Search continues for HMB Endeavour’s final resting place
September 19, 2018
In response to media reports this morning that James Cook’s HMB Endeavour has been found, the Australian National Maritime Museum can confirm that a team of US and Australian maritime archaeologists and volunteers from the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP), the Australian National Maritime Museum and Silentworld Foundation are currently undertaking fieldwork in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island as part of an ongoing search for James Cook’s ship HMB Endeavour.
Read more104 years on, new evidence behind WWI submarine HMAS AE1’s tragic loss
September 14, 2018
On the 104th anniversary of the loss of Australia’s first submarine HMAS AE1, a report released by the Australian National Maritime Museum today reveals new evidence which may finally solve the mystery behind its disappearance on 14 September 1914.
Read moreFREE entry to Defence Force Veterans
August 27, 2018
Free musuem entry to Defence Force veterans, serving members and current cadets as part of exciting new partnership.
Read moreNAIDOC Week 2018: Unbroken lines of resilience exhibition opens
July 02, 2018
Unbroken Lines of Resilience: Feathers, Fibre, Shells, a new FREE exhibition bringing together some of Australia’s most renowned Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander female artists opens on the first day of NAIDOC Week, Sunday July 8, at the Australian National Maritime Museum.
Read moreJoint expedition provides new look at World War I submarine HMAS AE1
April 23, 2018
A joint US and Australian expedition to survey Australia’s first submarine HMAS AE1 has provided detailed new images of the 103-year old shipwreck, which lies on the seafloor off the Duke of York Islands in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Read moreMajor new exhibition James Cameron – Challenging the Deep
March 13, 2018
James Cameron – Challenging the Deep opens 29 May 2017
Read moreTwilight tours, wildlife expeditions and free family boat festival these holidays
March 08, 2018
These school holidays families are invited to immerse themselves in the museum’s major exhibitions Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Arctic Voices and embark on an exciting hands-on journey from the Arctic to Sydney Harbour through a range of fun activities for all the family.
Read moreMuseum to Offer Chinese Language Tours for Chinese New Year 2018
February 28, 2018
To celebrate Chinese New Year 2018, the Australian National Maritime Museum is launching a new, specially-designed product to welcome its Chinese visitors, the Endeavour Highlights Tour. From 1 February – 28 February 2018, the museum will offer Chinese language guided tours of the museum’s main galleries, exhibitions and attractions.
Read moreRemembering Mabo – rooftop projection showing 26th January
February 23, 2018
The Australian National Maritime Museum’s iconic rooftop, evoking sails and waves, will be illuminated this summer with two projections each sharing important stories in Australia’s maritime history. Premiering on 26th of January, Remembering Mabo reflects on the historic Mabo decision and the Native Title ruling. It will be screened in conjunction with the award winning Waves of Migration, exploring the history of migration to Australia.
Read moreNew date for opening of Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition
February 21, 2018
The world-renowned exhibition, on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, will open at the Australian National Maritime Museum on 13 April 2018 in time for the school holidays. The 100 extraordinary images celebrate the diversity of the natural world, from intimate animal portraits to astonishing wild landscapes.
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