Maritime Heritage Stories

The museum’s grant and internship program (known as the Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme or MMAPSS) offers funding to regional museums and organisations to help preserve or display objects of national and historical maritime significance. Here are selected stories from past grants. 

13 Dec 2016

Waves of history: Inspecting a historic surf craft in Tathra
Sailing off Coal Point, c.1935. Photographer unknown. Image: Lake Macquarie Community Heritage Photography collection

15 Feb 2016

Applications for MMAPSS 2016-2017 grants now open

31 Mar 2015

MMAPSS travel to regional NSW

10 Feb 2015

How MMAPSS is Funding Australia's Maritime Heritage

15 Apr 2014

Queensland Outreach

28 Feb 2014

Meetings on the Murray

21 Dec 2012

Cooktown: The museum heads north for a week

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