![Tomorrow, the iconic laser dinghy class will celebrate its 50th anniversary in grand fashion – attempting a world record with over 200 lasers sailing in parade from Sydney Opera House to South Head ⛵️🎉
Learn more about the history of this class and the celebrations by visiting the link in our bio 🔗
📷 Lasers racing in the World Championships Perth Western Australia 1978–79. National Maritime Collection, ANMS0155[027]
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Tomorrow, the iconic laser dinghy class will celebrate its 50th anniversary in grand fashion – attempting a world record with over 200 lasers sailing in parade from Sydney Opera House to South Head ⛵️🎉 Learn more about the history of this class and the celebrations by visiting the link in our bio 🔗 📷 Lasers racing in the World Championships Perth Western Australia 1978–79. National Maritime Collection, ANMS0155[027] #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently ![School holidays are right around the corner and there are boatloads of fun to be had at the museum! 🤩 Complete a quest across land, sea, and space in Map It, explore beneath the surface of Sydney Harbour in our Ocean Lab and learn new creative skills in our hands-on workshops.
Adventure awaits! Visit the link in our bio or sea.museum/school-holidays 🔗
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School holidays are right around the corner and there are boatloads of fun to be had at the museum! 🤩 Complete a quest across land, sea, and space in Map It, explore beneath the surface of Sydney Harbour in our Ocean Lab and learn new creative skills in our hands-on workshops. Adventure awaits! Visit the link in our bio or sea.museum/school-holidays 🔗 #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently ![Can you guess what popular beachside suburb this watercolour painting captures? 🤔🎨
One of Australia's oldest and famed pleasure grounds, this area was prominent in the rise of beach culture during the second half of the 19th century and still is to this day.
Want another hint? 🤔
A popular slogan for the suburb around the 1900s was 'Seven miles from Sydney and a thousand miles from care'.
Let us know your answers in the comments! ⬇️
📷 Albert Charles Cook, ca 1850–1900. National Maritime Collection, 00029090
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Can you guess what popular beachside suburb this watercolour painting captures? 🤔🎨 One of Australia's oldest and famed pleasure grounds, this area was prominent in the rise of beach culture during the second half of the 19th century and still is to this day. Want another hint? 🤔 A popular slogan for the suburb around the 1900s was 'Seven miles from Sydney and a thousand miles from care'. Let us know your answers in the comments! ⬇️ 📷 Albert Charles Cook, ca 1850–1900. National Maritime Collection, 00029090 #WatercolourWednesday #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently ![The artists behind Harbour Garden visited their incredible installation today at the museum 🐢
After working for months on the different designs – Annette, Daniel and Meagan from @_studio_a_ – finally got to see their finished work in the 3D inflatables realised by @goldbergaberlinestudio.
The installation is inspired by Sydney's amazing sea life and runs until Sunday, 20 June as part of @sydneysolstice.
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The artists behind Harbour Garden visited their incredible installation today at the museum 🐢 After working for months on the different designs – Annette, Daniel and Meagan from @_studio_a_ – finally got to see their finished work in the 3D inflatables realised by @goldbergaberlinestudio. The installation is inspired by Sydney's amazing sea life and runs until Sunday, 20 June as part of @sydneysolstice. #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently #SydneySolstice #HarbourGarden #ILoveSydney ![For the last day of #MuseumWeek2021, we’re throwing it back to when the museum was under construction in 1987 🏗️ Over the last 30 years, our mission has been to lead the promotion and conservation of Australia’s maritime heritage and culture through:
•Developing and sharing our collections, knowledge and expertise
• Motivating learning through research, educational programs and products
• Supporting community participation to retain our maritime heritage
• Exploring contemporary issues
We will continue to expand opportunities for communities across the country to engage with Australia’s maritime story – past, present and future.
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For the last day of #MuseumWeek2021, we’re throwing it back to when the museum was under construction in 1987 🏗️ Over the last 30 years, our mission has been to lead the promotion and conservation of Australia’s maritime heritage and culture through: •Developing and sharing our collections, knowledge and expertise • Motivating learning through research, educational programs and products • Supporting community participation to retain our maritime heritage • Exploring contemporary issues We will continue to expand opportunities for communities across the country to engage with Australia’s maritime story – past, present and future. #WordsForTheFutureMW #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently ![Have you visited Harbour Garden? 🎆
Inspired by our ocean and sea life, this giant inflatable installation is created by two of Sydney's most dynamic art studios – @goldbergaberlinestudio and @_studio_a_
As part of @sydneysolstice, this giant inflatable installation is free for everyone to enjoy and can be viewed from 6 am – 10 pm.
Be sure to tag us in your photos when you dive by! 🤳
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Have you visited Harbour Garden? 🎆 Inspired by our ocean and sea life, this giant inflatable installation is created by two of Sydney's most dynamic art studios – @goldbergaberlinestudio and @_studio_a_ As part of @sydneysolstice, this giant inflatable installation is free for everyone to enjoy and can be viewed from 6 am – 10 pm. Be sure to tag us in your photos when you dive by! 🤳 #MuseumWeek2021 #ArtIsEverywhereMW #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently #HarbourGarden #SydneySolstice #ILoveSydney ![Strike a pose 💁♀️💁♂️
As #MuseumWeek2021 draws to a close, we're asking you to caption this photograph from our collection 🗯️
📷 Samuel J Hood Studio, ca 1920. National Maritime Collection, 00036764
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Strike a pose 💁♀️💁♂️ As #MuseumWeek2021 draws to a close, we're asking you to caption this photograph from our collection 🗯️ 📷 Samuel J Hood Studio, ca 1920. National Maritime Collection, 00036764 #CaptionThisMW #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently ![Did you know determining longitude baffled empires for hundreds of years? 🤨 It was eventually solved in the 18th century by clockmaker John Harrison with his invention of the marine chronometer.
In our latest blog, discover how retired scientific instrument maker Norman Banham has spent the last 20 years fashioning four working replicas of Harrison's series of clocks known as H1, H2, H3 and H4.
Visit the link in our bio to read now 🔗
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Did you know determining longitude baffled empires for hundreds of years? 🤨 It was eventually solved in the 18th century by clockmaker John Harrison with his invention of the marine chronometer. In our latest blog, discover how retired scientific instrument maker Norman Banham has spent the last 20 years fashioning four working replicas of Harrison's series of clocks known as H1, H2, H3 and H4. Visit the link in our bio to read now 🔗 #MuseumWeek2021 #EurkeaMW #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently ![Big adventures for little explorers! ⚓
📷 @alicen_humphries
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Big adventures for little explorers! ⚓ 📷 @alicen_humphries #MuseumWeek2021 #ChildrensEyesMW #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently ![Shipwright Andy has been hard at work varnishing the doors from the coach house on our Edwardian steam yacht Ena. After preparing the timber, Andy will apply 10 coats of varnish to each individual door, sanding in-between each coat. We can't wait to see the finished result! 😄
📷 [1] Andy preparing one of the doors for varnishing
[2] The coach house onboard Ena where the doors have been removed for varnishing
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Shipwright Andy has been hard at work varnishing the doors from the coach house on our Edwardian steam yacht Ena. After preparing the timber, Andy will apply 10 coats of varnish to each individual door, sanding in-between each coat. We can't wait to see the finished result! 😄 📷 [1] Andy preparing one of the doors for varnishing [2] The coach house onboard Ena where the doors have been removed for varnishing #MuseumWeek2021 #BehindTheScenesMW #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently ![Covering more than 70 per cent of the Earth's surface and supplying half its oxygen, the ocean is our planet's life support system.
Learn how we are intimately tied to the ocean in 'One Ocean, Our Future', an immersive exhibition coming soon to the museum.
Marvel at the wonders of the ocean and diversity of Australia's marine life, learn how centuries of analysing and examining the ocean have given us the knowledge to make changes for the better, and how a changing climate, overfishing and pollution are affecting our future.
Find out more at the link in our bio or visit sea.museum/one-ocean 🔗
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Covering more than 70 per cent of the Earth's surface and supplying half its oxygen, the ocean is our planet's life support system. Learn how we are intimately tied to the ocean in 'One Ocean, Our Future', an immersive exhibition coming soon to the museum. Marvel at the wonders of the ocean and diversity of Australia's marine life, learn how centuries of analysing and examining the ocean have given us the knowledge to make changes for the better, and how a changing climate, overfishing and pollution are affecting our future. Find out more at the link in our bio or visit sea.museum/one-ocean 🔗 #WorldOceansDay #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently ![Oh buoy, Museum Week is finally here! 🥳 We're kicking things off by sharing the very first object that was officially registered into the National Maritime Collection. This deck plan of motor vessel Aorangi was donated in 1986 – before the museum officially opened in 1991.
Built in 1924 for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand and later owned by the Canadian-Australasian Line, MV Aorangi also acted as a troop and depot ship during World War II – transporting around 36,000 troops and airmen and evacuating 5,500 refugees from war zones. It returned to its usual service in 1948, and was later withdrawn and scrapped in 1953.
📷 National Maritime Collection, 00000001. Gift from W F Campbell
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Oh buoy, Museum Week is finally here! 🥳 We're kicking things off by sharing the very first object that was officially registered into the National Maritime Collection. This deck plan of motor vessel Aorangi was donated in 1986 – before the museum officially opened in 1991. Built in 1924 for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand and later owned by the Canadian-Australasian Line, MV Aorangi also acted as a troop and depot ship during World War II – transporting around 36,000 troops and airmen and evacuating 5,500 refugees from war zones. It returned to its usual service in 1948, and was later withdrawn and scrapped in 1953. 📷 National Maritime Collection, 00000001. Gift from W F Campbell #MuseumWeek2021 #OnceUponATimeMW #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently ![Photographer Zack Clothier was in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado, USA when he woke early and hiked to a nearby lake to see the sunrise. A drought that year meant the lake had receded, leaving massive tiles of dried mud around the water's edge. With his lens close to the ground, Zack used a technique called focus stacking – combining multiple images to achieve this single photograph.
See the world through a new lens in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, currently on display at the museum. Visit the link in our bio to book now 🔗
📷 When the Rain Came Rolling In © Zack Clothier
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Photographer Zack Clothier was in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado, USA when he woke early and hiked to a nearby lake to see the sunrise. A drought that year meant the lake had receded, leaving massive tiles of dried mud around the water's edge. With his lens close to the ground, Zack used a technique called focus stacking – combining multiple images to achieve this single photograph. See the world through a new lens in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, currently on display at the museum. Visit the link in our bio to book now 🔗 📷 When the Rain Came Rolling In © Zack Clothier #WorldEnvironmentDay ![#OnThisDay in 1629, the Dutch ship Batavia was wrecked upon Morning Reef, some 60 kilometres off the West Australian coast on its maiden voyage. The tragedy of the shipwreck however, would be overshadowed by the subsequent mutiny among the survivors.
This small and fragmented bottle top was excavated from the wreck site of the Batavia, where it's estimated that 100 people died in the immediate aftermath of the ship wrecking on the reef.
Visit the link in our bio to learn about this shipwreck and the mutiny that followed 🔗
📷 Bottle top from the wreck of the Batavia. National Maritime Collection, 00046312. Transferred from the Australian Netherlands Committee on Old Dutch Shipwrecks
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#OnThisDay in 1629, the Dutch ship Batavia was wrecked upon Morning Reef, some 60 kilometres off the West Australian coast on its maiden voyage. The tragedy of the shipwreck however, would be overshadowed by the subsequent mutiny among the survivors. This small and fragmented bottle top was excavated from the wreck site of the Batavia, where it's estimated that 100 people died in the immediate aftermath of the ship wrecking on the reef. Visit the link in our bio to learn about this shipwreck and the mutiny that followed 🔗 📷 Bottle top from the wreck of the Batavia. National Maritime Collection, 00046312. Transferred from the Australian Netherlands Committee on Old Dutch Shipwrecks #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently #OTD #history #museum ![Did you know that today is Mabo Day? On 3 June 1992, the High Court of Australia overturned the legal concept of ‘terra nullius’ – the presumption that Australia belonged to no-one before colonisation. Eddie Koiki Mabo, a Torres Strait Islander from Mer (Murray Island) led the case which ran for 10 years, leading to the momentous decision to overturn that precedent which paved the way for native title in Australia.
We mark today with Gail Mabo’s ‘Constellation II’, an artwork that speaks of an enduring connection to culture and country experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people despite significant changes since European colonisation. Daughter of Eddie Mabo, Gail said: “This work expresses what will always be and what always was, no matter what changes come to us. European occupation did not change the spiritual foundation of country.”
📷 Gail Mabo, Constellation II, 2014. National Maritime Collection, 00054383. Purchased with funds from the Sid Faithfull and Christine Sadler program supporting Contemporary Indigenous maritime heritage in far north Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands through the Australian National Maritime Museum Foundation.
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Did you know that today is Mabo Day? On 3 June 1992, the High Court of Australia overturned the legal concept of ‘terra nullius’ – the presumption that Australia belonged to no-one before colonisation. Eddie Koiki Mabo, a Torres Strait Islander from Mer (Murray Island) led the case which ran for 10 years, leading to the momentous decision to overturn that precedent which paved the way for native title in Australia. We mark today with Gail Mabo’s ‘Constellation II’, an artwork that speaks of an enduring connection to culture and country experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people despite significant changes since European colonisation. Daughter of Eddie Mabo, Gail said: “This work expresses what will always be and what always was, no matter what changes come to us. European occupation did not change the spiritual foundation of country.” 📷 Gail Mabo, Constellation II, 2014. National Maritime Collection, 00054383. Purchased with funds from the Sid Faithfull and Christine Sadler program supporting Contemporary Indigenous maritime heritage in far north Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands through the Australian National Maritime Museum Foundation. #MaboDay #NationalReconciliationWeek #NRW2021 #MoreThanAWord ![Take a peek behind the scenes with our conservation team 👀
Yesterday, conservators Emma Hayles and Nicholas Flood gave the lens from the Tasman Island lighthouse some TLC with a deep clean. The light from this lens guided sailors and ships on Tasman Island on the southeast coast of Tasmania from 1906 to 1977. The lens is made up of five panels, each comprising of 127 pieces of flint glass in a brass frame – which meant a lot of dusting!
The deep clean is part of the Tasman Light's 12-monthly maintenance plan, which allows the conservators to examine the lens up close and make sure it's still in the same condition.
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Take a peek behind the scenes with our conservation team 👀 Yesterday, conservators Emma Hayles and Nicholas Flood gave the lens from the Tasman Island lighthouse some TLC with a deep clean. The light from this lens guided sailors and ships on Tasman Island on the southeast coast of Tasmania from 1906 to 1977. The lens is made up of five panels, each comprising of 127 pieces of flint glass in a brass frame – which meant a lot of dusting! The deep clean is part of the Tasman Light's 12-monthly maintenance plan, which allows the conservators to examine the lens up close and make sure it's still in the same condition. #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently #Conservation ![Explore changes in elevation and bring landscapes to life in our current exhibition 'Map It!' 🗺️
This Augmented Reality Sandbox is perfect for those hands-on curious kids, as they experiment with elevations, contour lines and simulated water by moving the sand.
Visit the link in our bio to book now 🔗
📷 @ura_in_au
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Explore changes in elevation and bring landscapes to life in our current exhibition 'Map It!' 🗺️ This Augmented Reality Sandbox is perfect for those hands-on curious kids, as they experiment with elevations, contour lines and simulated water by moving the sand. Visit the link in our bio to book now 🔗 📷 @ura_in_au #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently #MapIt ![In our latest blog, Assistant Curator David O'Sullivan delves into 'Fire on Water's Edge' – a free photographic display that explores the devastating bushfires over the summer of 2019–20 through the words and images of navy personnel and surf life savers.
Visit our Stories or the link in our bio to read now 🔗
📷 [01] Royal Australian Navy Aircrewman Leading Seaman Ben Nixon of 808 Squadron assesses the Tianjara fire in the Moreton and Jerrawangala national parks out of an MRH-90 Taipan Military Support Helicopter. Photographer CPOIS Kelvin Hockey, image courtesy RAN. Image series S20193355
[02] Lieutenant Commander Colin McLeod and Lieutenant Michael Regan fly through a smoke haze created by the Victorian bushfires in the vicinity of Omeo and Mt Hotham aboard a Royal Australian Navy MRH-90 Maritime Support Helicopter from 808 Squadron. Photographer CPOA Brett Kennedy, image courtesy RAN. Image series S20200049
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In our latest blog, Assistant Curator David O'Sullivan delves into 'Fire on Water's Edge' – a free photographic display that explores the devastating bushfires over the summer of 2019–20 through the words and images of navy personnel and surf life savers. Visit our Stories or the link in our bio to read now 🔗 📷 [01] Royal Australian Navy Aircrewman Leading Seaman Ben Nixon of 808 Squadron assesses the Tianjara fire in the Moreton and Jerrawangala national parks out of an MRH-90 Taipan Military Support Helicopter. Photographer CPOIS Kelvin Hockey, image courtesy RAN. Image series S20193355 [02] Lieutenant Commander Colin McLeod and Lieutenant Michael Regan fly through a smoke haze created by the Victorian bushfires in the vicinity of Omeo and Mt Hotham aboard a Royal Australian Navy MRH-90 Maritime Support Helicopter from 808 Squadron. Photographer CPOA Brett Kennedy, image courtesy RAN. Image series S20200049 #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently ![We acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation as the Traditional Custodians of the bamal (earth) and badu (waters) on which we are located. We acknowledge all Traditional Custodians of the land and waters throughout Australia and pay our respects to their emerging leaders, and to Elders past and present.
Reconciliation is a story that involves all of us, and our Reconciliation Action Plan formalises the museum’s commitment to advancing reconciliation. Launched in 2019, we continue our journey to recognise, appreciate and celebrate our country’s rich and unique Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and cultural heritages across every facet of the organisation.
Our commitment to Indigenous cultural values goes right through the organisation, from the high number of acquisitions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and cultural objects, strategic partners, grassroots community development and procurement from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses.
We are proud of our continued partnership with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, and look forward to continuing our reconciliation journey – both now and in the future.
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We acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation as the Traditional Custodians of the bamal (earth) and badu (waters) on which we are located. We acknowledge all Traditional Custodians of the land and waters throughout Australia and pay our respects to their emerging leaders, and to Elders past and present. Reconciliation is a story that involves all of us, and our Reconciliation Action Plan formalises the museum’s commitment to advancing reconciliation. Launched in 2019, we continue our journey to recognise, appreciate and celebrate our country’s rich and unique Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and cultural heritages across every facet of the organisation. Our commitment to Indigenous cultural values goes right through the organisation, from the high number of acquisitions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and cultural objects, strategic partners, grassroots community development and procurement from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses. We are proud of our continued partnership with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, and look forward to continuing our reconciliation journey – both now and in the future. #MoreThanAWord #NRW2021 ![Goodbye weekend 🌃
📷 @tim.ritchie.photography
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Goodbye weekend 🌃 📷 @tim.ritchie.photography #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently ![We're celebrating #NationalVolunteerWeek and the wonderful work our 1,000-plus volunteers in Sydney and around Australia do 🧡
Every day, 30 to 40 volunteers are at the museum to greet and inspire our visitors. We spoke to some of them to find out what they love most about volunteering at the museum.
Be sure to say hello next time you dive in 👋 Interested in becoming a volunteer yourself? Visit: sea.museum/volunteer]()
We're celebrating #NationalVolunteerWeek and the wonderful work our 1,000-plus volunteers in Sydney and around Australia do 🧡 Every day, 30 to 40 volunteers are at the museum to greet and inspire our visitors. We spoke to some of them to find out what they love most about volunteering at the museum. Be sure to say hello next time you dive in 👋 Interested in becoming a volunteer yourself? Visit: sea.museum/volunteer ![What endeavours do you have planned this weekend? ⚓
📷 @mareealcorn7
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What endeavours do you have planned this weekend? ⚓ 📷 @mareealcorn7 #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently #HMBEndeavour ![During World War II in August 1945, atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan – reducing the cities to ruin. An estimated 200,000 people tragically died by the end of that year – both instantly and subsequently from the aftereffects of radiation.
'War and Peace: The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki' is a new exhibition that displays belongings left by victims, photographic panels and other material that shows what happened under the giant mushroom clouds that darkened the skies of these two cities.
Exploring stories of destruction, recovery and prosperity, this exhibition highlights the importance of achieving a peaceful world without nuclear weapons.
Opening Friday, 21 May
This exhibition is from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and is part of the museum's War and Peace in the Pacific 75 USA Program.
📷 [1] Mushroom cloud of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima, 6 August 1945. National Maritime Museum Collection, 00030434. Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds
[2] Dazed boy standing with his injured mother holding rationed rice balls, following the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by Yosuke Yamahata. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial]()
During World War II in August 1945, atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan – reducing the cities to ruin. An estimated 200,000 people tragically died by the end of that year – both instantly and subsequently from the aftereffects of radiation. 'War and Peace: The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki' is a new exhibition that displays belongings left by victims, photographic panels and other material that shows what happened under the giant mushroom clouds that darkened the skies of these two cities. Exploring stories of destruction, recovery and prosperity, this exhibition highlights the importance of achieving a peaceful world without nuclear weapons. Opening Friday, 21 May This exhibition is from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and is part of the museum's War and Peace in the Pacific 75 USA Program. 📷 [1] Mushroom cloud of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima, 6 August 1945. National Maritime Museum Collection, 00030434. Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds [2] Dazed boy standing with his injured mother holding rationed rice balls, following the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by Yosuke Yamahata. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial ![Only one week to go until Ocean Spirit Rising lights up Darling Harbour! ✨ This free live performance celebrates our unique connection to the ocean in a spectacular display of light, colour, dance and music.
@ripplesmaritimemuseum are also be offering two special dining packages for you to enjoy while taking in the kaleidoscopic show.
For more information and to book one of the dining packages, visit the link in our bio 🔗
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Only one week to go until Ocean Spirit Rising lights up Darling Harbour! ✨ This free live performance celebrates our unique connection to the ocean in a spectacular display of light, colour, dance and music. @ripplesmaritimemuseum are also be offering two special dining packages for you to enjoy while taking in the kaleidoscopic show. For more information and to book one of the dining packages, visit the link in our bio 🔗 #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently ![For today's #TuesdayTreasure, we put the spotlight on Gail Mabo's 'Constellation'. A multidisciplinary artist, Gail Mabo is a Meriam woman from Murray Island in the Torres Strait Islands. 'Constellation' represents the enduring connection to culture and country experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, despite massive changes since European colonisation. Mabo explains:
“This work expresses what will always be and what always was, no matter what changes come to us. European occupation did not change the spiritual foundation of country. To narrate this truth, I have incorporated three main elements: the swirling star constellation, the ancestral spirit figures before the coming of the boats, and the boats which represent the occupation. The ghost ships were guided to Australia by the constellations in the night sky. My ancestors navigated and lived life with a deep understanding and respect for these same constellations. The swirling stars in the night sky will continue to guide my ancestors and my people for eternity.”
📷 Gail Mabo, Constellation, 2014. National Maritime Collection, 00054564. Purchased with funds from the Sid Faithfull and Christine Sadler program supporting contemporary Indigenous maritime heritage in far north Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands through the Australian National Maritime Museum Foundation
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For today's #TuesdayTreasure, we put the spotlight on Gail Mabo's 'Constellation'. A multidisciplinary artist, Gail Mabo is a Meriam woman from Murray Island in the Torres Strait Islands. 'Constellation' represents the enduring connection to culture and country experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, despite massive changes since European colonisation. Mabo explains: “This work expresses what will always be and what always was, no matter what changes come to us. European occupation did not change the spiritual foundation of country. To narrate this truth, I have incorporated three main elements: the swirling star constellation, the ancestral spirit figures before the coming of the boats, and the boats which represent the occupation. The ghost ships were guided to Australia by the constellations in the night sky. My ancestors navigated and lived life with a deep understanding and respect for these same constellations. The swirling stars in the night sky will continue to guide my ancestors and my people for eternity.” 📷 Gail Mabo, Constellation, 2014. National Maritime Collection, 00054564. Purchased with funds from the Sid Faithfull and Christine Sadler program supporting contemporary Indigenous maritime heritage in far north Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands through the Australian National Maritime Museum Foundation #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently ![Happy #MothersDay to all the marvellous mums out there! 💐 Why not celebrate the day with us? All mums can visit the museum for free today!
Visit the link in our bio to book now 🔗 Online bookings essential
📷 Samuel J Hood Studio, ca 1924. National Maritime Collection, 00035539
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Happy #MothersDay to all the marvellous mums out there! 💐 Why not celebrate the day with us? All mums can visit the museum for free today! Visit the link in our bio to book now 🔗 Online bookings essential 📷 Samuel J Hood Studio, ca 1924. National Maritime Collection, 00035539 #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently ![Can you spot the three different lifeforms in this photograph? 🧐
While diving, photographer Sam Sloss stopped to watch a group of clownfish dart around a magnificent sea anemone. Sloss was intrigued by the expression of this particular fish, which kept its mouth open. Only when he downloaded his photos did Sloss see the tiny eyes peeping out from within – a tongue-eating louse – a parasite that attaches itself to the base of a host’s tongue in order to suck blood.
Be surprised and moved by powerful photography in Wildlife Photographer of the Year, on display at the museum now.
Visit the link in our bio to book tickets 🔗
📷 A Mean Mouthful © Sam Sloss
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Can you spot the three different lifeforms in this photograph? 🧐 While diving, photographer Sam Sloss stopped to watch a group of clownfish dart around a magnificent sea anemone. Sloss was intrigued by the expression of this particular fish, which kept its mouth open. Only when he downloaded his photos did Sloss see the tiny eyes peeping out from within – a tongue-eating louse – a parasite that attaches itself to the base of a host’s tongue in order to suck blood. Be surprised and moved by powerful photography in Wildlife Photographer of the Year, on display at the museum now. Visit the link in our bio to book tickets 🔗 📷 A Mean Mouthful © Sam Sloss #SeaMuseum #SeaThingsDifferently #WPY56 ![Diving into the museum? Following NSW Government regulations, from Friday, 7 May to Sunday, 9 May, visitors over the age of 12 will be required to wear a face mask.
Please note we have also temporarily halted our guided tours of the submarine HMAS Onslow.
We will continue to follow the advice from NSW Health to help minimise the spread of COVID-19. Thank you for helping us ☺️]()
Diving into the museum? Following NSW Government regulations, from Friday, 7 May to Sunday, 9 May, visitors over the age of 12 will be required to wear a face mask. Please note we have also temporarily halted our guided tours of the submarine HMAS Onslow. We will continue to follow the advice from NSW Health to help minimise the spread of COVID-19. Thank you for helping us ☺️ ![Today on #InternationalFirefightersDay, we look back on the devastating 2019–20 Black Summer Bushfires.
Over 7,000 firefighters and local volunteer firefighters came together with over 8,000 Australian Defence Members to help tackle the fires. This was the first time these two groups had worked together, particularly in an aerial capability. In November 2019, Lieutenant Alan Dickenson from RAN Fleet Air Arm 816 Squadron was deployed to Newcastle, NSW in order to carry out fire mapping duties with the RFS around Taree, Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour. Alan said:
“I’d never done anything like it. Our mission was to take an RFS fire mapping expert with us and they would have a tablet with a geo-tagging program. With assistance from the Fires Near Me app, they would seek to establish where individual fire lines were at night time so firefighting resources could be best proportioned during the day time … It was really good for us talking to some of the RFS volunteers, I found that quite a humbling experience – talking to these guys that were volunteering from remote localities, many of whom were under personal stress and threat and would give up their time. They would say we were the heroes, and I was like ‘Nah mate, you people are the heroes in this effort.’”
Learn more about the bushfires through the words and images of emergency responders and local residents in ‘Fire on Water’s Edge’, a free photographic display currently showing outside the museum.]()
Today on #InternationalFirefightersDay, we look back on the devastating 2019–20 Black Summer Bushfires. Over 7,000 firefighters and local volunteer firefighters came together with over 8,000 Australian Defence Members to help tackle the fires. This was the first time these two groups had worked together, particularly in an aerial capability. In November 2019, Lieutenant Alan Dickenson from RAN Fleet Air Arm 816 Squadron was deployed to Newcastle, NSW in order to carry out fire mapping duties with the RFS around Taree, Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour. Alan said: “I’d never done anything like it. Our mission was to take an RFS fire mapping expert with us and they would have a tablet with a geo-tagging program. With assistance from the Fires Near Me app, they would seek to establish where individual fire lines were at night time so firefighting resources could be best proportioned during the day time … It was really good for us talking to some of the RFS volunteers, I found that quite a humbling experience – talking to these guys that were volunteering from remote localities, many of whom were under personal stress and threat and would give up their time. They would say we were the heroes, and I was like ‘Nah mate, you people are the heroes in this effort.’” Learn more about the bushfires through the words and images of emergency responders and local residents in ‘Fire on Water’s Edge’, a free photographic display currently showing outside the museum. ![What new adventure will you go on this weekend? ⚓
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![Tomorrow, the iconic laser dinghy class will celebrate its 50th anniversary in grand fashion – attempting a world record with over 200 lasers sailing in parade from Sydney Opera House to South Head ⛵️🎉
Learn more about the history of this class and the celebrations by visiting the link in our bio 🔗
📷 Lasers racing in the World Championships Perth Western Australia 1978–79. National Maritime Collection, ANMS0155[027]
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![Shipwright Andy has been hard at work varnishing the doors from the coach house on our Edwardian steam yacht Ena. After preparing the timber, Andy will apply 10 coats of varnish to each individual door, sanding in-between each coat. We can't wait to see the finished result! 😄
📷 [1] Andy preparing one of the doors for varnishing
[2] The coach house onboard Ena where the doors have been removed for varnishing
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![In our latest blog, Assistant Curator David O'Sullivan delves into 'Fire on Water's Edge' – a free photographic display that explores the devastating bushfires over the summer of 2019–20 through the words and images of navy personnel and surf life savers.
Visit our Stories or the link in our bio to read now 🔗
📷 [01] Royal Australian Navy Aircrewman Leading Seaman Ben Nixon of 808 Squadron assesses the Tianjara fire in the Moreton and Jerrawangala national parks out of an MRH-90 Taipan Military Support Helicopter. Photographer CPOIS Kelvin Hockey, image courtesy RAN. Image series S20193355
[02] Lieutenant Commander Colin McLeod and Lieutenant Michael Regan fly through a smoke haze created by the Victorian bushfires in the vicinity of Omeo and Mt Hotham aboard a Royal Australian Navy MRH-90 Maritime Support Helicopter from 808 Squadron. Photographer CPOA Brett Kennedy, image courtesy RAN. Image series S20200049
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![During World War II in August 1945, atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan – reducing the cities to ruin. An estimated 200,000 people tragically died by the end of that year – both instantly and subsequently from the aftereffects of radiation.
'War and Peace: The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki' is a new exhibition that displays belongings left by victims, photographic panels and other material that shows what happened under the giant mushroom clouds that darkened the skies of these two cities.
Exploring stories of destruction, recovery and prosperity, this exhibition highlights the importance of achieving a peaceful world without nuclear weapons.
Opening Friday, 21 May
This exhibition is from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and is part of the museum's War and Peace in the Pacific 75 USA Program.
📷 [1] Mushroom cloud of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima, 6 August 1945. National Maritime Museum Collection, 00030434. Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds
[2] Dazed boy standing with his injured mother holding rationed rice balls, following the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by Yosuke Yamahata. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial](https://scontent-frx5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/184902103_951833938982510_6456922019830382544_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=_BiJVHT6s4IAX_75RIK&_nc_ht=scontent-frx5-1.cdninstagram.com&oh=ada1693760d52a02299c2393fb0a4722&oe=60D303B8)
