Flight of the Butterflies 3D is a breathtaking new IMAX film that captures one of the longest migrations on earth and the inspiring true story of one scientist’s stunning discovery. Flight of the Butterflies 3D opens at IMAX Melbourne Museum on 21 March 2013.

Based on a remarkable true story, this film follows the emotional journey of how Dr. Fred Urquhart spent 40 years trying to discover the mysteries surrounding the journey of the Monarch Butterfly and their secret winter hideaway.

What began with a small boy daydreaming about where Butterflies went each winter became a lifelong pursuit by Urquhart, who ingeniously enlisted the help of legions of volunteers, known as “citizen scientists,” to help with tagging and tracking the Butterflies. This decades-long quest yielded the ultimate discovery of the Monarch’s winter sanctuary in Mexico and in 2008 UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site.

“Flight of the Butterflies 3D is an incredible story, following both the Monarch Butterfly and the amazing life-long work by dedicated scientists to reveal the secrets of the Butterfly’s biology and behaviour,” said Melbourne Museum Live Exhibits Manager, Patrick Honan.

“Monarchs undertake one of the great transcontinental treks, remarkable for any animal let alone one so small and delicate, making them one of the masters of migration.” 

Flight of the Butterflies 3D transports audiences to the tiny world of one intrepid creature, Dana (Danaus plexippus) and her offspring. Captured for the first time with MRI & micro CT scans, moviegoers will witness the evolution of this Monarch from egg to caterpillar to pupa to butterfly.

Release Date:             21 March 2013

Where:                        IMAX Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens

Tickets:                       $18.00 adults, $14.50 concession, $13.50 child, $55.00 family (2 adults & 2 children)

Enquires:                    03 9663 5454

Bookings:                    www.imaxmelbourne.com.au or at the box office