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 Jul 2015

Gervais Purcell: hats, photography and fashion of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s

22 Jun 2015

A new artificial reef at the Australian National Maritime Museum

19 Jun 2015

Remembering submarine AE1: ‘…the ocean bed their tomb’

12 Jun 2015

Floating art galleries of Madura

28 May 2015

Being a hero is all about timing: Oskar Speck's kayak voyage

21 May 2015

Lynton Lamb's Orient Line designs

11 May 2015

Commemoration and contestation at Kurnell

28 Apr 2015

Anzacs and surf lifesavers

24 Apr 2015

James Caird into the southern oceans – Shackleton's carpenter's view