Rooftop projections welcomes IMC Conference Delegates
October 29, 2018
Waves of Migration a dynamic light show exploring the history of migration to Australia, will screen on the Australian National Maritime Museum’s iconic roofline during the International Metropolis Conference at Darling Harbour, from tonight until Sunday November 4.
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CHANGE OF DATE: New exhibition On Sharks & Humanity will now open on 11 December 2018
October 22, 2018
This summer the Australian National Maritime Museum will welcome the internationally-acclaimed contemporary art exhibition On Sharks & Humanity, featuring works by more than 30 artists from around the world – all united by the need to protect sharks.
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Search continues for HMB Endeavour’s final resting place
September 19, 2018
In response to media reports this morning that James Cook’s HMB Endeavour has been found, the Australian National Maritime Museum can confirm that a team of US and Australian maritime archaeologists and volunteers from the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP), the Australian National Maritime Museum and Silentworld Foundation are currently undertaking fieldwork in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island as part of an ongoing search for James Cook’s ship HMB Endeavour.
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104 years on, new evidence behind WWI submarine HMAS AE1’s tragic loss
September 14, 2018
On the 104th anniversary of the loss of Australia’s first submarine HMAS AE1, a report released by the Australian National Maritime Museum today reveals new evidence which may finally solve the mystery behind its disappearance on 14 September 1914.
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FREE entry to Defence Force Veterans
August 27, 2018
Free musuem entry to Defence Force veterans, serving members and current cadets as part of exciting new partnership.
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NAIDOC Week 2018: Unbroken lines of resilience exhibition opens
July 02, 2018
Unbroken Lines of Resilience: Feathers, Fibre, Shells, a new FREE exhibition bringing together some of Australia’s most renowned Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander female artists opens on the first day of NAIDOC Week, Sunday July 8, at the Australian National Maritime Museum.
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Joint expedition provides new look at World War I submarine HMAS AE1
April 23, 2018
A joint US and Australian expedition to survey Australia’s first submarine HMAS AE1 has provided detailed new images of the 103-year old shipwreck, which lies on the seafloor off the Duke of York Islands in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
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Major new exhibition James Cameron – Challenging the Deep
March 13, 2018
James Cameron – Challenging the Deep opens 29 May 2017
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Twilight tours, wildlife expeditions and free family boat festival these holidays
March 08, 2018
These school holidays families are invited to immerse themselves in the museum’s major exhibitions Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Arctic Voices and embark on an exciting hands-on journey from the Arctic to Sydney Harbour through a range of fun activities for all the family.
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Museum to Offer Chinese Language Tours for Chinese New Year 2018
February 28, 2018
To celebrate Chinese New Year 2018, the Australian National Maritime Museum is launching a new, specially-designed product to welcome its Chinese visitors, the Endeavour Highlights Tour. From 1 February – 28 February 2018, the museum will offer Chinese language guided tours of the museum’s main galleries, exhibitions and attractions.
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