March 2023 Museum Blog – On South Georgia, time has a habit of getting away from you
South Georgia Museum Blog - March 2023 On South Georgia, time has a habit of getting away from you – and this season has been no different. One moment the…
February 2023 Museum Blog – BUSYNESS, BIRTHDAYS AND BUGS!
February Blog by Helen Balfour (Museum Assistant) BUSYNESS, BIRTHDAYS AND BUGS! When reading all of the previous blogs that my colleagues have written, we always reflect on how busy…
January 2023 Museum Blog – Happy New Year!
January 2023 Museum Blog - Happy New Year! Happy New Year from the SGHT Gritvyken team! January has seen fewer visitors at Grytviken which has given us the opportunity to…
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,…
November 2022 Museum Blog: Our first full month as a whole team
November was our first full month as a whole team and we have already attended weddings together, witnessed births and successfully moved house! Let me introduce you to my new…
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…
September 2022: An early start to the museum season!
September 2022: An early start to the museum season! Travelling to such a remote island involves a lot of planning in advance, and there’s a saying on Antarctic research stations…
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.
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…
