September 2023
Object Title: Patagonian Toothfish Object Number: 2022.29 The South Georgia Museum Object of the Month for September Is a Patagonian Toothfish made from a cast of a large adult fish…
August 2023
Object Title: Felt hat Object Number: 2017.4.1 Continuing the theme of hats, this month we look at a hat from the late 18th century collected from a shipwreck camp at…
June 2023
Object Title: Whaler’s Cap Object Number: 2021.1 There is something about this old tweed cap, with its frayed and stained lining from years of wear, which connects us to the…
May 2023
Object Title: South Georgia Pipit Object Number: 2022.25 Our Object of the Month is the wonderful South Georgia Pipit, Anthus antarcticus. This tiny song bird is endemic to South Georgia…
April 2023
Object Title: Petrel blueprint Object Number: 2013.13 Our Object of the Month is a very fragile blueprint of a whale catcher called Petrel. A blueprint is a technical drawing, created…
March 2023
Object Title: Copper plate etched with rabbit and penguin motif Object Number : 2022.43 This month’s object was chosen by Aoife McKenna, the Curatorial Intern for the 2022-23 museum season.…
February 2023
Object Title: Steel rivet. This month, in celebration of the opening of the Grytviken Main Store to visitors, our object of the month will focus on an item that…
January 2023
Object of the month: Endurance22 Tribute. January’s Object of the Month was left on South Georgia by a very special team of people. On 5th March 2022, the Endurance22…
December 2022
Object of the Month December 2022 Crampons worn on the first ascent of the highest mountain on South Georgia Object Title: Crampons Object Number : 2015.3 These crampons…
November 2022
Object Title: Radar Set and Radio Whale Beacon Object Number: Radar set 1992.3.007, Marconi radio transmitter and receiver 1998.4.288 and radio beacon 1995.1.220 This month we bring you several objects…
