Log in
Log in
List your event for free
List your event for free
Filter by
City Of Sydney
Australian National Maritime Museum

War Brides, Grooms and Babies

Australian National Maritime Museum
Australian National Maritime Museum
2 Murray Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Get directions
Get directions
When
  • Every day, 10am to 4pm
  • Thursday 23 October 2025 to Sunday 2 August 2026
Cost

Free

Book tickets

War splits families apart and throws people together. We explore stories of wartime marriages.

Featuring objects from the collection including the ‘stars and stripes’ jumper knitted by Audrey Capuano on her voyage to a new life in the USA, and a pressed gardenia corsage, memento of war time romance in Melbourne.

History

Contact event organiser

Australian National Maritime Museum

0292983777
0292983777
Website
Website
Facebook
Facebook
Twitter
Twitter

Are we missing something?

Help us improve this listing
Help us improve this listing

Other events at Australian National Maritime Museum

See all
AUSSIES Peter Drew
Australian National Maritime Museum
Community & causes

AUSSIES Peter Drew

Free outdoor exhibition of posters by Peter Drew
Tomorrow
Horizon Line
Australian National Maritime Museum
Children & family

Horizon Line

Horizon Line is the Museum’s sanctuary for slow looking.
Tomorrow
Working Harbour Cruise
Australian National Maritime Museum
Tours & experiences

Working Harbour Cruise

Discover Sydney’s rich maritime heritage beyond the walls of the museum.
Tomorrow
John and Jacqui Mullen Collection
Australian National Maritime Museum
Exhibitions

John and Jacqui Mullen Collection

An extraordinary collection of rare manuscripts, books, maps and navigational instruments
Tomorrow
Navy 125 – Commemorating 125 Years of Australia’s Navy
Australian National Maritime Museum
Exhibitions

Navy 125 – Commemorating 125 Years of Australia’s Navy

a new exhibition exploring how the Navy has grown alongside Australia, from colonial defence to a modern maritime force.
Tomorrow
Pearling Elders
Australian National Maritime Museum
Exhibitions

Pearling Elders

Torres Strait pearling history, centering the overlooked stories of Indigenous and South Sea Islander seafarers
Tomorrow
Treasures of the Viking Age - The Galloway Hoard
Australian National Maritime Museum
Children & family

Treasures of the Viking Age - The Galloway Hoard

Travel back in time to early medieval Scotland and discover unique and mysterious Viking-age treasures.
Tomorrow
Voyage to Freedom - The story of Tự do
Australian National Maritime Museum
Community & causes

Voyage to Freedom - The story of Tự do

Step into the powerful story of Tự do (Freedom), the boat that carried Vietnamese refugees to Australia in 1977.
Tomorrow