Encounters around Australia: Investigating our history
13 Dec 2019
Travelling to 38 different locations around Australia by sea and open road, Encounters 2020 will bring to life perspectives from the sea and from the shore.
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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.
Announcing the winners: 2017 biennial maritime history prizes
12 Dec 2019
With 31 entries across both prizes, our panel of judges had their hands full compiling shortlists and picking the winners from the strong crop of contenders for the Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize and the Community Maritime History Prize.
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Science at work: Settlement plates and space invaders
09 Dec 2019
Marine scientists visited the museum to install 40 settlement plates below the waterline, investigating marine growth and factors that can reduce the establishment of species that aren’t native to Australia.
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From Aland to Australia: Inger Lundberg on the historic ship Pommern
09 Dec 2019
We chat to museum and cultural heritage scientist Inger Lundberg about one of her great maritime loves – the four-masted ship Pommern!
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10 ways to save water at home
03 Dec 2019
With level 2 water restrictions due to start on 10 December in Sydney, the Blue Mountains and the Illawarra, we have listed 10 different ways you can help save water at home – every drop counts!
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5 things to do with kids on a rainy day
28 Nov 2019
Looking for things to do on a rainy day? Don’t despair, we have some ideas to keep you and your little ones entertained – and most importantly dry!
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Visiting the Huhu Bay War Canoe Festival
27 Nov 2019
Historic Vessels curator David Payne and Indigenous curator Helen Anu recently attended the opening of the museum's Massim Canoe exhibition at the Massim Museum and Cultural Centre.
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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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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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