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 Oct 2017

Fifty years of Turkish migration

03 Oct 2017

Guardians of Sunda Strait: Remembering HMAS Perth and USS Houston

12 Sep 2017

Welcome Wall September 2017

07 Sep 2017

Old Wrecks, 'Black Reefs'
Eruption day

06 Sep 2017

Eruption day at Pompeii 79 AD
Lighthouse 3D

31 Aug 2017

Capturing a lighthouse in 3D
Nagega in PNG

29 Aug 2017

Searching for nagega in Papua New Guinea
a Sailau

28 Aug 2017

The Massim canoes of Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Sailing off Coal Point, c.1935. Photographer unknown. Image: Lake Macquarie Community Heritage Photography collection

21 Aug 2017

Support for Maritime Heritage across Australia: MMAPSS grants 2017-2018