Australian National Maritime Museum

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Discover Australia's museum of the sea and dive deeper into our connection with oceans, rivers, and lakes.

Free entry to permanent galleries

Regular hours, open 10am—4pm (Last vessel boarding 3:10pm)

School holiday hours, open 9:30am—5pm (Last vessel boarding 4:10pm)

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What's on

Photograph taken underwater showing a large number of whales around a diver.
exhibitions
Ocean futures
All ages
5-12 years
12+ years

Ocean Photographer of the Year

Open now

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exhibitions
Oceans, earth and environment
Deep ocean science
Ocean futures
Ocean mapping

Ultimate Depth - a Journey to the Bottom of the Sea

Open now

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School Holidays

Sunday 5 April - Sunday 19 April

 

Dive into a world where imagination meets the sea at the Maritime Museum these school holidays, with exhibitions, vessels, hands-on workshops, themed creative activities, and more. It’s a whole day of fun for the whole family!

Endeavour rigging project

Endeavour carries nearly 30 km of handmade rope, hundreds of blocks, and complex standing and running rigging systems.

This is the ship’s most significant midlife rigging overhaul since 2010–11 and is essential for ongoing safety, performance, and historical integrity of the vessel. 

Celebrating the Tasman Island Light

120 years ago in April 1906, Australia's highest operating light officially opened on Tasman Island, in south-east Tasmania. 

Photo taken from the water of an island and shoreline.

125 Years of the Navy in Australia

In 1901 the Commonwealth Naval Forces were established, later becoming the Royal Australian Navy.

What is Photogrammetry?

Learn about how the Museum is using photogrammetry to preserve its collection 

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Come aboard our vessels

Photo showing the front of a black submarine on the water, with a brown and black wooden fishing boat and white lighthouse in the background.
vessels
Royal Australian Navy
Submersible
Adults
12+ years

HMAS Onslow

Photograph taken over the water on a sunny day, featuring the city skyline, the tall ship ENDEAVOUR, the museum lighthouse and northern end of the main museum building.
vessels
Replica vessel
5-12 years
12+ years
Adults

Endeavour

Uncover history, explore the present.

Photo of a person diving underwater, holding a camera and swimming towards a shipwreck.

Maritime archaeology

First Nations ceremony

First Nations

Black and White photograph, three passengers on the deck of migrant ship MV NAPOLI as it moves up Sydney Harbour. The Harbour Bridge can be seen in the background.

Migration

Close up photo of the number 11 and an anchor on the side of a navy ship.

Navy and fleet

photograph of an orange clown fish

Ocean futures

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Society and water

Dive deeper

Discover the wider world of the museum. Find answers for your research, explore stories about significant events and remarkable people, and browse through a rich and diverse range of vessels, photography and artefacts.

Become a member

Enjoy exclusive access to the museum. 

Join our vibrant membership community and enjoy year-round benefits. Your membership helps provide critical support to the museum's conservation, research and education programs that bring our mission to life.

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Support us

Australia’s National Monument to Migration

The National Monument is one of the museum's most important and visible tributes to our migration heritage 

Two people in front of the National Monument to Migration
Woman pointing at her family name on the National Monument to Migration

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