Conclusion

ANMM is a great architectural work of the 20^th century. Also it became a visit card for both Sydney and Australia. The Australian National Maritime Museum is a modern expressionist design with a series of precious exhibits.

The entrance in the ANMM is paid, for all expositions and exhibitions you can purchase separate tickets to the museum pass + warships is 35 local dollars, almost equal to the U.S. buck. Also you can use the services of guides and volunteers. Of course, you can view them yourself, but a guide can tell you a lot of interesting historical facts about each exhibit.

To see all the exhibits require more than one hour, but for those, who love the navy and everything connected with it are guaranteed a great time.  

Expositions of the National Maritime Museum in Sydney – is a collection of exhibits that tell visitors about the power of the navy of Australia. A part of the collection is stored in the museum building and the other part consists of several ships and a submarine, moored in the nearby harbor.

Among these expositions there are ships of the famous mariners, such as Admiral Nelson or James Cook with his vessel which is called “Endeavour”, and even their clothes.

One of the ships – “Vampire”. It’s a real warship, which was a part of the Australian navy in 1959-1986. It was used mostly for training and exercises in the waters of Southeast Asia and Australia.

Another exhibit of the museum – submarine “Onslow”. During the Cold War, she patrolled the waters of the Pacific and Indian Ocean. In 1999 the boat was written off and sent a well-deserved vacation in the Maritime Museum in Sydney.   

To sum up, it would be greatful to say that Australian National Maritime Museum is not only attracts people by its filling, but someone can be interested in its architectural structure. So, it’s not only a public place where people can spend their free time and look at the ships from the times of Aborigines to our days, but we shouldn’t forget that it is a great masterpiece of late modern architecture.

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МБОУ СОШ №65 с углубленным изучением английского языка

Ворошиловского района г.Ростова-на-Дону

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Тема: “The Australian National Maritime Museum can surprise”

Автор работы:

Чучвера Артем Александрович

9"Д" класс

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                                                                    Прилипкина А.С.

                                                                                        Учитель английского языка

2012г.

The difficulties in development

The difficulties in development

In June 1985, the Federal government announced the establishment of a national museum focusing on Australia's maritime history and the nation's ongoing involvement and dependence on the sea. Proposals for the creation of such a museum had been under consideration over the preceding years.  After lobbying by New South Wales Premier Neville Wran, the decision was made to situate the new museum at Darling Harbour, New South Wales, and construct it as part of the area's redevelopment. The building of the ANMM was seen by both the Federal and New South Wales State governments as an important feature of the redevelopment, as it would be a major drawcard, and help fuel the commercial success of the precinct.

The museum building was designed by Philip Cox, Richardson Taylor & Partners. The roof was shaped to invoke the image of billowing sails: the corrugated metal roof stands over 25 metres (82 ft) tall on the west side, but drops significantly on the east.

During development, the museum ran into a series of difficulties. In March 1998, the three top members of the ANMM interim council were sacked by the federal government and replaced. Later in the year, the Department for the Arts informed the museum that its staff would be reduced by 30% and it would undergo budget cuts, forcing the ANMM to rely on contracted security and conservation staff, along with volunteer guides and attendants. The acceptance of a US$5 million grant for a dedicated gallery showing the links between the United States of America and Australia resulted in the displacement of much of the staff and research areas; most of these were later established in the nearby Wharf 7 building.

The museum was initially slated to open in 1988, but by October that year, construction delays had pushed the planned opening date to September 1989, and the project was already $12.5 million over the $30 million budget. Construction was completed on 17 November 1989; the cost of the museum's construction had increased to $70 million, and although the Federal government was willing to pay the initial $30 million, there were disagreements between the State and Federal governments over who had to supply the additional $40 million. It was resolved that New South Wales was responsible for the additional money, and in October 1990, the museum building was handed over to the Federal government. The ANMM was opened on 30 November 1991.

Galleries and vessels

Galleries and vessels

Permanent exhibitions at the ANMM are focused around seven permanent gallery spaces:

Navigators

Originally called "Discovery of Australia", this gallery looks at discovery, exploration, and charting of Australia's coastline by the Dutch, British, and French, as well as trade between the Indonesians and Australian Aborigines prior to European discovery.

Eora-First People

Australian Aborigines and their relationship with the water.

Passengers

Looks at the journeys made to Australia by various groups, from the original settlers to war brides, refugees, and cruise ship visitors.

Commerce

Covers the working relationship between Australia and the water, including areas such as seaborne trade, the fishing and whaling industries, and the role of maritime unions.

Watermarks

Celebrates "Australia's love affair with the water" in terms of recreation and entertainment.[1] The gallery was opened in December 2001, with major focal points including the yacht Blackmores First Lady (which was used by Australian Kay Cottee when she became the first woman to sail solo, nonstop, unassisted around the world), the coxless four rowing shell used by the Oarsome Foursome at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and a vessel from the Darwin Beer Can Regatta.[1][10] The space previously hosted the America's Cup-winning yacht Australia II as the centrepiece of the "Tall Gallery", but the yacht, owned by the Australian Government and not the ANMM, was transferred to the Western Australian Maritime Museum in late 2000.[11]

Navy

The role of the Royal Australian Navy (and before that, the Royal Navy's Australian Squadron) in the defence of the nation. Includes the "Wall of Sydney"; models and histories of the four Australian warships named after the city of Sydney.

Australia-USA

The gallery looks at the links and commonalities between Australia and the United States of America.[12] A US$5 million endowment to the ANMM was the United States' gift for Australia's bicentenary, making the Australia-USA Gallery the only gallery in a national museum funded by a foreign nation.[12] The gallery itself was designed by the Burley Katon Halliday firm.[5]

 The original lenses from the Tasman Island Lighthouse; centrepiece of the Tasman Light Gallery. The Westland Wessex helicopter in the background is suspended above the Navy Gallery

In addition, there are four other gallery spaces in the museum. The Tasman Light gallery contains the original lenses from the Tasman Island Lighthouse,[13] and is used for temporary photographic exhibitions and as hireable space for functions. The other three galleries (two along the eastern side of the top level, and a third offset from the main body of the museum) are used separately or together to host temporary exhibitions.

Other items on display inside the museum, but not associated with any particular gallery, include Spirit of Australia, the Water Speed Record-holding motorboat, and an anchor from HMS Sirius, flagship of the First Fleet.

The history

The history

The Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) is a federally-operated maritime museum located in Darling Harbour, Sydney. After consideration of the idea to establish a maritime museum, the Federal government announced that a national maritime museum would be constructed at Darling Harbour, tied into the New South Wales State government's redevelopment of the area for the Australian bicentenary. The museum building was designed by Philip Cox, and although an opening date of 1988 was initially set, construction delays, cost overruns, and disagreements between the State and Federal governments over funding responsibility pushed the opening back to 1991.

The ANMM is the only one located outside of the Australian Capital Territory. The museum is structured around seven main galleries, focusing on the discovery of Australia, the relationships between the Australian Aborigines and the water, travel to Australia by sea, the ocean as a resource, water-based relaxation and entertainment, the naval defence of the nation, and the relationship between the United States of America and Australia; the last gallery was funded by the United States government, and is the only national museum gallery in the world funded by a foreign nation. Four additional gallery spaces are used for temporary exhibits. Three museum ships - the HM Bark Endeavour Replica, the destroyer HMAS Vampire, and the submarine HMAS Onslow - are open to the public, while smaller historical vessels berthed outside can be viewed but not boarded.