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…
News coverage of the full reopening of the South Georgia Museum. The Museum is fully open and offering all its services for the first time since its early closure during…
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…
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…
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,…
