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.

01 Sep 2015

HMAS Vampire: ‘A machine like no other’

27 Aug 2015

The sailor prince

20 Aug 2015

Death, destruction and the Dunbar: Sydney’s worst maritime disaster

07 Aug 2015

Magnus Halvorsen (1918–2015)

04 Aug 2015

A woolie mermaid
Needlework sampler made by Julia Donovan on board Carnatic en route to Australia, 1879

28 Jul 2015

A migration story in stitch

17 Jul 2015

Lost at sea, my uncle John Messenger – ERA HMAS AE1

15 Jul 2015

Warwick Hood AO 1932–2015

14 Jul 2015

Gervais Purcell: hats, photography and fashion of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s