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.
22 Dec 2019
The 250th anniversary of James Cook charting the east coast of Australia presents a unique opportunity to re-evaluate his place in history. The museum’s Head of Learning discusses what this means for Australian classrooms.
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21 Dec 2019
The museum’s Registration team recently digitised 127 documents related to the working life and horrific wrecking of SS Federal. Curator of Ocean Science and Technology Emily Jateff provides an overview of the shipwreck and its discovery.
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20 Dec 2019
If you don’t want to be surrounded by thousands of beach-goers this summer, we’ve narrowed down our favourite secluded beaches so you can sunbath or swim in relative peace!
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19 Dec 2019
Naval crewman Shane Pashley recalls what it was like descending into a dark part of the Tasman Sea to rescue two crewmembers during the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
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18 Dec 2019
Our latest exhibition, Challenging, thrilling, racing: Sydney to Hobart 75 years, is a dramatic visual essay about the history of this prestigious race.
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16 Dec 2019
If you don’t know a pliosaur from a plesiosaur, how do you devise an exhibition about them and other prehistoric marine reptiles? How do you decide what approach to take and what items to include? And how do you find fossils or make replicas? Em Blamey takes us through the creation of Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Ocean Predators.
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14 Dec 2019
With around 55,000 museums scattered all over the world, it can be hard trying to decide which ones should be at the top of your bucket list.
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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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13 Dec 2019
Investigations continue into the 18th-century shipwreck that lies on the muddy sea-floor of Newport Harbor, Rhode Island. Is it HMB Endeavour? Dr James Hunter, Kieran Hosty and Irini Malliaros provide key insights from the latest fieldwork.
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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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