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Australia's National Maritime Museum located on Gadigal Country, Sydney π³ We share stories of the sea and waterways. Open 10am - 4pm | FREE ENTRY
π Happy World Teachersβ Day!
Today we celebrate and highlight the work of our incredible Museum Educators, many of whom are highly experienced, trained teachers.
Explore free online learning resources:
www.sea.museum/en/learn
#WorldTeachersDay2025 #HatsOffToTeachers
π Need some last-minute Halloween costume inspo? Weβve got you covered maritime style!
Take a cue from some of our icons and turn your Halloween look into a sea-worthy statement.
Show us your nautical Halloween looks! π»
The first section of this historic structure was lifted into place by crane today, even in the rain! β
Originally built in 1912 at Garden Island, the mast once sent flag, light and semaphore messages to ships across Sydney Harbour. It was dismantled in 1978 and later restored at the museum in 1991.
πΈ Throwback to 1978!
The Garden Island Signal Mast was dismantled and airlifted by a Chinook helicopter in 1978. The mast originally erected in 1912 before part of it was relocated to the museum in 1991.
After extensive repair work over the past six months it will be reinstalled this week.
β΅ Sydney Harbour comes alive!
This Sunday, 26 October, watch the pearl lugger John Louis in the Balmain Regatta Working Boats category. A tradition stretching back to the 1830s, captured in our historic Hall photographic collection.
#BalmainRegatta #SydneyHarbour #MaritimeHeritage #WorkingBoats
βΏ The Maritime Museum offers Sensory Days, audio tours, and social stories on special days, and sensory backpacks are available every day, including toys and noise-reducing headphones - just ask our friendly staff.
Learn more: www.sea.museum/en/visit/plan-your-visit/accessibility
This Sunday, grandparents get the VIP treatment! Free entry, tall ships, exhibitions, cafΓ© treats and 15% off at the shop. Celebrate, explore, and make memories together! πβ€οΈ
More info: www.sea.museum/en/whats-on/events/grandparents-day
#GrandparentsDay #MaritimeMuseum #FamilyDayOut
β This week in 1944, the Royal Australian Navy played a vital role in what is considered one of the largest naval battles, the Battle for Leyte Gulf in the Philippines.
The series of engagements marked a turning point in the Pacific War and set the course for the liberation of the Philippines.
βοΈ Beat the heat and dive into some incredible stories!
π€ Talk: HMS Edinburgh and the Lost Gold
π Author Talk: Secrets, Judi Morison
π» Evening Edition: Australian Ghost Ships
π Book Launch: Twice in a Blue Moon, Richard Barnes and Pilbara, Judy Nunn
https://www.sea.museum/en/whats-on
π Happy Birthday to the Sydney Opera House! π
Hereβs a throwback to Sydney Harbour in the 1960s when the P&O liner ORIANA was being turned around by three tugboats off Bennelong Point
πΈ John Richard βJackβ Tyrrell Richardson, around 1960
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π Celebrate Grandparents Day at the Maritime Museum!
Free entry for all grandparents on Sunday 26 October as our way of saying thank you for the special role they play in our lives.
www.sea.museum/en/whats-on/events/grandparents-day
Sunday Read: On Namibia's Skeleton Coast, lions have learned to hunt seals, becoming the world's only maritime lions.
Photographer Griet Van Malderen captured this extraordinary adaptation.
πwww.bbc.com/future/article/20251009-the-photo-showing-namibias-desert-lions-living-on-the-beach
Work on Loan π
Nancy McDinny's powerful painting, Macassin Collecting Trapang (1), is currently featured in the 'Awakening Histories' exhibition at Monash University.
Installation view Photo: Andrew Curtis
Β© Nancy McDinny/Copyright Agency, 2025.
How do you solve a puzzle like putting a ship in a bottle or in this case, a lightbulb? π‘
Model ship builder Mike is creating something extraordinary for the Festival of Model Ship Building 2025 at Wests Ashfield.
His latest work, a Commonwealth Lightship Carpentaria encased in a giant lightbulb.
βThis was the first time that we'd listened in to any Japanese signal, and it was right on our doorstep. If I hadnβt picked it up, nobody would have known about it.β Bruce Robertson (1919β2025)
www.sea.museum/en/whats-on/exhibitions/secret-strike-war-on-our-shores
π Did you know? Our elegant steam yacht SY Ena once served a very different purpose, as HMAS Sleuth, a Royal Australian Navy patrol vessel during World War I.
Originally built in Sydney in 1900 to 1901 for banker Sir Thomas Dibbs, the vessel has lived many lives.
πΈ HMAS Sleuth 1917
Frozen Witness
Step into the icy world of SY Aurora βοΈFrom Arctic whaler to Antarctic explorer, the vessel carried crews and sledging parties on historic expeditions with Mawson and Shackleton.
Image: The sheer ice wall of the Mertz Glacier Tongue, Commonwealth Bay, Frank Hurley 1911β13
π€ The Real Water Police Are Here!
This weekend, you can meet the real officers from the NSW Police Force Marine Area Command right here.
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Boat Tours: Now open daily until Wednesday 15 October
π 10am to 4pm
FREE event
#WaterPolice #FamilyEvent
Australia's coast was a WWII battlefield, and most of us never knew it.
Discover the hidden history of submarine attacks, coastal bombings, and lost ships with Dr Tom Lewis OAM.
ποΈ FREE
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/author-talk-australian-coastal-wars-dr-tom-lewis-tickets-1409728047539?
#WWIIHistory
π€ Visiting Vessel: NSW Police Boat "Vigilant"
Weβre excited to welcome the NSW Marine Area Command and one of their new police boats to the museum!
π Saturday 11 β Wednesday 15 Oct
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𧩠Sensory-Friendly Days are back this Spring! Enjoy early or late access to exhibitions and vessels in a calm, welcoming space.
Read our Social Stories and plan your visit online. π»
www.sea.museum/en/whats-on/events/sensory-friendly-days
#SeaMuseum #SensoryFriendly #AccessibleMuseum
Itβs World Octopus Day! π
Pictured here, ocean trailblazer Valerie Taylor with an octopus, a curious and intelligent cephalopod vital to healthy oceans.
Discover more incredible ocean stories at the Maritime Museum π
#WorldOctopusDay
πΈ Valerie Taylor with an octopus by Ron Taylor 1971
π Daylight savings starts today giving us more time for ocean adventures! Snorkel, explore lighthouses, protect beaches and uncover the deep seaβs mysteries at the Museum β
π Donβt miss the Big Blue Ideas Talk Series: Is the Deep Sea a Wasteland or a Wonderland?
www.sea.museum/big-blue-ideas
π‘ This week we celebrate 151 years since Cape Bowling Green Lighthouse first lit the Queensland coast and 30 years since it found its home at the Maritime Museum.
π www.sea.museum/en/society-and-water/cape-bowling-green-lighthouse
Image: CBGL with Captain John Anderson Kidd 1902 -1912
πβ Family fun, all hands on deck!
This Spring at the Maritime Museum: exhibitions, vessels, science circus shows, hands-on workshops & more. π’π¨π¬
Bring the crew - itβs a whole day of adventure for the whole family! πβ¨
Open daily 9.30am - 5pm
www.sea.museum/school-holidays
π·: Smith Media
βπ Whatβs On this October?
From century-old tall ships and underwater drone challenges to hands-on creative workshops, thought-provoking talks, and inspiring author events, October is packed with discoveries.
ποΈ Explore the full program and plan your visit: www.sea.museum/en/whats-on
πβ¨ Our Welcome Wall team joined the Cabramatta Moon Festival to launch the second Vietnamese panel on Australiaβs National Monument to Migration.
Honouring Vietnamese migration this November β join us!
Registrations close 8 Oct π www.sea.museum/en/support/national-monument
#MigrationStories
π Could humans ever live under the sea?
At #SXSWSydney Senior Curator of Ocean Futures Emily Jateff brings together experts to explore the future of ocean exploration
Dr Todd Bond (Deep Sea Ecologist), Dr Alexandra Schnell & Sean Wolpert
https://www.sxswsydney.com/
π§ Celebrate World Rivers Day
As an island nation, Australia has always been defined by its waterways from inland rivers to our vast coastline.
Our collection is full of images and objects that show just how important rivers are to our maritime story.
#WorldRiversDay #MaritimeHeritage
Sunday Read: Turtle cam! Ever wondered what turtles are doing when we're not watching? π€
This week's Sunday Watch and Read uncover the hidden world of flatback turtles in WA's Roebuck Bay!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-20/world-first-tracking-of-flatback-turtles-in-roebuck-bay-broome/105794534
