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.

03 Nov 2020
The Greycliffe ferry disaster

12 Oct 2020
The art of making: New immigration acquisitions
![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 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&hash=B2E18AD8B0FC5DDB7F48A018E3D9FF791C768938)
07 Aug 2020
'Not all beer and skittles': Sydney Harbour pilotage

23 Jul 2020
Cabinet of curiosities

21 May 2020
'Ever your loving son': Arthur Pringle and his letters home

17 Feb 2020
Frolicking and Fossicking: Touring the Great Barrier Reef in 1928

16 Jan 2020
Vintage beach glamour: Five stylish swimming caps

23 Dec 2019
Our top 10 most-read blogs of 2019
![SS Federal docked at a wharf. Built in 1889, owned by McIlwraith McEacharn Limited, wrecked off the Western Australian coast in 1901. ANMM Collection, ANMS0047[142] Black and white photograph of a ship](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/2019/12-dec-2019/signals-129/anms0047142_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160&hash=ED85135FF0A642E0082A17854BF9D61F5B799174)
21 Dec 2019