South Georgia Museum

About Us

The South Georgia Museum is located in the villa at Grytviken on the sub-Antarctic island of that formerly acted as the whaling station manager’s house.

About Us

Visiting

Options for a for a visit to South Georgia are varied. For most it would be on a cruise ship. Vessels make about 60 visits to the island each year.

Visiting

History

The museum was established by Nigel Bonner in 1991 as a whaling museum. Its scope now embraces all the main areas of island’s history

History

Latest News

The museum staff keep blogs during the season. See the latest new here and look through all the previous blogs back to 2007.

Latest News

Inside the Museum

Museum Virtual Tour

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3D virtual tour of Grytviken and the Museum made in 2014 Rolf Stange and hosted on https://www.antarctic.eu many thanks to 

Inside the Museum Shop

Time lapse video taken inside the museum shop

Latest News Posts

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Museum Collections

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Bonner Room
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Fullerton Room
Larsen Room
Larsen Room
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Ringdal or Whalers Bunk Room
Whalers Trades Room
Whalers Trades Room
Allardyce Room
Allardyce Room
Prince Room
Prince Room
Jarvis Room
Jarvis Room
The Carr Maritime Gallery
The Carr Maritime Gallery
Exhibition News
Exhibition News

Worsley’s Almanac

This nautical almanac was used by Captain Frank Worsley in 1916 to navigate the lifeboat James Caird from Elephant Island to South Georgia to rescue the shipwrecked crew of Endurance.
Worsley’s Almanac This nautical almanac was used by Captain Frank Worsley in 1916 to navigate the lifeboat James Caird from Elephant Island to South Georgia to rescue the shipwrecked crew of Endurance. South Georgia Museum.2013.1
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