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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Kim Tao

Kim is the curator of post-Federation immigration at the Australian National Maritime Museum.

15 Dec 2020

A Mile in my Shoes
Passengers watch from the deck of City of Sydney as Skaubryn burns in the Indian Ocean, 1958. ANMM Collection Gift from Barbara Alysen ANMS0214[005]. Reproduced courtesy International Organisation for Migration

15 Jan 2019

Four ships, one lifeboat

18 May 2018

The saga of Skaubryn

28 Mar 2018

Migration and photography: The Skaubryn archive

30 Apr 2015

A fishing boat called Freedom: the story of Tu Do

24 Feb 2014

Apologies, anniversaries and hidden histories

23 Jan 2014

Waves of migration returns on Australia Day

15 Jun 2013

Stories of growing up in Australia

28 Feb 2013

A chance encounter in Albury