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26 January - 17 February 2013 .... From 8.30pm
Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour

The Australian National Maritime Museum's iconic roofline, evoking sails and waves, will become the canvas this summer for a dynamic new light show, exploring the history of migration to Australia and the compelling stories of those who've come across the seas.

A dynamic new light show exploring the history of migration to Australia and the compelling stories of those who've come across the seas will be the culmination of celebrations at the Australian National Maritime Museum this Australia Day.

26 January - 17 February 2013 .... After dark
Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour

The Australian National Maritime Museum's iconic roofline, evoking sails and waves, will become the canvas this summer for a dynamic new projection show, celebrating the history of migration to Australia and the compelling stories of those who've come across the seas.

Saturday 8 December 2012 .... 11am - 2pm
Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour

To celebrate the opening of its new Ships and the Sea exhibition the Australian National Maritime Museum is holding a special family fun event featuring SpongeBob Squarepants  on Saturday 8 December 2012.

On display... 29 November 2012 - 3 March 2013
Australian National Maritime Museum

A stunning new photographic exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum explores four Australian shipwreck sites and the unique marine life and environment of the coral reefs and cays in tropical Queensland.

How do propellers steer a ship?  What is meant by trimming the sails? What is underwater surveillance? These questions and more will all be answered in a new interactive exhibition especially for families opening at the Australian National Maritime Museum this summer -  Ships and the Sea - opening 7 December.

How do propellers steer a ship?  What is meant by trimming the sails? What is underwater surveillance? These questions and more will all be answered in a new interactive exhibition especially for families opening at the Australian National Maritime Museum this summer -  Ships and the Sea - opening 7 December.

Remembrance Day Service
Sunday 11 November 2012...10.40 am
Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour

NSW Marine Police Family Day
Sunday 25 November 2012...9.30 am to 5.00 pm
Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour

Over the last four years, the Australian National Maritime Museum's underwater archaeology program has been uncovering evidence of Australia's strong colonial trade links to Asia, with plans for a new expedition in 2013.

Time is running out for Sydneysiders to see the National Maritime Museum's memorial exhibition Remembering Titanic - 100 years. The exhibition, which has fascinated thousands of visitors since it opened, must close on 11 November.

Around 1000 people are expected to attend a special ceremony at the Australian National Maritime Museum this Sunday (4 November) to see 300 new names unveiled on the museum's migrant Welcome Wall.

The Australian National Maritime Museum has been awarded a prestigious Museums and Galleries National Award (MAGNA) for public programs for Nawi - Exploring Australia's Indigenous watercraft - the first national conference on Indigenous canoes and culture.

Time is running out for people to become part of history with limited space still available on the National Maritime Museum's migrant Welcome Wall for its next unveiling ceremony.

Edwardian Family Picnic at Rodd Island
$110 family (2 adults and up to 4 children)
Sunday 23 September .... 11am - 3.30pm

This spring the National Maritime Museum invites families turn off the games consoles and go back in time for the day in a delightful Edwardian picnic on the beautiful Rodd Island.

Pirates Ahoy! Family fun day
Entry included in general museum admission - $7 adult, $3.50 child/concession,
$17.50 family
Sunday 16 September 2012...11.00am to 3.00pm

This spring there's a South East Asian flavour to the school holidays activities at the Australian National Maritime Museum. We're taking inspiration from our Vietnamese refugee boat Tu Do and exhibition Escape from Vietnam to offer children a feast of activities celebrating Vietnamese culture. It's also the time of the Vietnamese Moon Festival so we'll be joining in the celebrations - don't miss performances by vibrant lion dancers on 30 September.

It's up with the Jolly Roger at the Australian National Maritime Museum this September when the museum's Pirates! adventure land opens on 22 Sept, just in time for the Spring school holidays!

Author Talk:  Anthony Hill - author of Captain Cook's Apprentice.... $10 per person
Friday 3 August 2012...6.00pm to 7.30pm

The Australian National Maritime Museum's magnificent replica of Cook's Endeavour has returned to Sydney after its epic circumnavigation. And to celebrate visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Cook's world in a fascinating talk by Anthony Hill the award winning author of the young adult novel, Captain Cook's Apprentice.

There's plenty to keep the family entertained this August at the Australian National Maritime Museum.

Weekend 13 & 14 October 2012
Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour

The Australian National Maritime Museum major exhibition Fish in Australian art has today reopened following its temporary closure last week.

Fish in Australian art presents more than 170 works from Australian artists spanning centuries, art movements and mediums, all showing how fish have been a source of artistic inspiration for hundreds of years. It features artworks from well-known Australian artists such as Margaret Olley, William Dobell, Yvonne Koolmatrie, Rupert Bunny, Anne Zahalka, John Brack, Michael Leunig, John Olsen, Craig Walsh and others

Endeavour replica to reopen at the Australian National Maritime Museum

The Australian National Maritime Museum's magnificent Australian-built replica of James Cook's HM Bark Endeavour will reopen to the public this Saturday 23 June 2012.

The Australian National Maritime Museum will mark Refugee Week (17 - 23 June) with an intimate new photographic exhibition - Escape from Vietnam - which tells the story of Vietnamese boat people.

Terrific tugs family fun day
24 June 2012, 11am - 3pm

Families are invited to join the Australian National Maritime Museum for a packed day of fun on Sunday 24 June as it celebrates the the small mighty heroes of the harbour - tugboats.

New exhibition: Fish in Australian art
5 April - 1 October 2012

From Indigenous rock paintings and scientific illustrations to 20th century still lifes and contemporary multimedia, the Australian National Maritime Museum is taking an unconventional look at Australian art in a major new exhibition... showing how the simple subject of fish has been a source of artistic inspiration for hundreds of years.

The Australian National Maritime Museum is looking for volunteers to act as guides and shipkeepers when the full-scale replica of Captain Cook's ship Endeavour visits Melbourne in April.

Time is running out for Sydneysiders to climb aboard a replica of the Duyfken - the Dutch vessel that brought first recorded European contact to Australian - at the Australian National Maritime Museum.

Australian National Maritime Museum
Must close 26 February 2012

Time is running out for Sydneysiders to see the National Maritime Museum's major summer attraction AQUA: A Journey into the World of Water.

An Australian National Maritime Museum expedition currently taking place on the Coral Sea has located the remains of the India bound ship Royal Charlotte, wrecked in 1825.

The Australian National Maritime Museum today announced it will voyage on board HMB Endeavour to Lord Howe Island in May 2012 to follow in James Cook's wake and observe the Transit of Venus - a rare astronomical event where the planet Venus moves across the sun.