Whale of a Weekend Lived Up To Its Name Alliteration aside, it truly was a “Whale of a Weekend!”. This remarkable festival turned Dundee Scotland’s waterfront into a hive of history, art, science, and soul. From the V&A Museum, (Victoria and Albert) to Discovery Point, the weekend pulsed with shared stories, striking sculpture, powerful conservation…
March got off to an exciting start in Grytviken, with the arrival of a handful of unexpected (but very welcome!) visitors. The day after we’d been discussing how incredible it would be to spot a leopard seal, one turned up on the shoreline close to the whaling station! Read more in the blog here…
It has been a busy season in Grytviken. January brought us to 79 ship visits and well past 10,000 visitors for the season. We often get asked what we do when there are no ships visiting. With ship visits starting to wind down in February, we have had time to do some non-ship work so…
The opening weeks of 2025 have continued in much the same theme as the busy Christmas and New Year period, with 25 ships visiting during January. This month also marked an important milestone in the season – our 10,000th visitor! Read more in the blog here..
South Georgia never remains the same for long (we know this by looking at a five-day weather forecast). The elements that make up our lives here, who we are surrounded by, and the furry friends we meet, all change with the movement of the seasons. Read more in the blog here..
The refrain from the museum team throughout November was ‘where did October go?!’, and it seems like November has now met the same fate! November was a busy month for the museum team, with us welcoming 22 ships and 2570 passengers to Grytviken! Read more in the blog here
This October the museum team has been busy getting the museum ready for the busy season ahead. We arrived in late September and greeted their first ship the next day! Read more in the museum blog..
Congratulations to Elaine Shemilt on her successful fundraising run funds for SGHT!
The Boss’ Memorial Cross transported over 7,000 thousand miles from South Georgia to Dundee aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough. On Monday 20 May 2024, it was announced that the cross from Shackleton’s Hope Point memorial will soon be on display at Discovery Point Museum; home of the Royal Research Ship (RRS) Discovery, the ship that first…
It seems like no time at all that we were all staring down at King Edward Point from the deck of the Fisheries Patrol Vessel Pharos SG – eagerly anticipating the coming season and all the adventures it would contain. .. Read the full blog on the South Georgia Island Museum blog …