The Australian National Maritime Museum is responsible for the National Maritime Collection and includes paintings, posters, maps, prints, objects and vessels that highlight the history and diversity of maritime cultures in Australia and across the world.
The visual art ranges from traditional depictions of vessels and port infrastructure, to works by contemporary artists that explore our relationship with the sea.
From June 7, the museum, as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, is showing some of the gems from the National Collection, the first of which are four large works, on display for the next 6 months.