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Posted on Friday 25 February 2022
Ahoy there! Are you ready to set sail on a BIG adventure these school holidays? Some pesky Pirates have sailed into Port Adelaide and taken over the s...
Posted on Friday 18 February 2022
Are you the next Steven Spielberg? Come visit us at the South Australian Maritime Museum this school holidays and find out! GooRoo Animation workshops...
Posted on Monday 14 February 2022
Songwriter and musician Steve Lennox hails from a long line of South Australian lighthouse keepers. In his new album In The Lighter Dark, he threads t...
Once a South Australian lockdown involved a boat trip to an island in the Port estuary… The Torrens Island Quarantine Station was built in 1879 to s...
Posted on Wednesday 09 February 2022
Nelcebee was launched in Port Adelaide in 1883 and worked the southern coast for 99 years – longer than any other vessel. It holds a history of ...
Posted on Wednesday 25 August 2021
THEY’RE BACK – and ready to be tracked down! Our displays have yet again been taken over by all sorts of maritime characters – of th...
Posted on Friday 20 August 2021
Looking for activities to do with your community group? Join us at the museum for a tour! Group discounts are available for self-guided tours, or you ...
Posted on Thursday 17 June 2021
~ EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT ~ The Mosquito Fleet played a significant part in the development of South Australia, growing its economy and its relationships...
Posted on Thursday 24 September 2020
Welcome aboard, explorers! We seem to have misplaced some of our priceless artefacts – and we need your help to find them! There are five object...