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Australian National Maritime Museum
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Australia's National Maritime Museum located on Gadigal Country, Sydney 🐳 We share stories of the sea and waterways.
Open 10am - 4pm | FREE ENTRY
Happy Lunar New Year and welcome to the Year of the Horse🐎

To celebrate, we searched the collection for horse connections across land and sea.

Explore the collection: https://collections.sea.museum/collections
February 17, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Synchronised… whales? 🐋🐋

This image by Yuka Takahashi captures a rare moment of perfect timing as two humpback whales move together in sync. Photographed while snorkelling off Mo’orea (French Polynesia).

www.sea.museum/ocean-photographer
February 16, 2026 at 1:17 AM
🐉🌕 Lunar Sea Festival

Celebrate the Year of the Horse with a full day of cultural performances and family friendly activities. Enjoy dragon performances, music and dance, plus hands on activities for all ages.

📅 Sunday 22 February, 10am–4pm
🎟️ Free entry

https://loom.ly/NOg2rp8
February 15, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Duyfken Update ⚓

The team have been busy completing important milestones with the apron being lowered into place at the bow, oiling the timber and applying antifouling paint to protect the hull.

We’ll continue to keep you updated as this fascinating project unfolds!
February 12, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Meet Joy Paola, a third-year student at UNSW studying Marine Science.

She helped analyse over 2,900 “Dear Prime Minister” cards from the Ocean Photographer of the Year exhibit, revealing what Australians want most for our oceans: https://www.sea.museum/en/ocean-futures/dear-prime-minister
February 11, 2026 at 3:58 AM
The Winter Olympics celebrate sport on ice, these 1930s skate speak to the migrant experience

Packed by 13year old Rob Davids when he left Holland for Australia in 1952, the skate travelled across oceans as a reminder of home, grandparents and a life shaped by winter.

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February 9, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Congratulations to Captain Marty and Lisa Woods of Sydney Harbour Tall Ships on the inclusion of Søren Larsen and Southern Swan in the Australian Register of Historic Vessels.

👉 Explore the Australian Register of Historic Vessels here: https://arhv.sea.museum/collections
February 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The Fishing Families of Western Australia website shares the histories of generations of fishing families who made their way from Europe, the Pacific, Asia and the Americas and helped build coastal communities.

👉 Discover the Basile family story
https://www.flatsea.org/families/basile-family
February 3, 2026 at 12:13 AM
⚓✨ What’s On February: Talks, music & family fun

February is full of great reasons to visit the Maritime Museum. From lively sea shanties and special performances to author talks, thought-provoking conversations and hands-on programs for families.

www.sea.museum/en/whats-on
February 2, 2026 at 2:59 AM
What's on this week?

It’s the final week of NSW school holidays and your last chance to unwind in our Beach chill-space. There’s plenty happening across the Museum with activities for all ages.

Make the most of the last week of the holidays.
👉 www.sea.museum/en/whats-on
January 25, 2026 at 4:30 AM
🎧 Sunday Listen

What does it take to design a floating city?

Listen to Anthony Burke’s By Design on ABC Radio National, exploring the secrets of cruise ship design features Inger Sheil from the Museum.
https://loom.ly/V8Py4KA

Image: 'Jack' Tyrrell Richardson.
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January 24, 2026 at 10:30 PM
🌊 Last chance to visit the Beach!

Our all-ages play-and-chill-scape is open for its final week.

🎪 This Sunday 25 January catch Sync or Swim a 30-minute circus and physical theatre show by Beeswax & Bottlecaps.

🕰 12:30pm & 2pm
🎟 Ticketed entry

www.sea.museum/en/whats-on/events/the-beach
January 24, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Have you taken a dip at these locations?

We’re excited to invite you to Special Event: Why Aussies Love Swimming a panel talk with authors Therese Spruhan and Chris Baker.

Sat 24 Jan, 2 – 4pm
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/special-event-why-aussies-love-swimming-tickets-1977480931699?

January 23, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Front-row seats to the Ferrython and Tall Ships Race? Yes please!

Join our harbour with front-row views of one of the harbour’s most iconic maritime events.

Mon 26 Jan 10:30am–3pm
$149 - $120
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australia-day-cruise-on-sydney-harbour-2026-tickets-1975723087941?

#SeaMuseum
January 22, 2026 at 9:01 AM
On 22 January, the Museum will observe the National Day of Mourning.

The Cape Bowling Green Lighthouse will be lit from sundown until midnight and flags flown at half-mast as we pause to remember, stand together and affirm that light will triumph over darkness.

#SeaMuseum
January 22, 2026 at 12:15 AM
🌊 The Beach, after dark – LATES! 🌙

For one night only, the Museum turns into a summer playground after hours!

Catch live performances and DJ sets as the Lighthouse Gallery transforms into the Copacabana Club.

📆Thurs 29 Jan 6 -9pm
🎟️ Don’t miss it: www.sea.museum/beach-ball

#SeaMuseum #LATES
January 18, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Sunday Read

Dive into the 117-year legacy of iconic boatbuilder Norman R Wrights & Sons. From surviving the Great Depression to pioneering cutting edge marine technology, it’s a family story of craftsmanship, resilience and life on the water.

📖 www.sea.museum/en/society-and-water/norman-r-wright
January 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Why do Aussies love swimming so much?

Join us for a special panel event as authors Therese Spruhan and Chris Baker.

Sat 24 Jan, 2 to 4pm
$10 | Free for

www.eventbrite.com.au/e/special-event-why-aussies-love-swimming-tickets-1977480931699?
January 14, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Dr James Hunter, recently travelled to Aotearoa NZ to collaborate with underwater archaeologist Bridget Buxton and members of the NZ Underwater Heritage Group as part of their First Encounters Project.

Images: Nicole Miller/NZUHG & James Hunter
January 13, 2026 at 12:43 AM
This summer, 15 vessels by Norman R. Wright & Sons will arrive at the Australian National Maritime Museum giving you a rare chance to see over a century of Australian boatbuilding on the water and up close.

16–20 Jan 2026
Free entry
www.sea.museum/en/whats-on/events/norman-r-wright
January 9, 2026 at 12:38 AM
🥵 Hot day? Let’s cool things down.

While the temperature climbs, these gentoo penguins are slicing through icy Antarctic waters. Clumsy on land, but absolute pros in the ocean.

Need a cool break? Dive into the Ocean Photographer of the Year.

📸 Antarctica by Romain Barats
January 8, 2026 at 4:45 AM
🔥 Too hot for the playground? We’ve got you covered.

Our hands-on museum spaces are made for little bodies with big energy - safe places to run, touch, splash, explore and learn without the sunburn.

❄️ Fully air-conditioned. Kid-approved.
www.sea.museum/en/whats-on/events/summer-school-holidays
January 6, 2026 at 8:45 PM
✏️ Beach Bods | Life Drawing

This summer, Gladdy Drawing Club presents Beach Bods a life-drawing session set inside The Beach, the museum’s summer exhibition and playscape.

Wednesday 7 & 14 January, 11am–12pm
FREE
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/beach-bods-life-drawing-tickets-1977344617981?
January 6, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Big work underway on Endeavour!
We’re beginning a major conservation project to replace her standing rigging - the 56mm shrouds that support each mast and spar, carrying all 28 sails under constant tension.

Please donate today to help preserve this remarkable ship.
www.sea.museum/en/support/donate
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 AM
SUNDAY READ: Long before the surfboard became a high-performance object, it was a tool of survival, ceremony and joy.

👉 A brief history of surfboards
https://www.sea.museum/en/society-and-water/a-brief-history-of-surfboards

Images: (Detail) Engraver: Edmund Scott, ANMM Collection
January 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM