Due to the sheer size of our collection, only a fraction of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s objects can be on display at any one time. 

Don't let our lack of physical space get in the way of making new discoveries. You can explore a rich and diverse collection of artefacts online ranging from rocket boats to gold buttons, and discover a wealth of remarkable stories.

Main image: Dock workers and floating crane / Titan Darling Harbour / c. 1947. David Moore. ANMM Collection 00030758

 

 

Colonial Wallpapers - Pacific Encounters

 

Based on the conventions and elements of early European sea charts, the painting 'Colonial Wallpapers - Pacific Encounters' incorporates a central compass rose, rumb lines and wind gods in a reconstruction of the Pacific.

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01 Aug 2012

Remembering Adam Cullen

31 Jul 2012

Golden years: Stories and snapshots from an Olympic champion

25 Jul 2012

The Lady Rowers of the YWCA

16 Jul 2012

The lone fisherman

11 Jul 2012

Eighteen months on a leaky boat

05 Jul 2012

Object of the Week : Kunmatj (small dilly bag)

26 Jun 2012

Flashback to Brisbane 1893: Disastrous Floods!

19 Jun 2012

Object of the Week: The many lives and deaths of the tug HERO

14 Jun 2012

Restoring hope and a fishing boat called ‘Freedom’