Discover stories behind the latest exhibitions, fascinating explorations into maritime science and archaeology, and the surprising details of what happens inside (and outside) a modern working museum.

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Daina Fletcher

Daina Fletcher is a senior curator at the Australian National Maritime Museum.

12 Jan 2021

Paradise Lost: Daniel Solander's legacy
Skipper Captain John Illingworth (centre standing in cap) with the crew of Rani, the winner of the first Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, 1.45am, 2 January 1946. ANMM Collection 00048228_003, Gift from Alison Richmond

18 Dec 2019

75 years of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

23 Jun 2017

Midwinter in Antarctica with Roald Amundsen

20 Jun 2017

A Poignant Remnant from the 'Plucky little Ship Aurora'

25 Nov 2016

Wild Ocean Woman: Kay Cottee’s ‘First Lady’

12 Sep 2016

Harold Cazneaux: Fame and family
Sydney Harbour scenes: boy on a raft by Harold Cazneaux, 1905. ANMM Collection. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Anne Christoffersen, in memory of the artist. ANMM Collection 00054641.

29 Aug 2016

A working harbour: Waterfront change through Cazneaux’s ‘seeing eye’

19 Jun 2016

Remembering AE2: Johnnie and Mehmet

18 May 2016

Man in the machine: submarines, ships, sailors and National memory