Special Guest Talk Join us on Thursday 4 December from 6 pm to 7:30 pm for a special guest talk with artist and wharfie Sam Wallman. Sam will share his firsthand take on contemporary dock life and speak about his work featured in our new exhibition View from the Docks. His

🚢 Duyfken Update During routine maintenance, we found rot in the ship's apron (and no, that's not something the crew wears while cooking). On a wooden ship, the apron is a big, curved timber tucked in behind the front post of the vessel. Think of it like the bow’s secret

🎉 Honouring our incredible Volunteers! 🎉 Last week we celebrated the amazing community of over 450 volunteers who bring our museum to life. 💛 During a special lunch, we shared awards recognising hours contributed, achievements, and years of service. Can you believe our

SUNDAY READ 🌊⚓ Step aboard the Neoliner Origin, the world’s largest sailing cargo ship, on its inaugural voyage from France to the US. Powered mostly by wind with backup diesel, it aims to cut greenhouse emissions by 80% compared with traditional cargo ships. From battling

"When I think about leaving Vietnam I’m still scared. There were storms and waves as big as Tự do crashing down and I thought, ‘That’s the end of it’. To leave was a big risk... but now I see the future for my children is much better." Tuyet Lu Today we reflect on the powerful

Dive into the world of freediving! 🌊✨ Join Maddison Woollard and an incredible panel of ocean enthusiasts, including Adam Stern, Sheree Marris, Tash Childs, and Sara Tai, for a live discussion on the many ways freediving inspires sport, art, exploration, and personal

🎬 Can you guess the movie? 🤔 Use the collection of objects below as your clues and drop your answer in the comments! 👀🍿 #MovieMystery #GuessTheFilm #ClueChallenge

World famous nature photographer Craig Parry visited the museum he shared the story behind his powerful award-winning image, a dramatic drone shot capturing the rescue of a stranded humpback whale at Seven Mile Beach NSW. Ocean Photographer of the Year is now open.

Our exhibition A Graphic Tale of Shipwreck has officially opened at the Victor Harbor National Trust Museum and we’re thrilled to see it travel to the community where the story began. Victor Harbor and Encounter Bay are the very places connected to the South Australian shipwreck

A small red flag with a big story. ✨ Given to a six-year-old girl at the 1941 Welcome Home parade for HMAS Sydney (II), this souvenir Red Ensign carries the pencilled signatures of five sailors - D.J. McKenzie, E.C. Dilton, J. Allison, F.J. Mitchell and A.E. Shiers. Just nine

We’ve all walked over the historic Pyrmont Bridge… but have you ever been underneath it? Our conservation team recently joined our steam engineer Graham, one of the very few authorised to operate the swing mechanism, for a special look beneath the bridge to examine its

Museums aren’t always serious, sometimes they’re full of giggles and discovery! Join us for Seaside Stroller Tours, a weekly program for babies and carers, and Mini Mariners, creative and educational activities for 2–5-year-olds at the Maritime Museum. Let’s learn, play and

Shifting sands at Maroubra Beach have revealed the wreck of the HEREWARD once again — a 19th-century iron clipper driven ashore during a fierce storm in May 1898. Though the crew survived, the ship never sailed again, slowly pulled apart by waves and weather. The scene drew huge

We have ships AND boats! Come and see! https://t.co/0IV6HSHadI #SeaMuseum #Ships

Rowing Queens! We were delighted to welcome the remarkable team from Seas the Day to the museum this week. Following their extraordinary achievement of rowing across the Pacific Ocean, they shared their journey with us exhausted yet uplifted. Congratulations to you both Miriam

A helicopter… in a maritime museum? 🚁 Judithe from our Education team explains why the Tiger has a special place in our collection. Learn more about our school tours 👉 https://t.co/aLI2UOkn3J #SeaMuseum #TigerHelicopter #STEMEducation #EducationTours

This #RemembranceDay, we honour the submariners of AE2, scuttled on 30 April 1915 after a heroic mission. Before the ANZACs landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, AE2 made history as the first Allied submarine to breach the heavily defended Dardanelles and enter the Sea of

🌊 On this day in 1914, the guns of HMAS Sydney and SMS Emden met off the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (North Western Australia) in what became the Royal Australian Navy’s first sea battle. The Sydney’s superior firepower brought an end to Emden’s daring raiding campaign across the

💙🌊 Happy Birthday to the incredible Valerie Taylor! A true ocean icon, Valerie has spent her life sharing stories from beneath the waves inspiring awe, respect and protection for our marine world. From pioneering shark research to groundbreaking underwater films, she’s paved

SUNDAY READ: Look what the tide brought in. After decades of beach walks, Mark and Lucy Longden found something extraordinary buried in the sand between Ocean Grove and Point Lonsdale, the remains of a wooden ship, possibly lost more than a century ago. Only half of Victoria’s