The Main Store at Grytviken, in South Georgia is now open to visitors. The huge two-storey building is the oldest and largest remaining historic building in the abandoned whaling station and heritage site. Over the past five years the Main Store has undergone sympathetic restoration and curation by the Government of South Georgia &…
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The Museum on South Georgia is fully open and offering all its services for the first time since its early closure during 2019-20 season. It was closed slightly early in March 2020 due to the global pandemic and remained closed the following summer and then a very small team managed to partially operate the museum…
We are delighted to share with you the latest edition of Island Restoration News from the Gough Island Restoration Programme “This issue opens with a welcome from Andrew Callender, Gough Island Restoration Programme Executive, who tells us more about the key objectives of the investigation to better understand why the eradication programme on Gough…
It is expected to be the busiest season ever at the South Georgia Museum. Our team is just heading south to fully reopen the museum for the first time since its early closure in March 2020 due to the global pandemic. Follow the story as our new museum team head south to bring the…
Thank you to everyone who took part! The auction ended on 10 August More than 30 fabulous auction lots were available – including a Trip of a Lifetime for Two to Antarctica! https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/southgeorgiacharityauction
‘Habitat Restoration – The Untold Stories’ Join us for this free online event at 6pm (UK time) on Wednesday 27 July 2022. Follow the link below to find out more, and to sign up to book your place. SGHT’s Habitat Restoration Project was a huge undertaking and remains the world’s largest invasive successful rodent eradication…
Its official, the Quest crow’s nest has now left the UK shores aboard the MV Scout. On September 1922, Quest departed the UK, heading South on an Antarctic adventure under Sir Ernest Shackleton’s command. Following the death of Shackleton and a short expedition to the Weddell Sea, Quest returned to the UK in 1923. The…
Congratulations to all involved in this historic Endurdance22 achievement. Read the press release here (Image © Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust / National Geographic):
Happy #AntarcticaDay! A special day noting the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959 & environmental protection of the continent & the Southern Ocean. 62 years ago 12 countries came together, we hope the #AntarcticTreaty System can be a model to address future climate change.