Western Australian Maritime Museum, Fremantle, Western Australia

Opened / December 2002
Floor Area / 3,000 m²
Awarded / Best New Tourism Venue in 2003 in the National Tourism Awards.

A multi-level maritime museum in a purpose built venue on the Fremantle waterfront, designed by Cox Howlett Bailey Woodland Architects, the WA Maritime Museum examines Western Australian seafaring heritage and contemporary maritime trade and culture. Individual galleries focus on Indian Ocean trading history and exploration, contemporary trade, defence, fishing, economics, leisure, Swan River and cultural diversity, highlighting the Museum’s collection of original watercraft. 


Photography by John Gollings
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