A leap of faith
16 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 more
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.
A Mile in my Shoes
15 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 more
Family and a fresh start
10 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.
Read more
Sail, steam and Suez views
17 Nov 2020
This week marks the 151st anniversary of a great historic coincidence – the opening of the Suez Canal and the launch of the British tea clipper Cutty Sark.
Read more
Reflecting on the child migrant apology
16 Nov 2020
Eleven 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.
Read more
The Greycliffe ferry disaster
03 Nov 2020
The sinking of the Greycliffe ferry on 3 November 1927 remains the most significant accident on Sydney Harbour to date. Forty lives were lost when the ferry collided with the Union Steamship Company’s liner Tahiti.
Read more
Fast Five: Quick questions with artist Tawhai Rickard
26 Oct 2020
We caught up with Māori artist Tawhai Rickard, one of the 20 leading Aotearoa New Zealand artists featured in the free exhibition HERE: Kupe to Cook.
Read more
The art of making: New immigration acquisitions
12 Oct 2020
There are more than 10,000 objects in the museum’s collection relating to Australia’s rich immigration history. But the museum is also committed to contemporary collecting about immigration. Curator Kim Tao discusses three new acquisitions that explore the art of making through activism and sustainable socially engaged design.
Read more.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160 "Dr Carlie Wiener (second from left) speaking at the House Committee Hearing. Image courtesy Catherine Anderson")
Fast Five: Quick questions with Dr Carlie Wiener
29 Sep 2020
We caught up with Dr Carlie Wiener, Director of Communications and Engagement Strategy at Schmidt Ocean Institute before she joins the panel at this Thursday's virtual Ocean Talk on exploring Australia's deep sea.
Read more
Operation Jaywick
24 Sep 2020
On the night of 26 September 1943, Australian and British Z Special Unit commandos paddled folding kayaks into Japanese-occupied Singapore Harbour, blowing up and severely damaging seven ships.
Read more