Blogs

SHARON NICHOLAS REPORTS ON THE ROYAL VISIT AND MUCH MORE It seems quite amazing that another month has flown by and events that only happened a few weeks ago seem like years ago. Since the last blog was posted things at the museum have swung

LUCY HIRSCHLE JOINED THE SG MUSEUM TEAM TO HELP WITH THE FUND RAISING The Transition between 2015 and 2016 has been a busy one for everyone here at the South Georgia Museum. After the successful church decoration event with summer snow coating the ground thickly

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE JAMIE GRANT WITH A MUSEUM TEAM UPDATE It has been another busy month for the Museum team. With the cruise ship season in full steam we have been welcoming passengers and crew alike on ships visiting Grytviken, including the National Geographic Explorer, Polar Pioneer and

NEW EXPERIENCES Matthew and I were carefully delivered to South Georgia on 12th October via the MV Pharos. Matthew was ecstatic to be back on terra firma and I felt blessed to be returning to one of the most remarkable places on the planet. We completed

PREPARING FOR A RECORD BREAKING SEASON We are preparing for our busiest season ever. So far 72 cruise ships are booked to visit in the summer ahead, a couple more than our previous highest number of ships which came eight years ago. We also expect

CURATOR DEIRDRE MITCHELL MARKS THE END OF THE SEASON BY CLIMBING A POLE The end-of-season Blog by Curator Deirdre Mitchell I am writing this blog from the bridge of the FPV Pharos SG, which can only mean we have reached the end of another season

CURATOR DEIRDRE MITCHELL HAS FINISHED THE REDISPLAY OF THE CARR MARITIME GALLERY It’s been a short month, but a very busy one here at South Georgia Museum. For me the slightly quieter ship schedule has given me the chance to tackle one of my biggest

YOUNG VISITOR JACK BARNES WROTE A POEM AFTER GOING ON THE SOUTH GEORGIA MUSEUM WHALING STATION TOUR Over the course of the summer we see quite a few yachts and at the end of January sailing boat s/v Sila sailed in to Grytviken. On board were parents

MUSEUM ASSISTANT SHERI BLUESTEIN WRITES ABOUT OUR BUSY CHRISTMAS PERIOD December was an exceptionally busy and exciting month for the museum team. We had our busiest cruise ship week of the season during Christmas, but prior to that, we were fortunate enough to have a