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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Through the eyes of a 13 year old

07 Jun 2012

Who's that girl?

05 Jun 2012

Object of the Week: Jantzen, an American company in an Australian market

05 Jun 2012

24 years ago today

28 May 2012

Fashions on the harbour: Fox furs and cloche hats

23 May 2012

Object of the Week : The convict artist Richard Browne

15 May 2012

Object of the week: Batavia - Mutiny, madness and murder

10 May 2012

Hidden gems rediscovered - Wharf 7 comes to life with stories of Australia’s maritime past

08 May 2012

Object of the Week: The Importance of Doors, the Lederer collection