learn about our conservation efforts in a film projected across our Great Hall

🐙 Join in the daily scavenger hunt to find Sterling the octopus.

🌊 Hear about the local species we are saving, how we plan to rebuild California’s coastal wild, and unique ways we are connecting our community to the healing power of nature and our deep blue ocean

The celebration begins May 26, 2023. Southern California Gallery opening July 1, 2023.

Learn more.