Museum

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We are the most comprehensive museum south of the Antarctic Convergence.

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South Georgia Museum was originally set up by biologist Nigel Bonner in 1991 as a whaling museum, to conserve the decades of documents and artefacts from the sealing and whaling eras that were in danger of being lost or destroyed. Read more about Nigel Bonner in the Museum website.

Over time, and with sincere thanks to the love and care bestowed on it over fourteen years by caretakers Tim and Pauline Carr, the museum collection has been growing to encompass all of the historical and natural elements of the island in its collection. In 2011, we were thrilled to appoint a full time museum director, Sarah Lurcock.  In addition we have seasonal curatorial and educational staff to share their enthusiasm with all visitors.

Listen to Sarah Lurcock (SGHT Director on South Georgia) talking about the Museum and life on the island on AntArctic Stories podcast (August 2019) here

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Visit the South Georgia Museum website to view the online collection and read the museum staff’s blog under latest news.

Meet the team for the 2023/24 season

Here are some headlines from the museum staff blog:

2021-2022  Season

– no blog this season but check out the museum Instagram account!

2020-2021  Season

– Season was canceled due to covid this season but see the news on the museum website.

2014-2015 Season

  • March-April 2015 Curator Deirdre Mitchell marks the end of the season by climbing a pole. Read more...
  • February 2015  Curator Deirdre Mitchell has finished the redisplay of the Carr Maritime Gallery. Read more...
  • 10 year old Jack Barnes wrote a poem Young visitor Jack Barnes wrote a poem after going on the South Georgia Museum Whaling Station Tour.  Read more...
  • January 2015 Museum Assistant Rachel Morris tell about an unusual Night at the Museum. Read more...
  • December 2014 Museum Assistant Sheri Bluestein writes about our busy Christmas period. Read more...
  • November 2014 Curator Deirdre starts tackling her huge range of tasks. Read more...
  • October 2014 A new museum team arrive ready for a busy summer ahead. Read more...

Earlier Seasons

  • Appeal for photographs of Stores in Grytviken Whaling Station Can you help the South Georgia Museum with your old photographs? Posted May 29th 2014. Read more...
  • February 2014 Museum Assistant Josie Clark on film crews, yacht visitors, pipits and whales. Read more...
  • January 2014 Museum Assistant Kris Allan on the events of January at the South Georgia Museum. Read more...
  • Albatross raises funds for South Georgia's birds South Georgia Museum auctions stunning albatross sculpture. Read more...
  • November 2013 Getting going for the new season. Read more...
  • March 2013 Louise survives another storm and it is goodbye to the museum team. Read more...
  • January 2013 Volunteer Sam Moore writes about the varied experiences he has had during his month helping out at the Museum. Read more...
  • December 2012 Museum Assistant Gemma French brings us to date to the end of the year. Read more...
  • November 2012 There is a dead rat in the cellar… Thomas Kennedy, the Curatorial Intern rounds up events from November. Read more...
  • October 2012 And we're off; but can we have a gun please. SG Director Sarah Lurcock writes at the start of the new season with an update to the end of the year. Read more...
  • March 2012 SGHT Director SG Sarah Lurcock rounds up the 2011/12 season with the news from March. Read more...
  • February 2012 Museum Assistant Henrick Løvendahl writes of events in February as the season draws to a close. Read more...
  • January 2012 Museum Assistant Sue Werner reports on all the events in a busy January at the South Georgia Museum. Read more...
  • December 2011 Curatorial Intern Katie Murray gives us a run down of the last month at the South Georgia Museum. Happy New Year! Read more...
  • November 2011 Liz Adams tells us about some of the events at the museum throughout November. Read more...
  • October 2011 The new museum season has started. Read what the team have been up to by Sue Edwards Read more...