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.

lighthouse

15 Aug 2012

Heroic deeds and the humble lighthouse keeper

10 Aug 2012

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

19 Jun 2012

Object of the Week: The many lives and deaths of the tug HERO

15 May 2012

Object of the week: Batavia - Mutiny, madness and murder

14 May 2012

Canoe building in Sydney

10 May 2012

Getting Sketchy with Swainston and Snapper

31 Jan 2012

Two unusual artefacts from the wreck of the Dunbar