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New way to search the SG Museum Collection
New way to search the SG Museum Collection

Discover the story of South Georgia by using the new search function that makes it easy to search all the historic objects in the South Georgia Museum Collections. The search function on the South Georgia Museum website is user friendly and multi-layered to make it

Capturing the Human Stories of Whaling
Capturing the Human Stories of Whaling

Announcing the launch of The Whalers’ Memory Bank – a digital platform collecting and sharing important whaling social history. With thanks to funding from the UK National Lottery Heritage Fund, SGHT announced today the start of a major project capturing the human stories of ex-whalers

October 2022 Museum Blog: October started with the first elephant seal pup being born on the track to Grytviken
October 2022 Museum Blog: October started with the first elephant seal pup being born on the track to Grytviken

Top Image: Male elephant seal using a pipe on the track as a pillow October started with the first elephant seal pup being born on the track to Grytviken and for the next few weeks we were treated to watching it grow on our daily

News coverage on South Georgia Museum full reopening
News coverage on South Georgia Museum full reopening

News coverage of the full reopening of the South Georgia Museum. The Museum is fully open and offering all its services for the first time since its early closure during 2019-20 season!

Enjoy a more intimate view of South Georgia.
Enjoy a more intimate view of South Georgia.

In a weekly series of Facebook posts, Jerome Viard is looking back on the six months he spent living and working on South Georgia whilst working as a Museum Assistant. Living on the island gives those lucky enough to do so opportunities few will ever

South Georgia Museum launches a new website
South Georgia Museum launches a new website

A new website for the South Georgia Museum means that anyone, from anywhere around the world, can “visit” the museum even if they will never step foot on South Georgia. The Museums location in the middle of a mountainous icy sub-Antarctic island means that relatively

February 2019: Big Ships and Little Ships
February 2019: Big Ships and Little Ships

Big Ships and Little Ships – Written by Curatorial Intern Finlay Raffle February has been another eventful month for the team down at Grytviken. We started with a visit from the cruise ship Prinsendam which, with over 650 passengers, is the largest vessel to have visited South Georgia

November 2011: Liz Adams tells us about some of the events at the museum throughout November
November 2011: Liz Adams tells us about some of the events at the museum throughout November

LIZ ADAMS TELLS US ABOUT SOME OF THE EVENTS AT THE MUSEUM THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER At the end of October the museum team were given some basic medical training from Sam, the British Antarctic Survey doctor. The morning heard a lot of laughter as well as

July 2011: New job opportunity with South Georgia Heritage Trust!
July 2011: New job opportunity with South Georgia Heritage Trust!

NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY WITH SOUTH GEORGIA HERITAGE TRUST! South Georgia Heritage Trust have a vacancy for the new role of SGHT Director, South Georgia. The new Director will be responsible for overseeing all SGHT operations and staff on South Georgia. The position will be full-time