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)

What's on

A diver diver wearing a mermaid fin costume, diving down towards a large school of fish.
exhibitions
Ocean futures
Oceans, earth and environment
Audio description

Ocean Photographer of the Year

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An illustration of a squid on a blue patterned background
exhibitions
Oceans, earth and environment
Deep ocean science
Ocean futures
Ocean mapping

Ultimate depth - a journey to the bottom of the sea

Aboard Endeavour - Follow the Wind to the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Join us  as we track Endeavour on the Follow the Wind to the Australian Wooden Boat Festival
(Darling Harbour - Hobart) 28 January – 7 February 2025

Read the Captain's log, stay up-to-date with photos and video from the crew and track Endeavour as it sails to the Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart and back.

Full wide view of Endeavour sailing with waves in the foreground

Come aboard our vessels

vessels
Royal Australian Navy
5-12 years
12+ years
Adults

HMAS Vampire II

vessels
Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Onslow

Uncover history, explore the present.

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

Navy and fleet

photograph of an orange clown fish

Ocean futures

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.

A couple standing on the deck of replica wooden tall ship Endeavour

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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