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15 Mar 2021
Applications are now open for grants and internships through the Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme (MMAPSS).
Read moreDiscover 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.
15 Mar 2021
Applications are now open for grants and internships through the Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme (MMAPSS).
Read more18 Feb 2021
DNA analysis reveals the origins of a curious object in the museum's collection.
Read more10 Feb 2021
On this day in 1964, HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Voyager collided during night exercises off the coast of New South Wales. The collision remains Australia's worst peacetime disaster, with 82 men tragically killed.
Read more31 Jan 2021
An exhibition closing soon at the museum reflects on two significant events in the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples – the arrival of James Cook in 1770 and the 1967 Referendum that recognised them as citizens in their own country.
Read more21 Jan 2021
It is estimated that every year, 8 million tonnes of plastics enter our ocean. This is in addition to the estimated 150 million tonnes that currently circulate in our marine environments. A new exhibition at the museum, aims to raise awareness of this problem and prompt a change in our wasteful habits.
Read more18 Jan 2021
Announcing the winners of the Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize and the Australian Community Maritime History Prize.
Read more31 Dec 2020
Before we say goodbye to the challenging year that was 2020, we thought we'd take a look back at the blogs you loved the most!
Read more16 Dec 2020
In 2001, Mona Hussain (born 1969) left her family, friends and a successful career in London to begin a new life in Australia with her American-born husband Mark (Dexter) Duncan.
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