Submerged:
stories of Australia’s shipwrecks
Graphic panel display produced by Australian Maritime Museums Council (AMMC) and the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM)
The ANMM is producing a display that highlights Australian shipwrecks and increases public outreach. This collaborative project supports the AMMC in forging strong links with its current membership and extending its outreach to include additional members.
In an innovative international first, content for the display will be developed by the AMMC Membership, and merged into a nationally touring display by the ANMM. AMMC Members were introduced to the project at a series of workshops and given instruction on how to submit stories via the AMMC website for review.
The ANMM submitted an application to the Visions of Australia-Development program in October of 2016. A number of AMMC Member institutions contributed letters of support for the application. The application was successful and provided for development of the project in 2017. Please see Submerged Presentation of project development results.
Story Submissions
Sixty-eight shipwreck stories from 46 organisations across Australia were submitted to Submerged: stories of Australia’s shipwrecks and uploaded to the AMMC website. AMMC Members were invited to take part in the selection of stories for the final banner exhibition.
Submerged graphic display