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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07 Sep 2012

King Neptune, his wife, a surgeon, a barber and - some bears

30 Aug 2012

A Sterling day out with the family

25 Aug 2012

Vivienne T

24 Aug 2012

The sinking of TAHITI - a disaster captured on film

24 Aug 2012

A treasure trove of shipwright’s tools: exploring the Higham collection

22 Aug 2012

Behind the scenes - Cataloguing a captain's diary

16 Aug 2012

Commerce exhibition redevelopment
lighthouse

15 Aug 2012

Heroic deeds and the humble lighthouse keeper

07 Aug 2012

Shaping the unknown land to the South