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VIOLIN MADE ON SOUTH GEORGIA SET TO RETURN TO THE ISLAND A violin that was made in South Georgia has recently been donated to the South Georgia Museum. An inscription inside the instrument reads ‘South Georgia 1924, Henry Panne’. The violin will be an excellent

April 2010   READ ALL ABOUT IT! New painting of Southern Venturer donated to the collection. An eagerly awaited parcel arrived at the South Georgia Museum this week – an amazing painting of the factory ship Southern Venturer. The painting was completed by artist and ex-whaler George Cummings

NEWS Our latest addition to the team, Jane Hill, arrived in South Georgia at the end of January. Having spent many years teaching in the Falkland Islands, she is hoping to share her South Georgia experiences with schools in the UK. She is really enjoying

January 2010 A new exhibition at the Museum on the photography of Theodor Andersson was recently officially opened by the Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Alan Huckle. This month we welcome a new member to the Museum team! Happy New Year from all at the

Alert‘s hydrographic survey operations in South Georgia came to an end on April 13 1930. Later that month she was slipped on the Marine Biological Station slip at King Edward Point and lay on a cradle between two boatsheds until sometime in the early 1930s

Last Thursday saw the arrival of the James Caird replica which will now become one of the star attractions in the new Carr Maritime Gallery. The gallery, which is situated in a former workshop adjacent to the Museum, will also display information on the vessels around South

Read a new article written by Tim and Pauline Carr about their time in South Georgia: REFLECTIONS ON KING EDWARD COVE – By Tim and Pauline Carr. It was one of those rare and perfect afternoons in South Georgia. As our little boat Curlew sailed towards Grytviken,