- Partnership with Natural History Museum
- International Polar Year
- Image Gallery and Virtual Tours
- Unique Fungi Found at Expedition Bases
- Protected Under the Antarctic Treaty
Educating and Inspiring
"In memories we were rich. We had pierced the veneer of outside things. We had 'suffered, starved and triumphed, groveled down yet grasped at glory, grown bigger in the bigness of the whole...'we had reached the naked soul of man."
Shackleton describing the end of the crossing of South Georgia (Imperial Trans Antarctic Endurance Expedition 1914 –17)
To Strive. To Seek. To Find. And Not to Yield. That is the inscription carved on the memorial cross located Observation Hill, Antarctica. A tribute to Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s Polar Party.
Scott’s journey to the South Pole represents just one of the many incredible stories associated with the first expedition parties who opened Antarctica to the world in the name of science and exploration. The research these expedition parties gathered has played a significant part in the understanding of science in Antarctica (and the world).
The names of Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton, the men who led those expeditions, are as well known today as they were a century ago. Their spirit and values remain just as relevant— perhaps even more so now in the 21st century — in an age many debate is short of heroes.
The four bases and the supplies associated with those first expeditions still remain in Antarctica and stand as monuments to this extraordinary period of history and to those timeless qualities associated with adventure and exploration.
As the Trust’s Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project gains momentum the Trust is also turning its attention to its second objective: forming strategic partnerships with institutions to educate and inspire another generation to go out and explore and discover.
In the first step of developing education and outreach the Trust has joined with the Natural History Museum, London to profile the two organisations' strong links to Antarctic exploration and science. Click here to learn more about the partnership.
Related Links and Documents
Natural History Musuem Partnership
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