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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
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
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
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
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
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.
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 |