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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.

To celebrate Book Week (17-23 August), the Australian National Maritime Museum will be hosting a series of free online workshops designed to inspire and ignite the creativity of primary school students across Australia.

This National Science Week (10-18 August) join the Australian National Maritime Museum in a deep dive into the science of ocean environments and the extraordinary animals that live there.

The Australian National Maritime Museum congratulates Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait) artist Alick Tipoti on being recognised with a NAIDOC Caring for Country and Culture Award.