A family stand on a walkway surrounded by suspended maritime vessels

WA Maritime Museum

Perched on the Indian Ocean's shore, the WA Maritime Museum is symbolic of Fremantle’s past, present and future as a coastal city and port.

Open Daily

9.30am – 5pm

ANZAC Day 1pm – 5pm

Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and Good Friday

Admission

Adult $15.00
Child (0 - 15years) Free
Concession* $7.50
Family (2 Adult + 2 Children) $30.00
Carer^ Free
*Concession applies to students, seniors and health care card holders.
^Must present a valid WA Companion card.
On the second Tuesday of every month, entry to the WA Maritime Museum is by donation.
 

Contact Us

1300 134 081
reception@museum.wa.gov.au

Bookings

Book a ticket online or by calling 1300 134 081.

For groups of 10 or more, please contact 1300 134 081.

Special exhibitions & events

A participant on the immersive tour of the HMAS Ovens climbs a ladder
Submarine HMAS Ovens Tour

Find out what life is like aboard a submarine and immerse yourself in Fremantle's secret wartime history on this guided tour of the HMAS Ovens.

Details
A tour group stand inside the HMAS Ovens, listening to their tour guide

HMAS Ovens

Find out what life is like aboard a submarine and immerse yourself in Fremantle's secret wartime history.

About the submarine

Programs

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Tour available on request

Objects and Memories Tour

Join us on a special tour where storytelling with objects encourages conversations and evokes memories.

People reach out to touch a textured wall covered with projected light

Tour available on request

Please Touch – Tactile Tour

A chance for visitors who are blind or vision impaired to touch and examine specially selected objects from the Museum's collections.

A woman dressed in early 20th century clothing stands in front of an ornate staircase, holding a photograph

Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays | 2pm
23 September 2021 – 30 January 2022

Brickwrecks: Living History
Step back in time with our Living History presentation as we bring shipwreck stories and their watery demise to life.
Child dress in costume
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Tuesday 6 July 2021 - Sunday 30 January 2022 | 9.30am - 5pm

Shipwreck Adventure Zone
Take an underwater archaeology journey in our Shipwreck Adventure Zone.
An exterior view of the submarine HMAS Ovens and surrounding slipway beneath a blue sky
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Tour available on request

Submarine Slipway Tour

Tour Fremantle's historic World War Two submarine slipway and get up close to the exterior of the submarine HMAS Ovens.

A small group of people are silhouetted against a night sky filled with planets and stars
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Screening daily | 10am, 10.45am, 11.30am, 12.15pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm

Extended version screening daily | 2.45pm & 3.45pm

Under the Dome: Cinema Experience presents Star Dreaming

Look to the stars and take a breathtaking journey through science and Aboriginal culture with Star Dreaming.

A tour group stand on a walkway surrounded by suspended maritime vessels

Daily | 10.30am & 2.30pm

Highlights Tour

Make the most of your visit to the Maritime Museum with a free tour of our galleries.