Welcome Wall

In one of history's great migrations, more than six million people have crossed the world to settle in Australia.

Was your family among them?

We invite you to record a name on the Welcome Wall at the Australian National Maritime Museum. The Welcome Wall honours our immigrants, however they travelled, wherever they landed and wherever they live today. It costs just $105 to inscribe your name in bronze on the Welcome Wall. This includes a personal 50-word record of your family's story on the Welcome Wall website, where friends and family across the world can see it. Commemorate your friends or family who made the break to Australia!

Every six months the museum unveils new names inscribed on the Welcome Wall - everyone is invited. View images from past unveilings.

 

How to register

It costs $105 (including GST) to register one individual or family name. You can even buy a gift registration for a friend!

For a name to appear on the Welcome Wall, the person must have been born overseas and settled in Australia. You can register with as little information as the person's name and place of origin.

Only the registered person's name will appear on the Welcome Wall. Once you have registered, you can also include a 50-word story about the person, along with arrival and other personal details. This optional information is held on our database and appears on the Welcome Wall website. It can be submitted at any time.

Register now

To receive a registration pack in the mail, please phone +61 2 9298 3667 during office hours.

More than one name?

You may register two names on the form (they will appear on the same line of the Welcome Wall) or complete separate forms for each name so they appear one after the other on successive lines. The cost is the same for each option.

Here are some examples of the different name styles (titles and awards such as Dr, Esq, Mrs and OAM are not used):

$105 (one-name entry)	$210 (two-name entry)
JONES Mary Elizabeth	JONES John and Mary
JONES Mary Elizabeth (Liza)	JONES John W and Mary E
JONES (KELLY) Mary E	JONES John and KELLY Mary
JONES Mary and family	JONES John, Mary and family
JONES Family	JONES John, (KELLY) Mary and family

Gift registrations and memento certificates

Gift registration: To 'gift' a Welcome Wall inscription, and receive a special free Gift Letter for the recipient, simply tick the Gift Letter box on the registration form.

Memento certificate: This decorative certificate ($10.00 including GST) is presented in a colourful folder, and is a lovely memento of your registration. Just tick the 'Memento Certificate' box on the registration form.

Please note: We aim to deliver confirmation of purchase and certificates within 1-2 weeks of registration, however it may take longer during busy periods. Please allow time for processing and delivery when purchasing a gift.

About the Welcome Wall project

The Welcome Wall is 100 metres long and made of bronze. It sits at the ANMM near Pyrmont docks, where millions of new settlers first stepped ashore in Australia.

An online database stores historical information about the people named on the Welcome Wall, when and how they came, who they came with and where they lived. These stories are also shared with ANMM visitors on kiosks in the museum foyer.