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Discover Australia's museum of the sea and dive deeper into our connection with oceans, rivers, and lakes.

Free entry to permanent galleries

Regular hours, open 10am—4pm (Last vessel boarding 3:10pm)

School holiday hours, open 9:30am—5pm (Last vessel boarding 4:10pm)

Photo showing two boys and a girl on board a tall ship and pose behind the ship's wheel.

What's on

Photo of a man wearing a fluorescent orange work shirt standing in front of a series of pillars featuring posters.
exhibition
Migration
Art
Outdoor
Belonging

AUSSIES

Open now

Photo of a seal looking at the camera. The image is half underwater and there is a sunrise from the left, with a blue sky in the right. There is the body of a second seal under the water in the background.
exhibition
Ocean futures

Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026

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Come aboard our vessels

Photo showing the front of a black submarine on the water, with a brown and black wooden fishing boat and white lighthouse in the background.
vessel
Royal Australian Navy
Submersible
Adults
12+ years

HMAS Onslow

Photograph taken over the water on a sunny day, featuring the city skyline, the tall ship ENDEAVOUR, the museum lighthouse and northern end of the main museum building.
vessel
Replica vessel
5-12 years
12+ years
Adults

Endeavour

Uncover history, explore the present.

Photo of a person diving underwater, holding a camera and swimming towards a shipwreck.

Maritime archaeology

First Nations ceremony

First Nations

Black and White photograph, three passengers on the deck of migrant ship MV NAPOLI as it moves up Sydney Harbour. The Harbour Bridge can be seen in the background.

Migration

Close up photo of the number 11 and an anchor on the side of a navy ship.

Navy and fleet

photograph of an orange clown fish

Ocean futures

Photo of the museum's lighthouse, taken from a low angle looking up, with a clear blue sky background.

Society and water

Dive deeper

Discover the wider world of the museum. Find answers for your research, explore stories about significant events and remarkable people, and browse through a rich and diverse range of vessels, photography and artefacts.

Become a member

Enjoy exclusive access to the museum. 

Join our vibrant membership community and enjoy year-round benefits. Your membership helps provide critical support to the museum's conservation, research and education programs that bring our mission to life.

A couple standing on the deck of replica wooden tall ship Endeavour
A Family with a mum, dad, young boy and girl are seated outdoor at the waterfront location under a yellow, stripped umbrella.

Support us

Australia’s National Monument to Migration

The National Monument is one of the museum's most important and visible tributes to our migration heritage 

Two people in front of the National Monument to Migration
Woman pointing at her family name on the National Monument to Migration

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