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.
![The Observatory, Point Venus, Otahytey [Tahiti], George Tobin, 1792. State Library of New South Wales (FL1606978)](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/2019/09-sep-2019/signals/the-observatory-point-venus-otahytey-tahiti-george-tobin-1792-state-library-of-new-south-wales-fl160.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160&hash=75010BFB02B370BE22F832F8994344A664EE0771 "The Observatory, Point Venus, Otahytey [Tahiti], George Tobin, 1792. State Library of New South Wales (FL1606978)")
29 Sep 2019
Bligh and the peoples of the Pacific: The Polynesian threads in European stories
24 Sep 2019
Polar opposites: What's the difference between the Arctic and Antarctica?
14 Sep 2019
'A bully and a bastard's bastard': Peter FitzSimons on William Bligh
.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160&hash=EDE64E27236BAE66AA291ED333E9312216EB8F2B "Dr Vanessa Pirotta (second version)")
12 Sep 2019
Whales and wonder with Dr Vanessa Pirotta
![Goy Galdeano (centre, in white striped top) with the first group of female Spanish assisted migrants to Australia, 1960 [reproduced courtesy Melissa Zabalegui]](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/2019/09-sep-2019/signals/3-goy-galdeano_2160x1080_compressed.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160&hash=46A48236CA3D78D08C4257540F4240E733C88176 "Goy Galdeano (centre, in white striped top) with the first group of female Spanish assisted migrants to Australia, 1960 [reproduced courtesy Melissa Zabalegui]")
02 Sep 2019
Mutiny on the Montserrat: The 60th anniversary of Operation Eucalyptus
29 Aug 2019
A sign of love: Elizabeth Bligh's shell collection
28 Aug 2019
Fast Five: Quick questions with water skiing record holder Alex Luther
23 Aug 2019
Blackbirding: Australia's slave trade?
23 Aug 2019