Lady Denman Maritime Museum Jervis Bay

The museum galleries and exhibitions are open from 10am to 4pm daily.

In addition to the permanent galleries located in the Lady Denman Maritime Museum Jervis Bay, a changing variety of home-grown and traveling exhibitions are hosted in the Vera Hatton Gallery.

These exhibitions can vary greatly in their content, as can be seen in the current and upcoming exhibitions shown below, and the exhibitions listed on our Past Exhibitions page.

Current and Future Exhibitions

16th February to 26th May - "A Capital Idea" - an exhibition celebrating the centenary of Canberra and the 175th anniversary of Queanbeyan. See exhibition details below, and view photos from the opening in our February 2013 newsletter ...

8th June to 14th July - "Places and Spaces" - artworks by Vincentia High School students

20th July to 15th September - "Snapped!" - photographic works by the 3 local camera clubs - the Bay and Basin Camera Club, the Milton Ulladulla District Camera Club and the Shoalhaven Photographic Club

Places & Spaces - 8th June to 14th July

Artworks by Vincentia High School students

An exciting display of static and interactive artworks in which, students have responded to places they know and imagine. See the world through the eyes of teenage artmakers as they interpret a range of concepts:

Inspired by the imaginative interpretations of artists such as Joseph Turner, David Hockney, Rosalie Gascoigne, Salvador Dali and Imants Tillers, students from years 7 to 11 have drawn, painted, photographed and constructed over 100 works of art.

"What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit" - John Updike.

Snapped! - 20th July to 15th September

Photographic works by the 3 local camera clubs - the Bay and Basin Camera Club, the Milton Ulladulla District Camera Club and the Shoalhaven Photographic Club