Sail, steam and Suez views
17 Nov 2019
This week marks the 150th anniversary of a great historic coincidence – the opening of the Suez Canal and the launch of the British tea clipper Cutty Sark.
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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.
Reflecting on the child migrant apology
16 Nov 2019
Ten years ago today, the Australian government made a long-awaited national apology to the thousands of former child migrants whose lives were impacted by government-sponsored child migration schemes.
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Whispers from the deep
11 Nov 2019
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Wireless radio operator, John Brown, kept a journal of his service during WWI. Brown’s journal begins just before the outbreak of WWI and concludes after Armistice.
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William Bligh at war
05 Nov 2019
Fighting in both the battles of Camperdown (1797) and Copenhagen (1801), William Bligh proved to be a formidable opponent of Britain’s enemies, taking on larger and more heavily armed ships as his military prowess became clear.
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Hook line and sinker: A reminder of Old Sydney
25 Oct 2019
A recent gift to the museum is a small masterpiece of Victorian-era manufacturing that evokes a bygone era when Sydney was a vibrant working seaport.
Read more![Workers place concrete reinforcement steel in the Tooma–Tumut Tunnel, part of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, 1960. Photographer Don Edwards. ANMM Collection Gift from Barbara Alysen ANMS0215[016]](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/october-2019/anms0215016_2160x1080-copy.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160 "Workers place concrete reinforcement steel in the Tooma–Tumut Tunnel, part of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, 1960. Photographer Don Edwards. ANMM Collection Gift from Barbara Alysen ANMS0215[016]")
Snowy stories
17 Oct 2019
Seventy years ago today, the first blast was fired in the town of Adaminaby in southern New South Wales, officially marking the start of construction on Australia’s largest engineering project – the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme.
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Classic & Wooden Boat Festival: Save the Date
11 Oct 2019
The Classic and Wooden Boat Festival (CWBF) is set to return to the museum on the first weekend in May 2020. With over 100 unique craft from around Australia afloat and ashore in the Darling Harbour precinct, this unmissable event is special for both boat lovers and curious enthusiasts.
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Unearthing paleontology: Ten questions with Dr Espen Knutsen
10 Oct 2019
As a key collaborator on our new exhibition, Sea Monsters – Prehistoric Ocean Predators, we caught up with renowned palaeontologist, Dr Espen Knutsen to uncover more information about his career and what he is currently working on.
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Hello, Tiger! A new RAN helicopter goes on display
09 Oct 2019
The museum recently welcomed a new addition to its Navy Gallery – a Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk helicopter that served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) between 1988 and 2017.
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Bligh and Banks: Preserving a piece of history
08 Oct 2019
We spoke to museum conservator Jeffrey Fox to find out what happened behind-the-scenes to get the Wedgwood blue jasper cameo of Joseph Banks exhibition ready for Bligh – Hero or Villain?
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