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.

05 May 2015

370 new names unveiled on the Welcome Wall

30 Apr 2015

A fishing boat called Freedom: the story of Tu Do

05 Mar 2015

Turning the Plastic Tide

24 Nov 2014

Make your own marine creatures

17 Nov 2014

Creating art from ghost nets

11 Nov 2014

Researching your family's child migrant history

01 May 2014

An expedition of conquest - Australia and the south west Pacific in WWI

26 Mar 2014

A mutiny of a different sort

27 Feb 2014

Australian-Chinese junks and sampans