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.
![Bligh - Hero or Villain? Manipulated Portrait of Rea-Admiral William Bligh. Courtesy of National Library of Australia.](/-/media/anmm/images/whats-on/exhibitions/bligh/bligh_web-hero_2160x1080px_split_credit.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160)
05 Nov 2019
William Bligh at war
![Jeffrey Fox working on the cameo medallion of Sir Joseph Banks Jeffrey Fox working on the cameo medallion of Sir Joseph Banks](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/2019/10-oct-2019/jeff-working-on-cameo_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160)
08 Oct 2019
Bligh and Banks: Preserving a piece of history
![The Observatory, Point Venus, Otahytey [Tahiti], George Tobin, 1792. State Library of New South Wales (FL1606978) The Observatory, Point Venus, Otahytey [Tahiti], George Tobin, 1792. State Library of New South Wales (FL1606978)](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/2019/09-sep-2019/signals/the-observatory-point-venus-otahytey-tahiti-george-tobin-1792-state-library-of-new-south-wales-fl160.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160)
29 Sep 2019
Bligh and the peoples of the Pacific: The Polynesian threads in European stories
![Bligh - Hero or Villain? Manipulated Portrait of Rea-Admiral William Bligh. Courtesy of National Library of Australia.](/-/media/anmm/images/whats-on/exhibitions/bligh/bligh_web-hero_2160x1080px_split_credit.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160)
14 Sep 2019
'A bully and a bastard's bastard': Peter FitzSimons on William Bligh
![Plate 19 from a catalogue of the rare and valuable shells which formed the celebrated collection of the late Mrs Bligh Plate 19 from a catalogue of the rare and valuable shells which formed the celebrated collection of the late Mrs Bligh](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/2019/08-aug-2019/plate-19_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160)
29 Aug 2019
A sign of love: Elizabeth Bligh's shell collection
![Conservator Katie Wood using tweezers to place tiny pieces of Japanese tissue paper to repair the tear across the horizontal fold line Conservator Katie Wood using tweezers to place tiny pieces of Japanese tissue paper to repair the tear across the horizontal fold line](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/2019/07-jul-2019/frances-bligh_letter_cropped_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160)
02 Aug 2019
Repairing the Past: Shining a light on Frances Bligh's letter
![Bligh - Hero or Villain? Manipulated Portrait of Rea-Admiral William Bligh. Courtesy of National Library of Australia.](/-/media/anmm/images/whats-on/exhibitions/bligh/bligh_web-hero_2160x1080px_split_credit.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160)
17 Jul 2019
Bad Reputation: William Bligh in Popular Culture
![Postcard depicting a painting of the mutineers turning Lieutenant Bligh adrift from the Bounty, before 1816, ANMM Collection Gift from Rhonda Coleman, ANMS1140[037] Postcard depicting a painting of the mutineers turning Lieutenant Bligh adrift from the Bounty, before 1816, ANMM Collection Gift from Rhonda Coleman, ANMS1140[037]](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/2019/06-jun-2019/mutiny-on-the-bounty_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160)
14 Jun 2019
A mutiny and a mystery
![Mr Bligh's Bad Language, by Greg Dening](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/2019/06-jun-2019/scan_mrblighsbadlanguage_gregdening_crop-sepia.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160)
13 Jun 2019