History Week 2025History Week 2025 

To celebrate the 2025 History Week theme Water Stories, the Australian National Maritime Museum will host a series of free talks throughout History Week which unpack Australia’s maritime history and feature stories of many objects from the National Maritime Collection. 

Presenting these talks are many of the Museum’s curators and educators whose expertise and experience working with the National Maritime Collection allows for in-depth discussions and insights. From discussions of colonial-era boats to the Japanese submarine strike on Sydney Harbour, and stories of the devastating ways in which floods can affect a community, these talks span a variety of different eras and topics that highlight how water fundamentally underpins Australian history.

History Week runs from September 6-14, with free talks being held at the Museum Theatre almost every single day within the week. For more information on this talk series or to book, please see below.