As part of its management of the South Georgia Museum, SGHT is seeking a qualified Museum Curator to manage a unique and extensive collection of artefacts in the museum. Whilst at South Georgia during the Antarctic Season, the Curator will look after the collection held in the South Georgia Museum […]
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The South Georgia Archaeological Project (SGAP) was developed by the South Georgia Heritage Trust and the first expedition was completed in March 2019 as part of our programme of conserving the island’s heritage. The map below shows the landing sites followed by an introduction to the 2019 expedition. Links to […]
The South Georgia Archaeological Project is now underway! See the project page here. Follow the team’s progress with the hash tag #SGArchExpedition Twitter: @SG_Archaeology , @ucamarchaeology , @SAERI_FI , @GovSGSSI , @NatGeo , @FOSGI_News @SGHTcharitysite @IridiumComm , @DanMERCAIR , (hash tags #iridium, #iridiumNEXT) The Satellite trackers are RockSTARs by Rock7 : @r7satellite […]
At the SGHT AGM in London on 28th February 2019 we said farewell to Philippa Foster Back CBE, who retired from the Board after chairing the Trust since 2016. During Philippa’s Chairmanship the island of South Georgia was officially declared free of rodents. This announcement followed Phase 4 of our […]
You can follow four beautiful species of #Albatross, from #egg to #fledge in 2019 using the hashtag #AlbatrossStories on: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Albytaskforce Twitter https://twitter.com/AlbyTaskForce Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/albatross_stories/ or on the new blog https://community.rspb.org.uk/getinvolved/b/albatross-stories Image: Oli Prince
BBC Inside Science (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00025cq) features the Weddell Sea Expedition (https://weddellseaexpedition.org/expedition-blog/) and it’s search for Shackleton’s lost ship Endurance (21min 20s into the programme) Prof. Julian Dowdeswell talks about the expedition, on a ship to shore line, giving an excellent recount of the epic journey Shackleton and his men embarked on […]
We first reported on these wonderful penguins last June. They were made by the Scottish Knit and Natter group and have now made the long journey right down to the end of the world and have finally reached “home” in Antarctica. But this is not the end of their adventures. […]
You are warmly invited to the Private Viewing of Theo Crutchley-Mack’s first opening exhibition of the touring show: ‘Painting the Whaling Stations of South Georgia’ View 25 new original paintings and drawings in Theo’s first major exhibition since his 2 month Residency with the South Georgia Heritage Trust. Thu 17 […]
When you see an object in the Museum at South Georgia it would be easy to overlook the journey it may have made to get there. For example this scale model of Shackleton’s ship Endurance. The model, donated by creator Ken Greenwood from northern Georgia (USA), was professionally packed, glass […]
The South Georgia Association Autumn Event this year (in association with Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute) comprises a diverse programme including presentations on history, conservation, ecology, the arts and exploration. The speakers include SGHT’s Dickie Hall, Habitat Restoration (Survey Phase) Project Director and Theo Crutchley-Mack, Artist in Residence […]