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.
![Henry Lippmann (centre, with hand on chin) during a lesson at the Jewish ORT school in Berlin, Germany, c 1939. ANMM Collection ANMS0219[007], gift from Henry Lippmann](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/september-2020/anms0219007_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2155 "Henry Lippmann (centre, with hand on chin) during a lesson at the Jewish ORT school in Berlin, Germany, c 1939. ANMM Collection ANMS0219[007], gift from Henry Lippmann")
07 Sep 2020
Behind barbed wire: Remembering the Dunera boys
28 Aug 2020
Fruits of faith: Finding a place to call home
17 Aug 2020
75th anniversary of Indonesian independence
![The second pilot steamer Captain Cook (II) was designed by W D Cruikshank and built at Mort’s Dock & Engineering Company in 1892. Used as a naval training ship during World War II, it was scuttled off Sydney in October 1947. Photographed c 1920 by William James Hall. ANMM Collection ANMS1092[015] Gift from Mr and Mrs Glassford](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/august-2020/anms1092015_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160 "The second pilot steamer Captain Cook (II) was designed by W D Cruikshank and built at Mort’s Dock & Engineering Company in 1892. Used as a naval training ship during World War II, it was scuttled off Sydney in October 1947. Photographed c 1920 by William James Hall. ANMM Collection ANMS1092[015] Gift from Mr and Mrs Glassford")
07 Aug 2020
'Not all beer and skittles': Sydney Harbour pilotage
16 Jul 2020
Las Balsas: The world's longest raft journey
20 Apr 2020
Mythbusting Cook: Fact fiction and total fallacy
15 Apr 2020
Paths for peace: High school students reflect on World War II in the Pacific
22 Dec 2019
Cook in the curriculum: An opportunity to re-evaluate Cook's place in history
13 Dec 2019