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.

06 Dec 2012

A day in the life of a cruise ship

16 Nov 2012

The Prince of Pickpockets who stole our imagination with a swagger

12 Nov 2012

Soldiers and sailors on a passage to India - the wreck of the Ferguson

19 Oct 2012

The ‘indescribable horror’

28 Sep 2012

William Dampier - Buccaneer, Explorer, Hydrographer and sometime Captain

24 Aug 2012

The sinking of TAHITI - a disaster captured on film

10 Aug 2012

No need to excavate - the wreck of the Buster (1893)

07 Aug 2012

Shaping the unknown land to the South

09 Jul 2012

Happy 100th birthday Carl Halvorsen