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The Australian National Maritime Museum welcomes the announcement by Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke MP, of the appointment of The Hon. Hieu Van Le AC as the new Chair of the Museum Council.

Join Craig Reucassel and a host of panellists as they dive deep into the impact of plastics on our oceans.

The Australian National Maritime Museum has announced this year’s successful recipients in the latest round of grants under the Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme (MMAPSS).

The museum is going free on July 6, opening up all their exhibitions and vessels to assist families with cost-of-living pressures and also to mark the start of NAIDOC Week 2025.

A powerful new acquisition at the Australian National Maritime Museum, a ship's figurehead depicting a First Nations woman, is sparking a significant re-evaluation of how we understand traditional maritime artefacts.

This National Science Week (9-17 August), join the Australian National Maritime Museum in a deep dive into the science of the ocean. Enjoy interactive events, special talks, exhibitions and experiments about ocean exploration and technology, underwater environments, the animals that inhabit them, and the ways in which we can protect and conserve our marine landscapes.

Made famous for its circumnavigation of the globe under the command of James Cook between 1768 and 1771, HM Bark Endeavour was later renamed Lord Sandwich and sunk by British forces during the American War of Independence in 1778.

The Australian National Maritime Museum will mark Reconciliation Week 2025 with an installation highlighting what is now considered one of the first acts of reconciliation between Europeans and First Nations people.

This May, the Australian National Maritime Museum will add 690 new names from 61 different countries to the National Monument to Migration, also known as the Welcome Wall, in an unveiling ceremony on May 10.

Resting place of Koning Willem de Tweede uncovered

Step out of the winter cold and into a world of beauty, power and impact