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.

17 May 2016
Flying home: How to make a zoetrope

22 Apr 2016
Cook and Banks: Charting the rumoured great Southern Land

09 Feb 2016
Pieces of Eight and a Parrot Pinata

22 Jan 2016
'The greatest threat to our oceans is ignorance'

11 Nov 2015
How to make…a buttercream battleship or delicious destroyer cake

08 Sep 2015
Golden doubloon spice cookies for peckish pirates

11 Aug 2015
How to create lighthouse story shadow puppets

22 Jun 2015
A new artificial reef at the Australian National Maritime Museum

12 May 2015