• It's #NationalVolunteerWeek! We love our vols, they're the beating heart of the museum. This fabulous team look after our @seabin_project bins, checking them daily for waste and collecting data to better understand the health of our waterways. 🙌🌏🐟 Learn more: www.sea.museum/seabin-project . . . #seabin #saynotoplastic #glamvols #vols #museumlife #volunteers #seamuseum #darlingharbour #oceanlovers
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    It's #NationalVolunteerWeek! We love our vols, they're the beating heart of the museum. This fabulous team look after our @seabin_project bins, checking them daily for waste and collecting data to better understand the health of our waterways. 🙌🌏🐟 Learn more: www.sea.museum/seabin-project . . . #seabin #saynotoplastic #glamvols #vols #museumlife #volunteers #seamuseum #darlingharbour #oceanlovers
  • It's #WorldBeeDay! Wasps are often thought of as 'mean versions of bees' but they're fascinating creatures. This award-winning image by @georgina_steytler from our #WildlifePhotographerOfTheYear exhibition is of female mud-dauber wasps, who collect and use the mud balls to build their nests 🐝 . . . #bee #wasp #naturephotography #WPY54 #photographylovers #photography #nature #seamuseum #insect #naturalhistory
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    It's #WorldBeeDay! Wasps are often thought of as 'mean versions of bees' but they're fascinating creatures. This award-winning image by @georgina_steytler from our #WildlifePhotographerOfTheYear exhibition is of female mud-dauber wasps, who collect and use the mud balls to build their nests 🐝 . . . #bee #wasp #naturephotography #WPY54 #photographylovers #photography #nature #seamuseum #insect #naturalhistory
  • Watch out, pirate puppies about! 🐾 ☠️ . 📸: shelbythepomchi . . #seamuseum #doggo #instadog #dogstagram #dogspotting #darlingharbour #pomchi #visitsydney #mycityofsydney #sydney #sydneydogs #sydneylocal #MuseumWeek #FriendsMW #dog
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    Watch out, pirate puppies about! 🐾 ☠️ . 📸: shelbythepomchi . . #seamuseum #doggo #instadog #dogstagram #dogspotting #darlingharbour #pomchi #visitsydney #mycityofsydney #sydney #sydneydogs #sydneylocal #MuseumWeek #FriendsMW #dog
  • Colour your world ❤️ . 📸: @armandovida . . #MuseumWeek #ExploreMW #onsharksandhumanity #sharks #sculpture #seamuseum #red #visitsydney #darlingharbour #igerssydney #sydneylocal #parkviewartsaction
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    Colour your world ❤️ . 📸: @armandovida . . #MuseumWeek #ExploreMW #onsharksandhumanity #sharks #sculpture #seamuseum #red #visitsydney #darlingharbour #igerssydney #sydneylocal #parkviewartsaction
  • It's Australian #FashionWeek - what better time to enjoy some classic 1960s advertising and fashions! Here are some fabulous finds from our collection of boating magazines. ⛱  For more, head to: www.sea.museum/blog . . . #seamuseum #fashion #vintage #retro #vintage fashion #boatingmagazine #vintagemagazines #fashionpost #60sstyle #60sfashion #vintageadvertising #fashiongram #boatingads
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    It's Australian #FashionWeek - what better time to enjoy some classic 1960s advertising and fashions! Here are some fabulous finds from our collection of boating magazines. ⛱  For more, head to: www.sea.museum/blog . . . #seamuseum #fashion #vintage #retro #vintage fashion #boatingmagazine #vintagemagazines #fashionpost #60sstyle #60sfashion #vintageadvertising #fashiongram #boatingads
  • Earlier this year the museum was proud to unveil the digital exhibition Sea of Rainbow, recognising and celebrating the “hidden histories” of LGBTQI people at sea. Discover more stunning photographs from the exhibition: www.sea.museum/rainbow . Image: Scott Gustetter: swimmer, 2002. ANMM Collection NC701231, © Paul Freeman. Reproduced courtesy of Paul Freeman . . #MuseumWeek #RainbowMW #bw_photography #fierce #swimmer #gaygames #photography #seamuseum #hiddenhistories #bw #pride
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    Earlier this year the museum was proud to unveil the digital exhibition Sea of Rainbow, recognising and celebrating the “hidden histories” of LGBTQI people at sea. Discover more stunning photographs from the exhibition: www.sea.museum/rainbow . Image: Scott Gustetter: swimmer, 2002. ANMM Collection NC701231, © Paul Freeman. Reproduced courtesy of Paul Freeman . . #MuseumWeek #RainbowMW #bw_photography #fierce #swimmer #gaygames #photography #seamuseum #hiddenhistories #bw #pride
  • Adventure awaits explorers big and small ⚓ . 📸: @travelfoodiemom . . #seamuseum #hmasvampire #hmasonslow #sydneykids #sydneymums #sydneydads #darlingharbour #pyrmont #visitsydney
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    Adventure awaits explorers big and small ⚓ . 📸: @travelfoodiemom . . #seamuseum #hmasvampire #hmasonslow #sydneykids #sydneymums #sydneydads #darlingharbour #pyrmont #visitsydney
  • Taking some time out from chasing those pesky seagulls! Even working dogs like to play 😊 Bailey - Assistant Director Seagulls 🐾 . . #bailey #museumweek #PlayMW #workingdog #museumdog #bordercollie #bordercolliesofinstagram #instadog #pupper #doggo #verygoodboy #dogsofinstagram #dogspotting
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    Taking some time out from chasing those pesky seagulls! Even working dogs like to play 😊 Bailey - Assistant Director Seagulls 🐾 . . #bailey #museumweek #PlayMW #workingdog #museumdog #bordercollie #bordercolliesofinstagram #instadog #pupper #doggo #verygoodboy #dogsofinstagram #dogspotting
  • Many people are familiar with Australian swimming legend Annette Kellerman, but have you heard of her contemporary, Beatrice Kerr? Famous in the UK during the Edwardian period, she delighted huge crowds with her vaudeville-style diving act 🏊‍♀️ . . 📸: ANMM Collection . .  #MuseumWeek #WomenInCulture #beatricekerr #sportswoman #diving #annettekellerman #edwardian #girlpower #ANMMCollection #Photograph #BlackAndWhite #vintage #seamuseum #retro #mbfw2019 #swimwear #vintagefashion #mermaid
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    Many people are familiar with Australian swimming legend Annette Kellerman, but have you heard of her contemporary, Beatrice Kerr? Famous in the UK during the Edwardian period, she delighted huge crowds with her vaudeville-style diving act 🏊‍♀️ . . 📸: ANMM Collection . .  #MuseumWeek #WomenInCulture #beatricekerr #sportswoman #diving #annettekellerman #edwardian #girlpower #ANMMCollection #Photograph #BlackAndWhite #vintage #seamuseum #retro #mbfw2019 #swimwear #vintagefashion #mermaid
  • Throughout history, women have waved goodbye to their children as they set out to sea. But what about those mothers who decided to come along for the ride? . Discover some of their remarkable stories in a blog by Curator Myff: www.sea.museum/blog . 📸: Samuel J Hood. ANMMCollection 00034602 . #mothersday #maritimemums #Photograph #blackandwhite #bw_photography #vintage #retro #seamuseum #OnThisDay #artdecomums
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    Throughout history, women have waved goodbye to their children as they set out to sea. But what about those mothers who decided to come along for the ride? . Discover some of their remarkable stories in a blog by Curator Myff: www.sea.museum/blog . 📸: Samuel J Hood. ANMMCollection 00034602 . #mothersday #maritimemums #Photograph #blackandwhite #bw_photography #vintage #retro #seamuseum #OnThisDay #artdecomums
  • Did you know our Wharf 7 building (where James Craig is moored) is home to A LOT of legendary wooden boats? Come along to see them Mon-Fri 9.30am - 5pm ⛵ . 📸: @glennygoesglobal . #woodenboat #boat #heritage #sailing #sailinglife #taipan #ben lexcen #seamuseum #instaboat #boatstagram #visitsydney #wharf7 #sydneyheritagefleet
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    Did you know our Wharf 7 building (where James Craig is moored) is home to A LOT of legendary wooden boats? Come along to see them Mon-Fri 9.30am - 5pm ⛵ . 📸: @glennygoesglobal . #woodenboat #boat #heritage #sailing #sailinglife #taipan #ben lexcen #seamuseum #instaboat #boatstagram #visitsydney #wharf7 #sydneyheritagefleet
  • FREE entry for mums this Mother's Day! 🌸 .  Treat her to a truly unique day at the Maritime Museum, with FREE ENTRY for mums, and free champagne with lunch at our waterside cafe between 11am - 3pm🥂 . #seamuseum #mothersday #visitsydney #darlingharbour
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    FREE entry for mums this Mother's Day! 🌸 .  Treat her to a truly unique day at the Maritime Museum, with FREE ENTRY for mums, and free champagne with lunch at our waterside cafe between 11am - 3pm🥂 . #seamuseum #mothersday #visitsydney #darlingharbour
  • Take a break and watch the world come to life in our 3D cinema 🐳 . Now screening: Oceans 3D: Our Blue Planet. From the coastal shallows to deeper, more mysterious worlds, discover the untold stories of the oceans' most astonishing creatures. . #3D #oceans #oceanlover #seamuseum #naturefilm #BBCEarth #documentary #whale #dolphin #shark #turtle #otter #octopus #visitsydney #naturelover #wpy #wildlifephotographeroftheyear
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    Take a break and watch the world come to life in our 3D cinema 🐳 . Now screening: Oceans 3D: Our Blue Planet. From the coastal shallows to deeper, more mysterious worlds, discover the untold stories of the oceans' most astonishing creatures. . #3D #oceans #oceanlover #seamuseum #naturefilm #BBCEarth #documentary #whale #dolphin #shark #turtle #otter #octopus #visitsydney #naturelover #wpy #wildlifephotographeroftheyear
  • ❤️ Detail of the light from the Carpentaria, an unmanned lightship built at Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney, in 1917. . 📷: @iamdingo247 . #red #seamuseum #carpentaria #darlingharbour #lightship #ship #instaboat #lighthouse #boat #hiddensydney
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    ❤️ Detail of the light from the Carpentaria, an unmanned lightship built at Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney, in 1917. . 📷: @iamdingo247 . #red #seamuseum #carpentaria #darlingharbour #lightship #ship #instaboat #lighthouse #boat #hiddensydney
  • Loving the fabulous hats from today's #MetGala? Try these ones from the 1950s. Read more at our blog: sea.museum/blog . 📸: Gervaise Purcell, ANMM Collection ANMS1404[507], ANMS1405[217], ANMS1405[219] . #fashion #vintagefashion #bw_photography #BlackAndWhite #vintage #ANMMCollection #gervaisepurcell #1950s #retro #hats #50smodel
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    Loving the fabulous hats from today's #MetGala? Try these ones from the 1950s. Read more at our blog: sea.museum/blog . 📸: Gervaise Purcell, ANMM Collection ANMS1404[507], ANMS1405[217], ANMS1405[219] . #fashion #vintagefashion #bw_photography #BlackAndWhite #vintage #ANMMCollection #gervaisepurcell #1950s #retro #hats #50smodel
  • What do the Titanic, a satellite and South Australia have in common? Join us as we discuss these topics and more with a panel of maritime archaeology experts at our next Ocean Talk.  For more: www.sea.museum/maritime-archaeology-mysteries . 📸: Julia Sumerling/Silentworld Foundation . #shipwreck #archaeology #bootreef #silentworld #diving #seamuseum #reef #oceanscience
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    What do the Titanic, a satellite and South Australia have in common? Join us as we discuss these topics and more with a panel of maritime archaeology experts at our next Ocean Talk.  For more: www.sea.museum/maritime-archaeology-mysteries . 📸: Julia Sumerling/Silentworld Foundation . #shipwreck #archaeology #bootreef #silentworld #diving #seamuseum #reef #oceanscience
  • Take a walk on the wild side 🐾 . 📷: @samuel_adams_boston_terrier . #seamuseum #dogsofinstagram #instadog #dogstagram #doggo #darlingharbour #pyrmont #Sydney #visitsydney
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    Take a walk on the wild side 🐾 . 📷: @samuel_adams_boston_terrier . #seamuseum #dogsofinstagram #instadog #dogstagram #doggo #darlingharbour #pyrmont #Sydney #visitsydney
  • There's only one month left to experience our thought-provoking, FREE contemporary art exhibition On Sharks & Humanity. Don't miss out - visit the sharks this weekend 🦈 #seesharksdifferently . 📷: @kara_hyuk . #sharks #onsharksandhumanity #oceanlover #saynotosharkfinning #parkviewartsaction #seamuseum #art #contemporaryart
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    There's only one month left to experience our thought-provoking, FREE contemporary art exhibition On Sharks & Humanity. Don't miss out - visit the sharks this weekend 🦈 #seesharksdifferently . 📷: @kara_hyuk . #sharks #onsharksandhumanity #oceanlover #saynotosharkfinning #parkviewartsaction #seamuseum #art #contemporaryart
  • Ever wondered what it would be like to go to the ocean's depths and visit the wreck of Titanic? Our Curator of Ocean Science & Technology Emily Jateff has done just that. Read her fascinating account: www.sea.museum/a-visit-to-titanic 📷: Brendan Ward . Hurry - our James Cameron: Challenging the Deep exhibition ends this Sunday! . #oceanscience #titanic #deepsea #shipwreck #scienceatsea #seamuseum #MIR #submarine #oceans
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    Ever wondered what it would be like to go to the ocean's depths and visit the wreck of Titanic? Our Curator of Ocean Science & Technology Emily Jateff has done just that. Read her fascinating account: www.sea.museum/a-visit-to-titanic 📷: Brendan Ward . Hurry - our James Cameron: Challenging the Deep exhibition ends this Sunday! . #oceanscience #titanic #deepsea #shipwreck #scienceatsea #seamuseum #MIR #submarine #oceans
  • Take a break from the everyday and hop aboard our Cold War submarine HMAS Onslow. ⚓ . 📷: @imagesofsydney . #seamuseum #submarine #HMASOnslow #coldwar #visitsydney #touristinyourowntown #darlingharbour #hiddensydney
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    Take a break from the everyday and hop aboard our Cold War submarine HMAS Onslow. ⚓ . 📷: @imagesofsydney . #seamuseum #submarine #HMASOnslow #coldwar #visitsydney #touristinyourowntown #darlingharbour #hiddensydney
  • You've only got a few days left to catch our James Cameron: Challenging The Deep exhibition! Whether you're a movie buff, Titanic fan or lover of deep sea exploration, you won't want to miss out! . Must end May 5. sea.museum/jamescameron . #seamuseum #jamescameron #titanic #deepsea #explorer #jackandrose #abyss #deepseachallenge #adventure #diving
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    You've only got a few days left to catch our James Cameron: Challenging The Deep exhibition! Whether you're a movie buff, Titanic fan or lover of deep sea exploration, you won't want to miss out! . Must end May 5. sea.museum/jamescameron . #seamuseum #jamescameron #titanic #deepsea #explorer #jackandrose #abyss #deepseachallenge #adventure #diving
  • There's only one month left to catch our stunning, FREE exhibition #OnSharksAndHumanity! Challenge the way you see sharks. 'Ode To Eating' by Yang Tao. . 📷: @avant_elgardner . #parkviewartsaction #sharks #seesharksdifferently #seamuseum  #saynotosharkfinning #sculpture #chineseart
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    There's only one month left to catch our stunning, FREE exhibition #OnSharksAndHumanity! Challenge the way you see sharks. 'Ode To Eating' by Yang Tao. . 📷: @avant_elgardner . #parkviewartsaction #sharks #seesharksdifferently #seamuseum  #saynotosharkfinning #sculpture #chineseart
  • Colour your world ❤️ . 📷: @tassiejaxandralfofsydney . #seamuseum #dogstagram #dogsofinstagram #doggo #dalmatians #onsharksandhumanity #sharks #pyrmont #darlingharbour #dogspotting #sydney
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    Colour your world ❤️ . 📷: @tassiejaxandralfofsydney . #seamuseum #dogstagram #dogsofinstagram #doggo #dalmatians #onsharksandhumanity #sharks #pyrmont #darlingharbour #dogspotting #sydney
  • #OnThisDay in 1976, the first Vietnamese refugees arrived by boat in Australia after the Fall of Saigon. . Learn about the amazing journey of the boat Tu Do ('Freedom'), who you can visit at the museum: www.sea.museum/tu-do . #tudo #fishingboat #refugee #instaboat #seamuseum #migration #storiesofthesea #vietnamese
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    #OnThisDay in 1976, the first Vietnamese refugees arrived by boat in Australia after the Fall of Saigon. . Learn about the amazing journey of the boat Tu Do ('Freedom'), who you can visit at the museum: www.sea.museum/tu-do . #tudo #fishingboat #refugee #instaboat #seamuseum #migration #storiesofthesea #vietnamese
  • They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. #LestWeForget #ANZACDay . 📷: Memorial to AE1, Australia's first submarine, lost in 1914. Discover the story: www.sea.museum/ae1-found
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    They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. #LestWeForget #ANZACDay . 📷: Memorial to AE1, Australia's first submarine, lost in 1914. Discover the story: www.sea.museum/ae1-found
  • Tall ships on a beautiful day ⚓ . 📷: @la_vida_aussie . #tallship #jamescraig #sailing #instaboat #seamuseum #darlingharbour #vintageship #sydneyheritagefleet #sydney
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    Tall ships on a beautiful day ⚓ . 📷: @la_vida_aussie . #tallship #jamescraig #sailing #instaboat #seamuseum #darlingharbour #vintageship #sydneyheritagefleet #sydney
  • Happy #WorldBookDay! The museum's library has a vast collection of fascinating maritime-related books, and even lots of fantastic old magazines! Find out more: www.sea.museum/library 📚 . . #bookstagram #booklover #library #librarylover #books #maritimebooks #boatingmagazine #vintagebook #hiddensydney
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    Happy #WorldBookDay! The museum's library has a vast collection of fascinating maritime-related books, and even lots of fantastic old magazines! Find out more: www.sea.museum/library 📚 . . #bookstagram #booklover #library #librarylover #books #maritimebooks #boatingmagazine #vintagebook #hiddensydney
  • What's it like to kayak across the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand? Or to travel the outback with a small child? The answers to these questions and more will be answered in our next Ocean Talk event, when we're joined by adventurer @justinrjonesy. Book now - link in bio. . #oceantalks #jonesy #adventurer #kayak #southpole #travelblogger #explorer #expedition #travelwithkids
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    What's it like to kayak across the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand? Or to travel the outback with a small child? The answers to these questions and more will be answered in our next Ocean Talk event, when we're joined by adventurer @justinrjonesy. Book now - link in bio. . #oceantalks #jonesy #adventurer #kayak #southpole #travelblogger #explorer #expedition #travelwithkids
  • You never know what treasures you'll find in the museum's collection! This curious illustration is from a book published in Venice in 1618 by Giovanni Botero titled 'Le Relationi Universali' featuring mythical beings and imagined monsters. ANMM Collection 00036887. . . . #mythicalbeings #fantasticbeasts #motherofdragons #dragon #vintagebook #illustration #got #italian #bookstagram #booklover #GameofThrones #instabook #illustrationoftheday
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    You never know what treasures you'll find in the museum's collection! This curious illustration is from a book published in Venice in 1618 by Giovanni Botero titled 'Le Relationi Universali' featuring mythical beings and imagined monsters. ANMM Collection 00036887. . . . #mythicalbeings #fantasticbeasts #motherofdragons #dragon #vintagebook #illustration #got #italian #bookstagram #booklover #GameofThrones #instabook #illustrationoftheday
  • I hope you've been having a great Easter long weekend! - Bailey, Assistant Director Seagulls . 📷: @_jojo_cav . #bailey #workingdog #dogsofinstagram #bordercollie #dogstagram #seamuseum #verygoodboy
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    I hope you've been having a great Easter long weekend! - Bailey, Assistant Director Seagulls . 📷: @_jojo_cav . #bailey #workingdog #dogsofinstagram #bordercollie #dogstagram #seamuseum #verygoodboy