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Exhibition: Rescue
Events
16 March 2013 - 14 July 2013
16 March - 14 July
Search and rescue operations take place every minute, every hour, every day, all around the world. From the air to the sea and on land, responsive operations are lifelines to many people in times of need. But what does a rescue scenario really involve? View more exhibition information.
Cost and booking information
Times: Daily 9.30 am - 5 pm daily
Cost: Included in the Big Ticket.
Exhibition: Elysium Antarctic Visual Epic
Events
13 April 2013 - 3 November 2013
13 April - 3 November
In 2010 a team of explorers comprising of wildlife photographers, filmmakers and scientists embarked on an expedition from the Antarctic Peninsula to South Georgia. This stunning visual documentation of the expedition captures life above and below the ice, the fauna and flora, glaciers, and the magnificent land and seascapes of this great wilderness. View more exhibition information.
Cost and booking information
Times: Daily 9.30 am - 5 pm daily
Cost: Included in museum entry.
Kids on Deck: Amazing Antarctic
Childrens weekend activities
5 May 2013 - 16 June 2013
Sundays from 5 May - 16 June (except 19 May) | 11 am - 3 pm
Delve into the amazing Antarctic environment with artmaking, cool science experiments, dress-ups and games. Discover how global warming affects the South Pole's critters. Create your own Antarctic animal snowdome and make a weather-balloon mobile.
Cost and booking information
For ages: 5-12 years
Cost: $8.50 per child, FREE members/Big Ticket. Adults general museum fees apply
Bookings: No bookings required
Cabinet of Curiosities touch trolley: Weird science
Childrens weekend activities
5 May 2013 - 23 June 2013
Sundays from 5 May - 23 June | 11 am - 12 pm & 2 pm - 3 pm
Explore wonderful and curious objects from our education collection in this interactive discovery device in our galleries.
Cost and booking information
For ages: All ages
Cost: Free with museum entry
Exhibition: East of India
Big temporary exhibition
1 June 2013 - 18 August 2013
1 June - 18 August
The early Australian colonies, at the 'ends of the earth' from Europe, turned to nearby Asia for survival and growth. This exhibition tracks our colonial links with India, the power and monopoly of the English East India Company, and its inevitable decline. It's a tale of ships and shipwrecks, rice and rum, officers and officials, sailors, soldiers and servants - taking us from the old allure of Asia to modern-day ties between India and Australia. Visit the exhibition website.
Cost and booking information
Times: Daily 9.30 am - 5 pm daily
Under 5s: Under the sea
Under 5s
4 June 2013 - 25 June 2013
Tuesdays 4-25 June, and Saturday 15 June| 10 am or 11 am
Cost and booking information
For ages: 2-5 years + carers
When: Tuesdays during school term
Time: 10 am - 10.45 am and 11 am - 11.45 am
Cost: $8.50 per child, first adult $3.50, additional adults $7.00 (includes galleries ticket) Members free.
Book online: Please click on the session time you would like to book for below
Tuesday 4 June 10 am or 11 am
Tuesday 11 June 10 am or 11 am
Saturday 15 June 10 am or 11 am
Tuesday 18 June 10 am or 11 am
Tuesday 25 June 10 am or 11 am
Enquiries: Phone +61 2 9298 3655 or email bookings@anmm.gov.au
Special event: Antarctic exploration with Tim Jarvis AM
Schools events
14 June 2013
14 June | 10 am or 1 pm | Join us at the museum or via video conference
Tim Jarvis AM, Shackleton Epic expedition leader, is one of the world's leading explorers and possesses an extraordinary adventure and leadership resume. He is also a best-selling author, film-maker and public speaker, and has recently returned from Antarctica where he retraced Sir Ernest Shackleton's legendary 1916 voyage of survival and crossing of South Georgia's mountainous interior.
Join Tim for an exclusive talk for schools at the museum on Friday 14 June at 10 am or 1 pm. Afterwards, view the stunning photography exhibition Elysium Antarctic Visual Epic.
Cost and booking information
Book in your class via our Booking Officer +61 2 9298 3655 or bookings@anmm.gov.au
Or register for the free video conference with DART Connections.
Textile workshop and talk: From Bengal to Bandhani
East of India / Adult learning
16 June 2013
Sunday 16 June | 2 pm - 5 pm
Liz Williamson, renowned textile artist and head of Design at UNSW COFA, discusses her Woven in Asia series, the influence of Indian artisan textiles on her work and the legacies of the colonial cloth trade on contemporary textile practice. Join a workshop in Bandhani (Indian tie dye) using plant and indigo dyes to make your own beautiful resist dye-patterned scarves.
Cost and booking information
Date: Sunday 16 June
Time: 2 pm - 5 pm
Cost: $40 (Members/Concessions $35) Includes entry to East of India, all workshop materials and afternoon tea.
Book online
Enquiries: Phone +61 2 9298 3655 or email bookings@anmm.gov.au
Lunch and curator tour: East of India with special guests
East of India / Member events
21 June 2013
Friday 21 June | 11 am - 2 pm | SOLD OUT
Join curators Nigel Erskine and Michelle Linder for a tour of Eastof India - Forgotten trade with Australia, followed by a delicious Indian-themed lunch with guests Kumar and Suba Mahadean, authors of the new cookbook/biography, Food, family and tradition. These skilled restaurateurs behind the 'hatted' restaurants Abhi's and Akhi's present traditional and modern Indian recipes, alongside their personal story of their arranged marriage, international adventures, immigration to Australia, and finally their success in creating one of the most loved Indian restaurants in Australia. Chef Kumar has featured on Master Chef Australia as a guest chef twice. Book sales and signing available at the conclusion of the event.
Cost and booking information
Cost:SOLD OUT
Enquiries: Phone +61 2 9298 3644 or email members@anmm.gov.au
Family fun day: Colours of India
East of India / Family program
23 June 2013
Sunday 23 June | 10 am - 3 pm
Celebrate Indian culture in a day of family fun inspired by our East of India - Forgotten trade with Australia exhibition. Enjoy spectacular performances, storytelling, henna tattoo painting and garland making. Make your own Indian-inspired block-printed calico bags or painted tiles in Kids on Deck.
Cost and booking information
For ages: All ages
When: 10 am - 3 pm | Sunday 23 June
Cost: Included in museum entry
On the Water: Whale watching cruise
Events / Member events
29 June 2013
Event has been postponed, date tbc
Every year, humpback and southern right whales travel thousands of kilometres as they migrate from the Antarctic to warmer northern waters to breed. Around 3000 whales migrate past Sydney harbour. Join in the excitement witnessing these majestic creatures in their natural environment with detailed commentary.
Please note: This event has been postponed, apologies for any inconvenience.
Cost and booking information
Cost: Members $70 Member family $150 Guests $75 Guest family $180
Price includes a barbeque lunch that will be served on our return to the harbour.
*Family ticket includes 2 adults and 2 children
Enquiries: Phone +61 2 9298 3646, email members@anmm.gov.au
Kids On Deck: Teacups, Trunks And Traders
East of India / Childrens holidays activities
30 June 2013 - 14 July 2013
Sunday 30 June - Sunday 14 July | 10am-4 pm daily
From shipwrecks to spices and saris, take a journey into the fascinating history of the British East India Company. Use block printing to create your own exquisite fabric designs, paint Indian- inspired tile tea coasters, or make mehndi (henna) designs. Learn about trading goods through dress-ups and interactive games.
Cost and booking information
For ages: 5-12 years
When:Cost: $8.50 per child, FREE members/Big Ticket. Adults general museum fees apply
Bookings: No bookings required
Opening times: Daily during school holidays. Hourly sessions 10 am - 4 pm.
Cabinet of Curiosities touch trolley: Shipwreck secrets
Childrens holiday activities
30 June 2013 - 14 July 2013
Sunday 30 June - Sunday 14 July | 11 am - 12 pm & 2 pm - 3 pm
What does a butter pad, diving boots and mylar film have in common? Join one of our hands on interactive trolley tours to find out.
Cost and booking information
For ages: All ages
Date: Daily during school holidays Sunday 30 June - Sunday 14 July
Time: Hourly sessions 11 am - 12 pm & 2 pm - 3 pm
Cost: Free with museum entry
Exhibition: Ansel Adams - Photography from the Mountains to the Sea
Big temporary exhibition
4 July 2013 - 8 December 2013
4 July - 8 December 2013
Water was one of the favourite subjects of the great American photographer Ansel Adams (1902-84), best known for his detailed black-and-white landscapes that capture the epic spaces of the US continent. The museum brings the spectacular work of this brilliant pioneering modernist to Australian audiences, combining famous images with lesser-known works that focus on the artist's exploration of water in all its forms. Full of energy and dynamism, Adams' photographs of mountains, clouds and waterfalls, seascapes, bays and tide pools, provide a fresh perspective on a celebrated photographer. Visit the exhibition website.
Ansel Adams - Photography from the Mountains to the Sea is organized by the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts.
Support for the exhibition was provided by David H. Arrington, and the Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona
Presented with the assistance of the USA Bicentennial Gift Fund
Image credit: The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Part, Wyoming, 1942
Photograph by Ansel Adams
Collection Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona
© The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust
Cost and booking information
Times: Daily 9.30 am - 5 pm daily
NAIDOC week: Sea Country Tour and Cruise
Events
7 July 2013
Sunday 7 July | 1pm - 3pm
The theme for NAIDOC Week 2013 is We Value the Vision: Yirrkala Bark Petitions 1963. The ANMM will display a selection of bark paintings from the museum's Saltwater Collection. These important bark paintings document the spiritual and legal basis of the Yolngu people's ownership of saltwater country in north-east Arnhem Land.
Join Curator Stephen Gapps for a special Naidoc Week tour of the museum's Saltwater Collection of bark paintings then join a Cruise of Sydney Harbour aboard MV Mari Nawi with your hosts and guide from the Tribal Warrior Association as you discover aspects of Sea Country culture. Learn the Aboriginal names of significant Sydney landmarks and take a walking tour of NPWS Clark Island.
Cost and Booking information
Cost: Free with museum entry.
When: Sunday 7 July 1pm - 3pm
Bookings essential: Phone +61 2 9298 3644, email members@anmm.gov.au or book online.
Youth programs: City to the Sea - Photography workshops
Youth
9 July 2013
Tuesday 9 July | 10 am - 1pm or 2 - 5 pm
Be inspired by Ansel Adams' famous black and white landscape photography in an adventurous photography workshop around Pyrmont and the museum. Go on a photo chase across the site. Build skills in using digital SLR cameras and learn photo-editing techniques. This course is held in partnership with Spitting Image Photography. Suitable for all levels of experience.
Cost and booking information
For ages: 8 - 14
Time: 10 am-1 pm or 2 pm-5 pm
Cost: $50 ($40 Members), includes entry.
Book online: Please click on the session time you would like to book for below
10.00am - 1pm or 2.00 - 5.00pm
Enquiries: Phone +61 2 9298 3655 or email bookings@anmm.gov.au
Youth programs: Music video mix ups - Bollywood
East of India / Youth
10 July 2013 - 11 July 2013
Wednesday 10 - Thursday 11 July | 10 am - 3pm
Do you want to be the star of your very own film clip?
Create your own rocking music video inspired by Bollywood. Learn dance moves, acting to camera, storyboarding, styling, filming and editing techniques with professional directors and music video choreographers. Enjoy a special premiere screening of your work on the big screen at the museum for friends and family to see.
Cost and booking information
For ages: 8 - 14
Time: 10 am-3 pm
Cost: $220 ($200 Members, Earlybird special ( until 21 June) $185, $175 members.
Book online
Enquiries: Phone +61 2 9298 3655 or email bookings@anmm.gov.au
Pirate family Cruise
Childrens holiday activities / member events
11 July 2013
Thursday 11 July | 10 am - 12 pm
Avast me hearties, attention all scallywags and sea dogs - we're on the lookout for recruits for Pirate School! Join in all the swashbuckling fun and come aboard to join our motley crew of buccaneers - if you dare - aboard the PS Black Swan. Weigh anchor, hoist the mizzen, splice the main brace, scrub the decks, learn pirate-speak and sing pirate songs... maybe we'll even find doubloons!
Come in your best pirate gear and don't forget to wear an eye patch. Pirate food and drinks provided... booty if we're lucky!
Cost and Booking information
Cost: Members $50 Member families $120 Guests $60 Guest families $150. Includes refreshments
*Family ticket includes 2 adults and 2 children
Book online
Enquiries: Phone +61 2 9298 3644 or email members@anmm.gov.au
Meet: All participants should arrive 30 minutes prior to the event at the Vampire Pontoon.
East of India: Stories beyond the exhibition
East of India / Member events
14 July 2013
Sunday 14 July | 2pm - 4pm
The museum's exhibition East of India - forgotten trade with Australia tells the story of the discovery of a seaway to India, the evolution of the East India Company and its trading activities and colonial Australia's close interaction with India. But what of the stories about creating the exhibition? Join curator Dr. Nigel Erskine as he brings to life the research and effort which went into the development of this stunning exhibition. Join him as he dives into the waters of the Great Barrier Reef in search of shipwrecks; travels to Powys Castle in Wales to view objects from Robert Clive's collection and walks through the 18th century European cemetery in Kolkata (Calcutta).
Cost and booking information
Cost: Members $15 Guests $20
Book online
Enquries: Phone +61 2 9298 3644 or email members@anmm.gov.au
Under 5s: Boats in the Harbour
Under 5s
16 July 2013 - 31 July 2013
Tuesdays 16 - 30 July
For ages: 2-5
When: Tuesdays during school term
Time: 10 am - 10.45 am and 11 am - 11.45 am
Cost: $8.50 per child, first adult $3.50, additional adults $7.00 (includes galleries ticket) Members free.
Bookings essential: Please click on the session time you would like to book for below
Book online:
Tuesday 16 July 10 am or 11 am
Tuesday 23 July 10 am or 11 am
Tuesday 30 July 10 am or 11 am
Enquiries: Phone +61 2 9298 3655 or email bookings@anmm.gov.au
Bollywood film afternoon and talk
East of India / Member events
21 July 2013
Sunday 21 July | 2pm - 5pm
Join us for an afternoon of Indian film with film maker Anupam Sharma creator of, among other things, the Australian Film Festival in India. He has extensive experience working on Bollywood productions and his knowledge of the Indian Australian communities is reflected in his insightful and colourful films, in particular his documentary for the East Of India exhibition and his latest Bollywood production filmed in Australia.
View a Bollywood epic and join in a discussion of what makes a successful Bollywood film.
Cost and booking information
Cost: Members $10 Guests $15
Book online
Enquiries: Phone +61 2 9298 3644 or email members@anmm.gov.au
Author Talk: The Last Nizam: An Indian Prince in the Australian Outback with John Zubrzycki
East of India / Member events
28 July 2013
Sunday 28 July | 3 pm - 5 pm
In the early 1970s the heir to India's greatest princely state lay claim to an isolated corner of Western Australia. Mukarram Jah, the last Nizam of Hydera, had just inherited the largest fortune in the world. But instead of opting for a life of oriental splendor he bought a half million acre sheep station on the banks of the Murchison River where he could indulge his greatest passion - driving bulldozers through the desert.
John Zubrzycki brings to life one of the strangest chapters in the colourful history of contacts between Australia and India.
Jah's "dabar in the desert" and his eccentric and ultimately tragic life continue to be a part of Western Australian folklore.
Cost and booking information
Cost: Members $20 Guests $25. Includes refreshments
Book online
Enquiries: Phone +61 2 9298 3644 or email members@anmm.gov.au
Under 5s: Pirates Ahoy!
Under 5s
6 August 2013 - 27 August 2013
Tuesdays 6 - 27 August & Saturday 10 August | 10 am or 11 am
Come and join the rollicking fun of Mini Mariners! Explore the galleries, and sing and dance in interactive tours with costumed guides. Enjoy creative free play in our activity area with craft, games, books, dress-ups and story time to finish.
Tuesdays in August is Pirates Ahoy! Let's Let's follow the treasure map around the museum to find the secret treasure cave. Then you can decorate your own pirate hat, parrot puppet or treasure chest to take home.
Cost and booking information
For ages: 2 - 5 years
Cost: $8.50 per child, first adult $3.50, additional adults $7 (includes galleries ticket) Members free.
Book online: Please click on the session time you would like to book for below
Tuesday 6 August 10.00am or 11.00am
Saturday 10 August 10.00am or 11.00am
Tuesday 13 August 10.00am or 11.00am
Tuesday 20 August 10.00am or 11.00am
Tuesday 27 August 10.00am or 11.00am
Enquiries: Phone +61 2 9298 3655 or email bookings@anmm.gov.au
East of India: Lascars, tea and the monsoon trade – tour and lecture
East of India / Adult learning
7 August 2013
Wednesday 7 August | 10 am - 1 pm
Unpack the forgotten history and legacies of the East India Company's trade with colonial Sydney - from the significance of Lascars, the company's Asiatic crew, to the rise of the Indian tea trade - with guest speakers Ian Simpson and Heather Bentley. Take a guided tour through our new exhibition East of India: Forgotten trade with Australia , led by curators Nigel Erskine and Michelle Linder. Enjoy tea tastings and a British Raj-inspired menu of high-tea treats.
Cost and booking information
Date: Wednesday 7 August
Time: 10 am - 1 pm
Cost: $45 (Members/Concessions $40)Includes museum entry and morning tea.
Bookings essential: Phone +61 2 9264 2781 or book online at WEA Sydney www.weasydney.com.au
Tour: Garden Island naval heritage
Events / Member events
8 August 2013
Thursday 8 August | 10 am - 2 pm
Enjoy this popular behind the scenes guided tour of Garden Is heritage precinct with representatives of the Naval Historical Society of Australia. We will tour the secure area of Garden Is including the Chapel, the top of the captain Cook Dock and the Kuttabul Memorial.
At the conclusion of the tour we will adjourn to the Salt Horse café for lunch prior to returning to Circular Quay. Level of fitness required.
Cost and booking information
Date: Thursday 8 August
Time: 10 am - 2 pm
Cost: Members $30 Guests $35. Includes guided tour and light lunch at the Salt Horse Cafe
Enquiries: Phone +61 2 9298 3646, email members@anmm.gov.au
Meeting point: Meet at Circular Quay, Wharf 4 to catch the 10.15 am ferry to Watson's Bay.
Tour with Music: Ansel Adams Exhibition
Events / Member events
11 August 2013
Sunday 11 August | 4.00pm - 5.30pm
Join a curator led tour of these remarkable images followed by a musical tour of the exhibition by Conservatorium post graduate students, Banks Duo as they interpret selected images with classical guitar and banjo.
Cost and booking information
Cost: Members $40 Guests $45. Coral Sea Wines and refreshments served afterwards.
Enquiries: Phone +61 2 9298 3644 or email members@anmm.gov.au
Meet the Neighbours: Goat Island Tour and cruise aboard historic ferry “Wangi Queen”
Events / Member events
15 August 2013
Thursday 15 August | 1.00pm to 3.45pm
Enjoy a fun and engaging guided walking tour, savour a delicious buffet lunch and relax on a picturesque cruise as you learn about icons of Sydney harbour.
Step ashore for a personal guided tour of Goat Is. which contains some of Australia's most important and intact convict-built buildings. Visit the amazing early 1800s gun powder magazine, soldiers barracks and Sydney's oldest Water Police Station. View one of Sydney's oldest, working shipyards. Buffet lunch and complimentary wine and champagne will be served in a tranquil island setting overlooking the Harbour Bridge.
Cost and booking information
Cost: Members $60 Guests $65. Includes afternoon tea on board.
Enquiries: Phone +61 2 9298 3644 or email members@anmm.gov.au.
Meet: South Pontoon at 12.45 for a 1pm departure
Inaugural Members Book Group: ML Stedman: The Light Between Oceans
Events / Member events
18 August 2013
Sunday 18 August | 4pm - 6 pm
This is an opportunity to discuss with friends, a variety of maritime related novels with a variety of hosts/speakers in a relaxed atmosphere in the Members' Lounge.
Stedman's 2013 Indie award winning debut novel, chosen by Australian independent booksellers for the best Australian writing of 2012 will be our first meeting hosted by curator Stephen Gapps.
Set just after WW1 on a remote Australian lighthouse island this is the story of right and wrong and how sometimes they look the same.
Join us for a discussion over wine and cheese in the Members lounge.
Cost and booking information
Cost: Members $5 Guests $10. Includes refreshments, coffee, wine and cheese.
Enquiries: Phone +61 2 9298 3644 or email members@anmm.gov.au
Lighthouse larks family fun day
Family program
18 August 2013
Sunday 18 August | 11 am - 3 pm
Celebrate International Lighthouse Weekend at the museum! Activities include Storytelling sessions, family friendly tours, film screenings and Kids on Deck creative crafts inspired by the Cape Bowling Green Lighthouse and our lightship Carpentaria.
Cost and booking information
For ages: All ages
When: 11 am - 3 pm | Sunday 18 August
Cost: Included in museum entry
Meet the Curator: Mariea Fisher
Events / Member events
28 August 2013
Wednesday 28 August | 11 am - 12.30 pm
Join us for an insight to the work and interests of our Museum curators. Mariea Fisher is Manager of Temporary and Travelling Exhibitions and has been with the museum for 25 years.
Learn about Mariea's day to day activities as she shares with us just what goes on behind the scenes to bring us exhibitions such as Vikings.
Share some of Mariea's favourite shows from home and abroad.
Cost and booking information
Cost: Free for members. Guests $5
Enquiries: Phone + 61 2 9298 3655 or email: members@anmm.gov.au.
Exhibition: Vikings - Beyond the Legend
Big temporary exhibition
19 September 2013 - 2 February 2014
19 September 2013 - 2 February 2014
What do we really know about the people we call Vikings? Gain insight into the Scandinavian cultures of the Viking Age from a thousand years ago in this fascinating exhibition of unique objects and interactives from the Swedish History Museum. Based on new archaeological discoveries the exhibition explores Viking domestic life, death rituals, mythology, arts and crafts and the importance and symbolism of Viking ships. Visit the exhibition website.
Cost and booking information
Times: Daily 9.30 am - 5 pm daily
International Fleet Review 2013
Events / Member events
3 October 2013 - 12 October 2013
3 - 11 October 2013
The International Fleet Review is a once in one hundred year event celebrating the centenary of the Royal Australian Navy.
During the week of festivities all of Sydney will be focussed on the harbour, drawn by the extraordinary mix of warship power, history, spectacle, colour and vibrancy of Navy ships big and small from 20 different countries.
HMB Endeavour will mark the start of the celebrations with a 10-day voyage along the south coast of NSW, as well as day sails during the Fleet Review celebrations.
View full program of events.
Cost and booking information
Cost: TBC
Monthly Highlights
 | Elysium Antarctic Visual Epic |
 | East of India Forgotten trade with Australia |
 | Rescue Hands-on exhibition |
 | Mini Mariners Fun for under 5s |
 | Members events for June |