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.

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

28 Jul 2015

A migration story in stitch

15 Jul 2015

Vale Ernest Alfred Flint – MBE OAM ED

11 May 2015

Commemoration and contestation at Kurnell

05 May 2015

370 new names unveiled on the Welcome Wall

30 Apr 2015

A fishing boat called Freedom: the story of Tu Do

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

04 Apr 2014

Blasting the Zeewijk cannon: Conservation in action

26 Mar 2014

A mutiny of a different sort