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 May 2020
Nearly 200 years after its loss, the barque South Australian was relocated by a research consortium that included the museum's maritime archaeology team. Dr James Hunter and Kieran Hosty share the story of South Australia's oldest recorded European shipwreck, and the effort to find, document and preserve it.
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21 May 2020
Arthur Pringle as a 13-year old boy wrote to home to his mother while training for the Royal Navy on HMS Britannia. The letters, in true teenage style, are hardly full of information, but they tell enough to show this young boy was keen to impress his parents back at home.
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20 Apr 2020
For someone who looms so large in the Australian consciousness, there’s a lot about James Cook that Australians get wrong. Dr Stephen Gapps and Steve Riethoff straighten out some of the misconceptions.
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15 Apr 2020
The museum’s ground-breaking five-year War and Peace in the Pacific 75 international learning program commemorates the 75th anniversary of World War II and promotes peace and reconciliation across the Pacific. Jeff Fletcher profiles the latest iteration, which culminated in student ambassadors from three continents meeting in Japan.
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19 Mar 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 is turning many eyes back to 1919. Coinciding with the end of World War I, the risk of ‘Spanish’ flu coming to Australia aboard troop transports was very real. Dr Peter Hobbins explores what troopship records reveal about life, death and discipline during the pneumonic influenza pandemic.
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16 Mar 2020
Yesterday the museum hosted a small, private event to mark the first anniversary of the shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, that killed 51 people at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre.
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02 Mar 2020
Applications are now open for grants and internships through the Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme (MMAPSS).
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24 Feb 2020
Explore the relationship between love and migration through the stories of Japanese and Australian war brides.
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17 Feb 2020
Over two million people visit the Great Barrier Reef region each year, with the coral reef continuing to rank in the top 10 ‘must do before you die’ travel lists. But it was not always so. Curatorial Assistant Myffanwy Byrant looks at the origins of this tourist destination with the Embury Expedition in 1928.
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10 Feb 2020
Don't let Jaws ruin your perception of sharks! Through their evolution, sharks have shaped our oceans into the rich habitats we know today. As apex predators (animals that are at the top of the food chain), sharks play an important role in the ecosystem and help keep the ocean and fish populations healthy. Discover our favourite facts about these ocean creatures.
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