December 2022 Museum Christmas Blog
December 2022 Museum Christmas Blog by Aoife McKenna, Curatorial Assistant December already! It certainly crept up on us down in South Georgia. With over a thousand visitors to the museum,…
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.
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.…
March 2020: Leaving South Georgia
LEAVING SOUTH GEORGIA March 2020 It was a different end to the season than anticipated; the Covid19 pandemic affecting even the most remote areas of the world.Working life was normal…
February 2020: Curator Jayne and the importance of proper tea
CURATOR JAYNE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER TEA February 2020 When you see South Georgia for the first time, all you see is the steep sided, snow-capped peaks that run…
January 2020: Museum Assistant Hannah educates you in the local lingo
MUSEUM ASSISTANT HANNAH EDUCATES YOU IN THE LOCAL LINGO January 2020 As a language teacher in ‘real life’, I’ve become aware of the many terms that we use here in…
December 2019: Museum Assistant Jerome on snoozy ellies and ill tempered fur seals
MUSEUM ASSISTANT JEROME ON SNOOZY ELLIES AND ILL TEMPERED FUR SEALS December 2019 December is the month when fur seal puppy numbers exploded between Grytviken and King Edward Point with…
November 2019: Taking pride in our work
TAKING PRIDE IN OUR WORK November 2019 Caitlin, the Fundraising Assistant, reports on the November activites at the South Georgia Museum. At the beginning of the month we welcomed the…
October 2019: A crisp start to the season
A CRISP START TO THE SEASON October 2019 L to R: Caitlin, Pat, Jayne and Hannah ready to raise the flags at the start of the 2019-20 season It…
March 2019: Leaving the penguins in charge
By Director, Sarah Lurcock NG Explorer was one of the last ships through for the season. A vivid rainbow connected the ship to the cemetery where the passengers were landing Although…
