Blackbirding: Australia's slave trade?
23 Aug 2019
In 1847 Benjamin Boyd, an early colonial businessman better known for his whaling ventures, shipped 65 men from New Caledonia and Vanuatu to Eden on the south coast of New South Wales.
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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.
What's in the world?
04 Jul 2019
The Blaeu globe is one of the oldest objects in the collection. Recently the conservation team carried out visual and photographic analysis to work out how this globe was made and find out what has happened to it over the last 400 years…
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Annette Kellerman: The Mermaid from Marrickville
03 Jul 2019
When you think of the images associated with cigarette packaging today, it doesn’t come close to this photograph of the famous Australian swimming star, Annette Kellerman. This cigarette card features a promotional still of Kellerman for her leading role in the film, A Daughter of the Gods (1916).
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Stitched with love
07 Jun 2019
The wonderful story of how a love of knitting united two countries.
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Style Files: vintage fashion in boating magazines
17 May 2019
Celebrating the retro style of 60's advertising
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Remembering the marvelous maritime mothers
10 May 2019
As Mother’s Day approaches a maritime museum is not usually a place one would look for motherly sentiment. Yet here at the museum and the Vaughan Evans Library there are small yet extraordinary reminders of what motherhood can mean.
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Hats off to Gervaise Purcell
07 May 2019
Most lovers of Australian photography will be familiar with the iconic images of Max Dupain. However, they may not be as familiar with the work of one of his extraordinary contemporaries - Gervaise Purcell.
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The spirit of adventure
29 Apr 2019
Meet Justin Jones ‘Jonesy’ − modern adventurer and explorer.
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Anyone for tea?
15 Apr 2019
The death of Captain Cook may seem a bizarre scene for a tea tray, but such an item was the perfect gift for wealthy industrialist Henry Bolckow.
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