We are delighted to share that reviews from millions of Tripadvisor travellers have placed the WA Maritime Museum and WA Shipwrecks Museum in the top 10% of attractions worldwide in the 2023 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice!

Our heartfelt thanks go to all our visitors and supporters for helping make this happen.

The WA Maritime Museum is located on Victoria Quay Fremantle, overlooking the Port and Indian Ocean, and is a world-class maritime tourist attraction.

View from Australia II Gallery, WA Maritime Museum (c) WA Museum 

Visitors from across the globe come to discover the vast riches of WA’s maritime history and explore significant objects that highlight Western Australia’s cultural, scientific, and sporting heritage. This includes the winning America’s Cup yacht, Australia II, and Jon Sanders’ Parry Endeavour.

International exhibitions and community programs are combined with an award-winning design and stunning location, making it a magnet for tourists and visitors since opening in 2002.

The WA Shipwrecks Museum is recognised as the foremost maritime archaeology museum in the southern hemisphere.

Batavia Gallery, WA Shipwrecks Museum (c) WA Museum 

The Museum is housed in an 1850s-era Commissariat building and has since been restored to its historic glory.

Steeped in history, the galleries house hundreds of relics from ships wrecked along WA’s treacherous coastline, including the original timbers from Batavia (wrecked in 1629), the de Vlamingh Dish, and countless artefacts from the Dutch shipwrecks Zuytdorp, Zeewijk and Vergulde Draeck.

We look forward to welcoming you through our doors.