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.

25 Oct 2019
Hook line and sinker: A reminder of Old Sydney
![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] 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/2019/10-oct-2019/anms0215016_2160x1080-copy.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160&hash=ACFBF7E12E5AACEA7CA7904E1016411EDC5DAC38)
17 Oct 2019
Snowy stories

09 Oct 2019
Hello, Tiger! A new RAN helicopter goes on display
![Goy Galdeano (centre, in white striped top) with the first group of female Spanish assisted migrants to Australia, 1960 [reproduced courtesy Melissa Zabalegui] Goy Galdeano (centre, in white striped top) with the first group of female Spanish assisted migrants to Australia, 1960 [reproduced courtesy Melissa Zabalegui]](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/2019/09-sep-2019/signals/3-goy-galdeano_2160x1080_compressed.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160&hash=46A48236CA3D78D08C4257540F4240E733C88176)
02 Sep 2019
Mutiny on the Montserrat: The 60th anniversary of Operation Eucalyptus

23 Aug 2019
Blackbirding: Australia's slave trade?

04 Jul 2019
What's in the world?

03 Jul 2019
Annette Kellerman: The Mermaid from Marrickville

03 Jul 2019
Oh buoy!

07 Jun 2019