The Science and the Sea Gallery is extraordinary – a curious collection housed in the traditional style of a ‘Gentleman’s Cabinet of Curiosities’ in sixteenth and seventeenth century Europe. It reflects the particular interests of the collector, Mr. Warren Halloran, who donated the collection to the Museum in 1988.
At its heart, the Halloran Collection tells the stories of the development of modern science and its trans-formative power during the Age of the Enlightenment and its subsequent influences on European exploration, discovery, and trade. It starts with the engravings of the Battle of St. Vincent in 1797 – including the heroic win of the English against the French by Sir John Jervis, the namesake of Jervis Bay – and continues to the arrival of Europeans at Jervis Bay.
The Gallery’s many curiousities will interest visitors of all ages – families with children might like to look out for objects relating to pirates, as well as other interesting objects!
