This calendar lists maritime heritage-related conferences and other events that may be of interest to ICMM members. If you are speaking at or hosting an event and would like us to share the details here and in our newsletter, please email the Communications Coordinator
Due to the ongoing international public health situation, some museums and venues may be closed and events may be cancelled at short notice. We advise you to check with the organisers of the event before travelling.
Please note that we cannot take any responsibility for events not organised by ICMM.
JANUARY 2026
27 January 2026, Free online talk by Dr. Callum Easton – 17.15-18.30 (GMT)
A matter of ‘good usage’: towards a new interpretation of the 1797 fleet mutinies at Spithead and the Nore
Join Royal Museums Greenwich for a free online talk about the largest mutinies in the history of the Royal Navy
FEBRUARY 2026
24 February 2026, Free online talk by Timothy Stone – 17.15-18.30 (GMT)
The piratical seizure of the brig Cyprus
Join Royal Museums Greenwich for a free online talk. Timothy Stone will present new evidence about the piratical seizure of the Cyprus brig, its travels to New Zealand, Tonga, Japan and China, and current efforts to locate the shipwreck.
MARCH 2026
28 March 2026, National Maritime Museum, Royal Museums Greenwich (UK)
Naval Dockyards Society 30th Annual Conference (Hybrid) Aftermath of the 1956 Suez crisis: Global Ramifications and Reflections for Dockyards and Shipyards
Sponsored by the Society for Nautical Research
Call for papers extended until 16 January 2026
APRIL 2026
21 April 2026, Free online talk by Meena Venkataramanan and Jeevan Kaur Sanghera – 17.15-18.30 (GMT)
Rethinking Windrush: transatlantic Indo-Caribbean experiences
Join Royal Museums Greenwich for a free online talk about the Indo-Caribbean Windrush Oral History Project
22-25 April 2026, Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, United States
2026 Council of American Maritime Museums (CAMM) Annual Conference
More details to follow
MAY 2026
25-29 May 2026, University of Zadar, Croatia
7th International Conference of the Mediterranean Maritime History Network (MMHN)
Call for Papers Open
JUNE 2026
8-11 June 2026, New Bedford Whaling Museum, Massachusetts (US)
American Historical Print Collectors Society Annual Meeting
11-13 June 2026, Turku – Helsinki – Tallinn (Multi-location conference)
Travellers of the Sea: Conference on Maritime History, Marine Archaeology and Ethnology
Call for Papers Open. Deadline for submissions: 1 November 2025
SEPTEMBER 2026
13-18 September 2026, The Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, Australia
International Congress of Maritime Museums 2026
OCTOBER 2026
Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 October 2026, Hong Kong Maritime Museum, Hong Kong SAR
2026 International Symposium on “Chinese Export Art”: Trade in Asian Waters
Call for Papers now open
Deadline for proposal submissions: 6 April 2026
20-22 October 2026, Chatham Historic Dockyard, UK
2026 UK Maritime Heritage Forum – Save the date!
26-31 October 2026, Bali, Indonesia
6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage
2028
2028, venue to be announced
10th IMHA International Congress of Maritime History
2028, Tallinn, Estonia
International Congress of Maritime Museums 2028