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.
![Workers place concrete reinforcement steel in the Tooma–Tumut Tunnel, part of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, 1960. Photographer Don Edwards. ANMM Collection Gift from Barbara Alysen ANMS0215[016]](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/october-2019/anms0215016_2160x1080-copy.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160&hash=20173109B44CBE63C50F03B705DAD604FEC8ED84 "Workers place concrete reinforcement steel in the Tooma–Tumut Tunnel, part of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, 1960. Photographer Don Edwards. ANMM Collection Gift from Barbara Alysen ANMS0215[016]")
17 Oct 2019
Seventy years ago today, the first blast was fired in the town of Adaminaby in southern New South Wales, officially marking the start of construction on Australia’s largest engineering project – the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme.
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11 Oct 2019
The Classic and Wooden Boat Festival (CWBF) is set to return to the museum on the first weekend in May 2020. With over 100 unique craft from around Australia afloat and ashore in the Darling Harbour precinct, this unmissable event is special for both boat lovers and curious enthusiasts.
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10 Oct 2019
As a key collaborator on our new exhibition, Sea Monsters – Prehistoric Ocean Predators, we caught up with renowned palaeontologist, Dr Espen Knutsen to uncover more information about his career and what he is currently working on.
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09 Oct 2019
The museum recently welcomed a new addition to its Navy Gallery – a Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk helicopter that served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) between 1988 and 2017.
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08 Oct 2019
We spoke to museum conservator Jeffrey Fox to find out what happened behind-the-scenes to get the Wedgwood blue jasper cameo of Joseph Banks exhibition ready for Bligh – Hero or Villain?
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04 Oct 2019
There is something about 'the deep' and 'prehistoric monsters' that sparks your imagination and brings out your inner child. For our latest exhibition, Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Ocean Predators we sought out the help of three 'kid curators' so they could share stories of sea monsters from their own perspective.
Read more![Dorothea Lange at work [Image courtesy Library of Congress LOC 8b27245a]](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/october-2019/dorothea-lange-at-work2160x1080-version-2.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160&hash=31FF64B5C87516F7EF58F0CB79258E3680BBFB8D "Dorothea Lange at work [Image courtesy Library of Congress LOC 8b27245a]")
03 Oct 2019
Opening later this month, Capturing the home front brings wartime images by Dorothea Lange and other World War II photographers to the museum as part of the 'War and Peace in the Pacific 75' commemorative program.
Read more![Sample wallpaper for Sea Monsters [Hawke Graphics]](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/september-2019/sample-wallpaper-from-sea-monsters_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160&hash=F24D1EA1B16E1A8DF733D5896C7E1AB40302B90D "Sample wallpaper for Sea Monsters [Hawke Graphics]")
30 Sep 2019
We caught up with graphic designer Marianne Hawke to find out what she produced for Sea Monsters, her inspiration for the exhibition and what she found the most challenging.
Read more![The Observatory, Point Venus, Otahytey [Tahiti], George Tobin, 1792. State Library of New South Wales (FL1606978)](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/september-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&hash=BDA2921588A5DC84B2E5D329280CBFC220635D65 "The Observatory, Point Venus, Otahytey [Tahiti], George Tobin, 1792. State Library of New South Wales (FL1606978)")
29 Sep 2019
The museum’s new exhibition Bligh: Hero or Villain? urges us to think about the debates over William Bligh’s personality and career. Curator Dr Stephen Gapps provides some context on an aspect often forgotten among the copious amount of literature, film and discussion around Bligh – the role of the peoples of the Pacific islands in this story.
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28 Sep 2019
Seventy years ago this October, work began on Australia’s largest engineering project – the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme. Curator Kim Tao shares the story of Portuguese newlyweds José and Maria Coelho, who swapped sunny Madeira Island for the isolation of the Snowy Mountains.
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