Object of the Month Archive
Our Object of the Month opens up the store cupboards to bring you a piece from our collection in more detail. The Curator and guests choose an object every month to showcase some interesting finds.
Here are the objects we’ve featured:
December 2023
A merry Xmas?” - Whaler’s Diary and Photograph album 1937 It seems it was perhaps not the merriest Christmas for...
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November 2023
Shackleton’s Sledging Compass and Replica Sledging Flag Object Title: Sledging Compass & Replica Flag This month we bring you two...
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October 2023
Object Title: Illicit still Object Number: 1992.3.044 In October many people start thinking of ghouls and spirits as Halloween approaches. ...
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September 2023
Object Title: Patagonian Toothfish Object Number: 2022.29 The South Georgia Museum Object of the Month for September Is a Patagonian...
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August 2023
Object Title: Felt hat Object Number: 2017.4.1 Continuing the theme of hats, this month we look at a hat from...
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April 2023
Object Title: Petrel blueprint Object Number: 2013.13 Our Object of the Month is a very fragile blueprint of a whale...
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March 2023
Object Title: Copper plate etched with rabbit and penguin motif Object Number : 2022.43 This month’s object was chosen by...
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February 2023
Object Title: Steel rivet. This month, in celebration of the opening of the Grytviken Main Store to visitors, our...
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January 2023
Object of the month: Endurance22 Tribute. January’s Object of the Month was left on South Georgia by a very special...
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December 2022
Object of the Month December 2022 Crampons worn on the first ascent of the highest mountain on South Georgia Object...
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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...
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October 2022
Southern Bottlenose whale Object Number: 2002.5.342 In 2002 the remains of a Southern Bottlenose whale were found in Wirik Bay,...
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