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2014-15 Scott's 'Discovery' hut artefact repopulation, Physical Laboratory2019-20 Emperor penguin skeletons at Scott's 'Discovery' Hut2013-14 Observation Hill behind Scott's 'Discovery' hut, Hut Point (001)2017-18 Scott's 'Discovery' hut, interior, East wall artefacts

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Through our mission to conserve, share and encourage the spirit of exploration, Antarctic Heritage Trust cares for the remarkable expedition bases of the early Antarctic explorers and shares the legacy of exploration through outreach programmes and expeditions to engage and inspire a new generation of explorers.

 

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Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project (RSHRP)

A multi-year, multi-site international heritage conservation project to secure the five historic explorer bases of Robert Falcon Scott, Sir Ernest Shackleton, Carsten Borchgrevink and Sir Edmund Hillary, and conserve the thousands of artefacts associated with the sites.

 

Inspiring Explorers™ Programme

Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Inspiring Explorers Expeditions™ provide opportunities for young people to experience and challenge themselves in the polar regions. They connect young people with the legacy the Trust cares for and encourage them to embrace the spirit of exploration.

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Nigel Watson and Bengt Rotmo on the South Pole Expedition2007 Adelie penguins outside Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut2019-20 Hillary's TAE/IGY Hut inspection, interior (019)Scott Base 2008-09 'Terra Nova' hut, interior artefacts (226)2003 K440 at Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut, interior - Survey of box types (045)2010-11 Cricket Harbeck at the Cape Royds field camp2006-07 Robert Clendon packing artefacts for conservation, Cape Royds (001)2002 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, interior survey image - Annexe (010)2010-11 Emperor penguin outside Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, Cape Evans2008 K170 Winter team 2005 Seal blubber, Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, Cape Evans2019-20 Food supplies in Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut (011)Inspiring Explorer Hollie Woodhouse during the Greenland Ice Cap crossing2003-04 Bunks and reindeer fur sleeping bags in Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut (008)Iceberg at GodthulWardroom table and stove, Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut2010-11 Sledge runner attachments outside Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, Cape Royds2003 K440 at Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut - Stables, looking East2004-05 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut conservation (237)2007 Box of hops inside Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut, Cape RoydsFodder bales and stable wall during weather event2008-09 'Terra Nova' hut, Gord Macdonald, Western Annexe, cladding (125)2004-05 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut conservation (238)2019-20 Hillary's Hut at Scott Base2002 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, interior - Galley bulkhead stores boxes (002)2015-16 Cape Adare scene (002)2005-06 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, exterior, Cape Evans (005)Borchgrevink's Stores Hut at Cape Adare during the 2019-20 season (003)Members of the Antarctic Heritage Trust Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ encounter whiteout conditions during their ski crossing of South Georgia (001)2019-20 AHT GM Operations and Communications Francesca Eathorne in Scott's 'Discovery' Hut2012-13 Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut inspection, exterior (005)Ilford camera film cannisters, Hillary's TAE/IGY hut2004-05 Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut exterior (037)2010-11 Repaired knitwear inside Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut (004)2004-05 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, work task, inspection (123)2008-09 'Terra Nova' hut, Interior (044)2008 Provisions and boxes inside Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut2010-11 Randy Churchill working on the Latrine, Cape Evans2019-20 Food supplies in Shackleton's 'Nimrod' HutHillary's Hut VR 2.0 Tour - ManatÅ« Taonga (010)2004-05 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, work task, inspection (93)2015-16 External artefacts at Cape Adare (020)Inspiring Explorers Emily Wilson and Ana Ross (004)2005 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut interior, Cape Evans (008)2004-05 Scott's 'Discovery' hut, interior (031)2013-14 Josiah Wagener at Barne Glacier (002)2015-16 Location image - Borchgrevink and Fougner's bunks, Borchgrevink's hut2017-18 Scott's 'Discovery' hut, interior, Stove Area partition boxesBook dust jacket

Our Stories

Historic Medicine at Cape Evans

Jane Hamill, Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Lead Conservator, tells us about the return of Dr Wilson’s historic medical kit to Scott’s Terra Nova hut at Cape Evans.

Shackleton's Peas

Antarctic Heritage Trust Conservator Belinda Hager discusses the treatment of canned food tins from Shackleton’s hut at Cape Royds.

Artefacts Returned to Cape Evans

The team repatriated several items to Scott’s Terra Nova hut at Cape Evans this season including an improvised sledge distance meter wheel once owned by George Murray Levick.

2022-23 Summer Season Complete

The Trust’s On-Ice Conservation team spent seven weeks in Antarctica undertaking a comprehensive monitoring and maintenance programme on the historic Ross Island explorer bases

Cape Adare - First Impressions

Antarctic Heritage Trust's team arrive at Cape Adare for the first time since the field camp on site was completed during the 2019-20 summer season.

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