Celebrate the Year of the Dog
February 15, 2018
To celebrate this Lunar New Year – the Year of the Dog – the Australian National Maritime Museum is hosting a ‘pawesome’ family event on Sunday 4th March. Museum working dog Bailey, Assistant Director of Seagulls, invites children and dog lovers to bring their four legged friends to the museum precinct and enjoy activities inspired by animals featured in our exhibitions. Learn animal stories through performances, tours, trails, face painting, dress ups and creative crafts.
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Classic & Wooden Boat Festival
February 05, 2018
Celebrating the beauty and diversity of Australia’s heritage vessels and their craftspeople, the Australian National Maritime Museum will present the Classic and Wooden Boat Festival from 13-15 April 2018 in Sydney’s iconic Darling Harbour.
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Stunning images unveiled as 53rd Wildlife Photographer of the Year arrives
February 02, 2018
The world-renowned exhibition, on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, will open at the Australian National Maritime Museum on 30 March. The 100 extraordinary images celebrate the diversity of the natural world, from intimate animal portraits to astonishing wild landscapes.
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Tour legendary maxi yacht Wild Oats XI this Australia Day weekend
January 18, 2018
The Australia National Maritime Museum is delighted to be offering visitors the opportunity to climb on board legendary maxi yacht Wild Oats XI as it visits the museum this Australia Day weekend. From 26 – 28 January visitors can discover what life on a high-seas racer is like by speaking to representatives of Wild Oats XI who will be conducting tours of the vessel.
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Waves and Water Australian beach photography
November 30, 2017
Sun bathers, swimmers, surfers and surf life savers are the stars of a new exhibition, Waves & Water – Australian beach photography, opening 22 December at the Australian National Maritime Museum.
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Enjoy family New Year’s Eve festivities on Darling Harbour
November 27, 2017
This New Year’s Eve the Australian National Maritime Museum is inviting families to enjoy a fabulous night of fun with a great view of the spectacular Darling Harbour family fireworks.
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Go on an arctic adventure this summer
November 21, 2017
This summer, families are invited to spend the day having an Arctic adventure as the Australian National Maritime Museum brings winter to Sydney in a range of un-bearably cool activities for children. Inspired by its family exhibition Arctic Voices, there’s fun for the whole family each day including art making, games and dress ups, interactive theatre performances, touchable objects and artefacts, 3D film screenings and activities just for the littlies.
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Powerful new exhibition reveals historic bark paintings were used to win Indigenous sea rights
November 20, 2017
The Australian National Maritime Museum is inviting visitors to ‘journey to sea country’ to discover how the Yolŋu people of northeast Arnhem Land fought for and won their case for Indigenous sea rights in a powerful new exhibition featuring the historic collection of Yirrkala Bark Paintings of Sea Country.
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New exhibition takes families to the Arctic this summer
November 20, 2017
This summer the Australian National Maritime Museum is taking families on a fascinating journey to the Arctic in a new interactive exhibition, Arctic Voices, opening on 14 December.
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Museum raising funds to search for first World War submarine HMAS AE1
November 10, 2017
One hundred and three years since the mysterious disappearance of Australia’s first submarine HMAS AE1 with all 35 members of its crew, the Australian National Maritime Museum has announced a new campaign to raise funds through its Foundation to search for the wreck.
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