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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.

Dr Stephen Gapps and David O'Sullivan

Dr Stephen Gapps is the museum's Senior Curator, Voyaging and Early Colonial Maritime History. David O'Sullivan is the museum's Curator of Historic Vessels.