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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05 Jan 2015

The last performance

24 Dec 2014

Tidings at sea

23 Oct 2014

A dog's life at sea

21 Oct 2014

Who said sand paper was dull?

18 Aug 2014

The ‘triumphant procession’ of the ANMEF

05 Aug 2014

After 82 years, still cruising the Southern Oceans

25 Jul 2014

'Design debauchery' at its finest.

05 Jun 2014

Mouths of Gold

02 Jun 2014

A tale of love and adventure between two teakwood panels