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We invite you to learn more about our team and our work. Through our social media and blogs you can discover the stories and activities of our work on island. Together, we strive to inspire a sense of wonder and responsibility for the planet we all share, whilst encouraging responsible travel and tourism. Join us on our journey...

February Blog: In South Georgia again!
February Blog: In South Georgia again!

It has been five months since I’ve seen the South Georgia Museum team so after three flights, one ship and ten days later I arrived on island for my fourth season, excited to see how everyone was doing.

January Blog: Forget January Blues, South Georgia’s Social Season is Upon Us!
January Blog: Forget January Blues, South Georgia’s Social Season is Upon Us!

The new year welcomed in a different calendar, but our surroundings felt all the more familiar. As the season has gone on, friendships have developed, and we have all become a tight-knit community.

South Georgia Museum Blog – December 2025
South Georgia Museum Blog – December 2025

3 months in! The end of December marks the halfway point for our 6-month season in South Georgia. As the height of Austral summer, Christmas is a busy time in the ship schedule – we opened our doors for 21 ships and 3642 passengers this month.

South Georgia Museum blog – November 2025
South Georgia Museum blog – November 2025

In Deirdre’s last blog, we talk about how November often marks the busiest month of the season for us, and this year was no exception with a bumper 23 ships and 3416 passengers visiting us here at Grytviken over the last four weeks.

South Georgia Museum Blog – October 2025 
South Georgia Museum Blog – October 2025 

This month’s South Georgia Museum Blog is written by Operations Assistant Rachel.  Our journey south began on the 24th of September- or it should have at least.

We saw a lot of dandelions on South Georgia, are they bad?
We saw a lot of dandelions on South Georgia, are they bad?

South Georgia has a unique and fragile ecosystem. Through human intervention, the island has been impacted by the introduction of non-native species, including dandelions. Dandelions, likely introduced unintentionally through Norwegian soil placed on whalers’ graves, have become a common sight on South Georgia. They are

Sledging, Snow-clearing and Shivering: October Blog
Sledging, Snow-clearing and Shivering: October Blog

This October the museum team has been busy getting the museum ready for the busy season ahead. We arrived in late September and greeted their first ship the next day! It’s been an incredibly snowy spring in Grytviken. The first weeks of October, the track

Did the whalers have a supermarket?
Did the whalers have a supermarket?

The whalers probably wished they had a supermarket! The sealers and whalers brought a variety of domestic animals such as reindeer and sheep to South Georgia, mainly for food. Only reindeer were successful in surviving without the whalers’ help . Of the three herds that

Why did whaling in South Georgia stop?
Why did whaling in South Georgia stop?

South Georgia was once a hub for the global whaling industry. For over six decades, the waters surrounding the island were the scene of intense whaling with 175,250 whales killed and processed. The first whaling station on South Georgia was established in 1904 by Norwegian