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:
January 2022
Object Title: Funeral banner Object Number: 2019.48 This funeral banner is one of two that was used in the Grytviken...
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December 2021
Grytviken Kino: Billboard for a Christmas and New Year Festival of Fun
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November 2021
Object Title: Introduced animal teeth and bone Object Number: SGHT.2016.14 This month's object was written by Maddi Kuras Maddi Kuras...
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October 2021
Object Title: Casts of colossal squid beak and clubs Object Number: 2020.13 These objects are replicas of the beak and...
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September 2021
Object Title: Whalers' bunkbeds These wooden bunk beds came out of the Russebrakka. This was the oldest of several barrack...
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August 2021
Object Title: Flight helmet Object Number: 2016.16 This flight helmet is an object from the more recent history of the...
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April 2021
Object Title: Toy Panda Object Number: 2015.5 This stuffed toy panda belonged to Gerald McLeod who lived at King Edward...
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March 2021
Object of the Month Object Title: Wooden travel chess set Object Number: 2021.2 This small, unassuming wooden chess set is...
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February 2021
Coronula diadema - Whale barnacle 1998.6.305 - 44mm x 52mm This crown shaped shell is a whale barnacle. Although once...
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January 2021
Museum Director Sarah picks out a whaler’s handcrafted knife as an example of a museum object that speaks to her....
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December 2020
Christmas 1954 Menu for Southern Harvester Object Number: 2014.4.11 The menu is part of a small collection donated by Bill...
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November 2020
November The Curator, Jayne, chooses one of her favourite objects from the museum. The South Georgia version of the Ten...
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