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.
09 Dec 2019
Science at work: Settlement plates and space invaders
![Workers place concrete reinforcement steel in the Tooma–Tumut Tunnel, part of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, 1960. Photographer Don Edwards. ANMM Collection Gift from Barbara Alysen ANMS0215[016]](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/2019/10-oct-2019/anms0215016_2160x1080-copy.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160&hash=ACFBF7E12E5AACEA7CA7904E1016411EDC5DAC38 "Workers place concrete reinforcement steel in the Tooma–Tumut Tunnel, part of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, 1960. Photographer Don Edwards. ANMM Collection Gift from Barbara Alysen ANMS0215[016]")
17 Oct 2019
Snowy stories
28 Sep 2019
Love and sacrifice: From Madeira Island to the Snowy Mountains
24 Sep 2019
Polar opposites: What's the difference between the Arctic and Antarctica?
![Sylvia Earle celebrating the ocean at the top of the world [Michael Aw]](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/2019/09-sep-2019/wrktsn0v_sylviaearle_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160&hash=C70C9F978CF36FDFBABFF05CFE3E5088F70C21E2 "Sylvia Earle celebrating the ocean at the top of the world [Michael Aw]")
13 Sep 2019
Her deepness: Dr Sylvia Earle
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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
27 Aug 2019
A worker in tulle: The English lacemakers of Calais
23 Aug 2019