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Holiday ticket inclusions
This summer, we’re taking you on a seaside vacation and celebrating the simple pleasure of being in, on or by the water. Your Holiday Ticket unlocks all exhibitions and vessels, plus two big seasonal additions: The Beach, an immersive playscape and exhibition, and The Boatbuilding Bay, a lively maker space where you can imagine and build your own boats.
Book your Presale tickets below
Holiday ticket presale
For visits between 19 Dec 2025 and 1 Feb 2026.
This ticket includes vessels, exhibitions, play spaces and permanent galleries.
Adults from
Adult: $40.00
Family (2 adults and 3 children): $99.00
Concession: $35.00
Child (4—15 years): $30.00
Infant (under 4 years): Free
Member: Free
See it all ticket
For visits until 18 Dec 2025.
This ticket includes all exhibitions and vessels. See below for details.
Adults from
Adult: $35.00
Family (2 adults and 3 children): $89.00
Concession: $30.00
Child (4—15 years): $25.00
Infant (under 4 years): Free
Member: Free
Special exhibitions ticket
This ticket includes all exhibitions, play spaces and permanent galleries. See below for details.
Adults from
Adult: $25.00
Family (2 adults and 3 children): $69.00
Concession: $20.00
Child (4—15 years): $15.00
Infant (under 4 years): Free
Member: Free
Annual membership
Unlimited entry to the Museum and vessels as well as added discounts and offers, choose 1, 2 or 3 year membership.
Adults from
Adult: $95.00
Family (2 adults and 3 children): $170.00
Concession (full time student or adult over 60 or pensioner or unemployed): $85.00
Dual concession (two concessions at same address): $140.00
Out of port (located more than 150km from Sydney GPO): $75.00
Out of port family: $145.00
Free general admission
Free general entry to permanent galleries, Ur-Wayii (Incoming Tide) and Frozen Witness - Aurora's Polar Voyages. Additional Holiday activities (19 Dec - 1 Feb) including Beach Flicks daily film screenings, roving performers, waterplay and in-gallery activities.
Get your free ticket from the front desk on the day of your visit.
Ways to save - delivering value for our visitors
Plan ahead - we are pleased to offer a 10% discount if you pre-purchase tickets online from our website at least 1 day in advance. Book early for Summer, with 20% off presale tickets before the holidays start on the 19th of December.
Family Pass - for less than the price of two family tickets, our Family Pass gives you and the kids free access to our vessels and exhibitions for 12 months, meaning you can return every school holiday (or whenever you like) and not pay a cent more!
Become a Member – for supporters and regular visitors to the museum, membership gives you access to the full museum experience whenever you would like to visit, as well as reciprocal member access at other museums and galleries and much more.
