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.

14 Feb 2013

Mrs Cook's Valentine's Day

21 Dec 2012

Cooktown: The museum heads north for a week

16 Nov 2012

The Prince of Pickpockets who stole our imagination with a swagger

12 Nov 2012

Soldiers and sailors on a passage to India - the wreck of the Ferguson

28 Sep 2012

William Dampier - Buccaneer, Explorer, Hydrographer and sometime Captain

17 Sep 2012

Raine Island: it never Raines, it pours…

10 Aug 2012

No need to excavate - the wreck of the Buster (1893)

07 Aug 2012

Shaping the unknown land to the South

23 May 2012

Object of the Week : The convict artist Richard Browne