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.

10 Nov 2015

"She will be the first woman that has ever made it"

05 Nov 2015

P & O makes history in Sydney Harbour. Photographs by Gervais Purcell

01 Oct 2015

Finding HMS Affray – science, industry and defence

28 Sep 2015

The Bonnie Dundee

07 Sep 2015

Saltwater Barks go to Istanbul

27 Aug 2015

The sailor prince

20 Aug 2015

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

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