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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24 May 2013

Sailing and Song: The Albert story continued

23 May 2013

Frank Albert: Boomerangs, yachting and the colour green

14 May 2013

East of India: a soldier settler of the Central West

30 Apr 2013

Sometimes, being negative isn’t so bad...

26 Apr 2013

Billy Barnett, Master Shipwright of Sydney Harbour

19 Apr 2013

Exposed! The Gervaise Purcell Collection

12 Apr 2013

The Pittwater Regatta

28 Mar 2013

History comes alive on Hall’s harbour

22 Mar 2013

Frank Beaurepaire: Shark Rescue Hero