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.

Sailing off Coal Point, c.1935. Photographer unknown. Image: Lake Macquarie Community Heritage Photography collection

15 Feb 2016

Applications for MMAPSS 2016-2017 grants now open

11 Feb 2016

Would you have survived being sick on the high seas?

22 Jan 2016

'The greatest threat to our oceans is ignorance'

27 Nov 2015

Special offer for teachers – Horrible Histories

02 Nov 2015

Remembrance Day and the War in the Pacific Virtual Excursion

02 Sep 2015

History and theatre – Black Armada exhibition opens in Indonesia

17 Aug 2015

Seventy years of Indonesian independence

30 Jul 2015

Shark attack in Sydney Harbour
Needlework sampler made by Julia Donovan on board Carnatic en route to Australia, 1879

28 Jul 2015

A migration story in stitch