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This summer, the Australian National Maritime Museum is home to Patch Theatre’s immersive installation, Superluminal, which combines bold visual design, collaborative storytelling, and interactive play to create an enchanting and unmissable experience for young audiences.

The Australian National Maritime Museum is thrilled to become the temporary home of the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER, the iconic submersible which took James Cameron to the deepest trenches of the ocean in 2012.

Explore the mysteries of the deep-sea and discover new underwater worlds at the Australian National Maritime Museum this summer with new exhibitions, hands-on workshops, creative activities, live performances, exciting activations, and so much more.

As summer holidays approach, the Australian National Maritime Museum is proud to be presenting a
series of online water safety workshops for primary school aged children in partnership with the Royal
Life Saving Society Australia.

The Australian National Maritime Museum is thrilled to once again be presenting the world premiere exhibition of the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024.

A year of consolidation and growth

To celebrate Aboriginal Languages Week, the Australian National Maritime Museum will host four online workshops hosted by the Museum’s First Nations Programs Officer and proud Dharawal-Dunghutti-Yuin woman, Dakota Dixon, to teach primary school students Dharawal words and their broader cultural significance.

Don’t miss out on seeing the stunning Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum before it closes on November 10.

The hugely popular immersive exhibition about the history-making expeditions of deep-sea explorer and renowned film director James Cameron, Challenging the Deep, returns home to the Australian National Maritime Museum bigger and bolder with brand-new elements showcasing Cameron’s latest film works.

The Australian National Maritime Museum invites all underwater explorers to take a deep dive into our exciting new school holiday program inspired by our newest exhibition Challenging the Deep. Filled with fun for the whole family, this holiday program provides a perfect day out for all to learn, have fun and make memories at the Museum.

Opening at the Australian National Maritime Museum this August is a brand-new exhibit, Chains of Empire, which explores Australia’s history with Atlantic Ocean slave trade and the effects of Britain abolishing slavery across its empire in 1833.

Opening at the Australian National Maritime Museum this August is a brand-new exhibition, Inundated, which explores the harrowing impacts of the 2022 floods in Lismore and the Northern Rivers region, told through the lens of Northern Rivers photographer Natalie Grono.