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.

10 Dec 2020
Family and a fresh start

17 Nov 2020
Sail, steam and Suez views

16 Nov 2020
Reflecting on the child migrant apology

03 Nov 2020
The Greycliffe ferry disaster

12 Oct 2020
The art of making: New immigration acquisitions
![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 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&hash=3A69D5ECA43C3672784230C5935EDD3BC072BDF1)
07 Sep 2020
Behind barbed wire: Remembering the Dunera boys

28 Aug 2020
Fruits of faith: Finding a place to call home
![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

16 Jul 2020