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…

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…

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…

Southern Bottlenose whale Object Number: 2002.5.342 In 2002 the remains of a Southern Bottlenose whale were found in Wirik Bay, a small bay on the south-eastern corner of South Georgia.…

Object Title:  The Quest Crow’s Nest This is the crow’s nest (lookout barrel) which was removed from the mast of Shackleton’s last expedition ship Quest.  Excitingly the crow’s nest arrives…

Object Title: Guerlain sapoceti soap Object Number: 2012.7 In the 19th and 20th Century much time, effort and money were expended in the pursuit of whales and their natural products.…

Object Title: Artificial Albatross Nest Object Number: 2022.39 This month we look at an unusual object - an artificial nest used by breeding albatross on Bird Island. Lying off the…

This months blog has been written by Patrick Lurcock. Pat worked as a Government Officer for South Georgia and since retiring from that role, he now regularly works as part…

Object Title: Clothing worn during the 1982 conflict Object Number: 2013.2-7 To mark the 40th anniversary of the invasion of South Georgia by Argentine troops on the 3 April 1982,…

Object Title: Insulators Object Number: 1995.03.208 This porcelain insulator is one of three. They are the remnants of an electrical time synchronization system that was the first of its kind…