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Special Event | 2nd April 2020

Virtual Ocean Talks: Cook – Man or Myth

Join Professor John Maynard & Peter FitzSimons from your own home in this virtual webinar discussion!

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Online Collection

Over 140,000 historic artefacts ready for you to discover!

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Cold War Secrets

HMAS Onslow

Submerge yourself in the dramatic world of submarine warfare

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Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Ocean Predators

While dinosaurs ruled the land, huge ocean predators hunted the depths.

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Exhibition | 5 March - 11 October 2020

Wildlife Photographer Of The Year

See the world through a new lens.

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Exhibition | Life at home in a world at war

Capturing the Home Front

Featuring photographs by Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake and Australian wartime photographers

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Exhibition | 26 July 2019 - 02 February 2020

Bligh: Hero or Villain?

Hurry - last days! Judge for yourself in this interactive and immersive exhibition

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Encounters 2020

A program recognising the achievements of Cook’s 1770 scientific voyage, its lasting impact on Australia’s First Peoples, and the nation as a whole.

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Nature's Beauty

Elysium Arctic

Explore the icy realms of the Arctic in this photographic exhibition.

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Ocean Talks: Hunting Prehistoric Sea Monsters

Don’t miss this rare chance to hear from two of Australia's most renowned palaeontologists

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The voyage of a lifetime

Sail Endeavour

Experience 18th-century blue water sailing at its best

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For curious kids aged 9 to 90

Underwater Drone

Explore below the harbour's surface with our cutting-edge underwater drones.

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For the love of oceans!

Ocean Talks: 2020 Series

Fascinating marine experts, scientists, authors, filmmakers and adventurers share their stories

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Adventure of a Lifetime

Win an Arctic Cruise

Win a voyage for two onboard Aurora Expedition’s West Greenland Explorer worth $20,000

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Welcome Wall Registrations Now Open

To celebrate the 20th anniversary, you can now add a name to the Welcome Wall.

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Limited season | 5 - 19 Jan 2020

Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium

Actors, technology, puppets, science and imagination create an unforgettable visual experience

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Escape the every day | 3 sessions daily

3D Cinema

Prehistoric sea monsters come to life!

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FREE Exhibition

Au Karem Ira Lamar Lu

Ghost Nets of the Ocean - a beautiful marine ecology installation from Torres Strait

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Please note: For visitor safety vessels will be closed if temperatures reach 36° celsius or above

IMPORTANT VISITOR INFORMATION

In the interest of public health and safety and as a precaution the museum, along with many other cultural institutions in Australia, will be temporarily closed until further notice. The closure takes effect from 9am on the 24th of March 2020.

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Destroyer: HMAS Vampire

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year

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HERE: Kupe to Cook

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Undiscovered: Photographic Works by Michael Cook

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Elysium Arctic

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Au Karem Ira Lamar Lu – Ghost Nets of the Ocean

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Waves of Migration

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