Port MacDonnell Maritime Museum

24/05/2026

Beautiful day today but in May 1957 there were wild seas in Port Mac!

22/05/2026

runs until 31 May. Our special SA History Festival exhibition: The Forgotten Artist and Poet of Port MacDonnell is on display until then. Visitor numbers have been terrific. Thankyou to all the local residents who have been in to view the display. Remember Annual memberships are only $10 for unlimited visits throughout 2026.

11/05/2026

"I see into the future a rising communal center where greater things than ever us will be the proud heritage of the coming generations". Words written in 1940 by Charles Perryman in his manuscript Landfalls. On Saturday night we used our communal center to celebrate the life of Charles. "The Forgotten Artist and Poet of Port MacDonnell" is forgotten no longer. Thanks to our Mayor Kylie Boston and the District Council of Grant for their support. Please visit our C. E. Perryman exhibit on display until the end of May. After May his storyboard will be moved into our Lighthouse Keeper display.

30/04/2026

SA History Festival begins tomorrow. Our Charles Perryman exhibition is complete. Forming part of the exhibit, his WW1 sketchbook with exquisite artwork and verse can now be viewed on video. There are still seats available for our special event "The Forgotten Artist and Poet of Port MacDonnell" on May 9th. Bookings are essential through Port MacDonnell Community Complex. Phone: 8738 3000

22/04/2026

19/04/2026

Port MacDonnell Jetty has undergone a few changes over the years but is still as popular as ever.

16/04/2026

In 1920 a booklet was sent to the next of kin of Australians who had died overseas in active service during WW1. The booklet was called " Where the Australian's Rest". It contained a description of many of the Cemetries overseas in which Australians, including those whose names were unknown, were buried. A poem in the booklet called 'To Those Who Died, 1914-1918' was written by Charles Elliott Perryman. Charles served with the Australian Army Medical Corps in Flanders and Northern France. Join us on Saturday May 9th when we celebrate Charles remarkable life and legacy.

04/04/2026

PMMM is proud to be part of South Australia's History Festival this year. For the month of May we have a special exhibition on display "The Forgotten Artist and Poet of Port MacDonnell." Part of the display features a beautiful WW1 Sketchbook, containing watercolours, pen and ink drawings and poems. We are very grateful to the owner of the sketchbook who lives interstate and has generously agreed to loan it to us for a month. You can see one of the exquisite watercolours in the book on display in a glass cabinet. A video of all the content will form part of the exhibit.

30/03/2026

Port MacDonnell Maritime Museum Committee are proud to announce their participation in South Australia's History Festival 1- 31May 2026. The extraordinary life of Charles Elliott Perryman will be celebrated at a Special Event at the Port MacDonnell Community Complex on May 9th. If you are not able to make it on the night a Museum Exhibit 'The Forgotten Artist and Poet of Port MacDonnell' will be on display in the Museum during the month of May.
Event supported by District Council of Grant. Bookings essential.

09/03/2026

Port MacDonnell jetty has been packed with visitors this long weekend. Also lots of visitors in Port MacDonnell Maritime Museum keen to learn about the history of our town. Thankyou to all the locals who have remembered to pop into the Community Complex to pay their Annual Membership. Remember it is only $10 for unlimited visits throughout 2026!