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.
SEPTEMBER 2026
13-18 September 2026, The Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, Australia
International Congress of Maritime Museums 2026
OCTOBER 2026
Friday 9 October 2026, National Museum of Bermuda, Royal Naval Dockyard (In-person & Virtual)
Beyond The Thirteen: A Conference on the American Revolution as an Atlantic Civil War
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
Wednesday 14 October 2026, The Mitchell Library, Glasgow, UK
Annual Scottish Maritime History Conference
To register please send an email to Dr Martin Bellamy – martin.bellamy@glasgowlife.org.uk before 30 September 2026.
20-22 October 2026, The Historic Dockyard Chatham, UK
2026 UK Maritime Heritage Forum
22-25 October 2026, Maritime Museum of Crete, Greece
31st Forum of the Association of Mediterranean Maritime Museums: Chania, Mediterranean Maritime Heritage: The Power of Networking – Challenges, Issues and Future Perspectives
26-31 October 2026, Bali, Indonesia
6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage
NOVEMBER 2026
11-12 November 2026, Royal Museums Greenwich, London, UK
Conference: Maritime Histories from the Margins: People, Places, and Practices, 1500–Present
24-26 November 2026, Almirante Rogério de Oliveira Auditorium, Lisbon, Portugal
19th International Symposium on Maritime History: The Sea as a Space of Encounters: Old and New Worlds
For further information, please contact: simposiohistoriamaritima2026@gmail.com
2027
14 January 2027, National Maritime Museum, Royal Museums Greenwich (UK)
Symposium: Health, Welfare and Mutual Support in Maritime Communities, 1550-1850
Call for papers open. Deadline for submissions: 30 September 2026.
20 March 2027, National Maritime Museum, Royal Museums Greenwich (UK)
Naval Dockyards Society 31st Annual Conference: Supplying and maintaining the Indo-Pacific Fleet in the Second World War
Call for Papers open. Deadline for submissions – 16 October 2026
2028
2028, venue to be announced
10th IMHA International Congress of Maritime History
September 2028, Tallinn, Estonia
International Congress of Maritime Museums 2028