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School Holiday Fun at the South Australian Maritime Museum

It's all hands on deck for shiploads of fun at the South Australian Maritime Museum these school holidays.

Special Holiday Activities

These school holidays the SA Maritime Museum has two new exhibitions featuring some of South Australia's amazing maritime treasures.

Wrecked! Tragedy and the Southern Seas features artifacts and tales of the ship wrecks which have plagued our coastline. This hugely successful exhibition returns from a year long national tour. While on the third floor we have the new Port Adelaide Nautical Museum exhibition titled -Tapestry of Treasures: The First Nautical Museum. This incredible collection conatains a treasure trove of curiosities and oddities including the largest collection of ships figureheads in the Southern Hemisphere.

Cruises along the Port River on the Archie Badenoch will also run daily at 1.30 pm.

The South Australian Maritime Museum is located at 126 Lipson Street, Port Adelaide and is open 10am to 5pm every (except Christmas Day)Admission charges are $8.50 adults, $6.50 concession, $3.50 children or $22.00 for a family ticket. For further information contact the museum on 8207 6255. Port River Cruise is $5.

Exhibitions

Dolphins! The Port River Pod 

Action Stations: The Navy and South Australia

This exhibition uses the Museum’s stunning naval collection to explore the fascinating history of the navy and South Australia from colonial days through to the 21^st century.

Life's a Beach

Sun, sea, surf, sand and the close relationship Australia's have with the beach is explored in this colourful and fun exhibition that all family members will enjoy. Family snaps, historic film, oral histories from South Australians form part of the displays; bathing costumes, surfboards, a surf-life saving boat as well as a selection of those useless souvenirs we buy to capture the seaside experience are also on exhibit.

Also on Display

Discover the story of the fishing industry in South Australia when you visit our two ‘fishy’ exhibitions Catch of the Day and Rock Around the Pot.