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.

18 Mar 2016

War at Sea exhibition travels to Fremantle

12 Feb 2016

Scrimshaw: A Whaler’s Pastime

11 Feb 2016

Would you have survived being sick on the high seas?

26 Nov 2015

Lord Howe Island by flying boat: a golden age in colour and B & W, c 1951-1959

26 Nov 2015

‘You are all my friends’. Indonesia’s first Prime Minister addresses the Australian people in 1945

05 Nov 2015

P & O makes history in Sydney Harbour. Photographs by Gervais Purcell

29 Oct 2015

What’s your all-time top 10 books about boats?

26 Oct 2015

How do you x-ray a fish? Inside the Smithsonian’s National Collection of Fishes

09 Oct 2015

A museum of dioramas