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18 Feb 2021
DNA analysis reveals the origins of a curious object in the museum's collection.
Read moreDiscover 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.
18 Feb 2021
DNA analysis reveals the origins of a curious object in the museum's collection.
Read more10 Feb 2021
On this day in 1964, HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Voyager collided during night exercises off the coast of New South Wales. The collision remains Australia's worst peacetime disaster, with 82 men tragically killed.
Read more31 Jan 2021
An exhibition closing soon at the museum reflects on two significant events in the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples – the arrival of James Cook in 1770 and the 1967 Referendum that recognised them as citizens in their own country.
Read more21 Jan 2021
It is estimated that every year, 8 million tonnes of plastics enter our ocean. This is in addition to the estimated 150 million tonnes that currently circulate in our marine environments. A new exhibition at the museum, aims to raise awareness of this problem and prompt a change in our wasteful habits.
Read more18 Jan 2021
Announcing the winners of the Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize and the Australian Community Maritime History Prize.
Read more31 Dec 2020
Before we say goodbye to the challenging year that was 2020, we thought we'd take a look back at the blogs you loved the most!
Read more16 Dec 2020
In 2001, Mona Hussain (born 1969) left her family, friends and a successful career in London to begin a new life in Australia with her American-born husband Mark (Dexter) Duncan.
Read more15 Dec 2020
Since the Empathy Museum was founded by Roman Krznaric in 2015, its inaugural project A Mile in my Shoes has travelled to more than 35 locations across the United Kingdom and Europe, as well as New York, Denver, São Paulo, Perth and Melbourne. Now it is Sydney’s turn to host the pop-up storytelling exhibition that allows visitors to step into someone else’s shoes and discover their story.
Read more10 Dec 2020
When Japanese-born Ayumi Sumiyoshi and Italian-born Antonello Abonante celebrated their son’s first birthday this year, they figured it was the perfect opportunity to register their names on the museum’s Welcome Wall and honour their new life in Australia.
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