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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.

 

Icy Heritage provides public access to Antarctic Heritage Trust's growing image collection. It was established in 2023 to showcase the work of the Trust, and new items are added frequently to the digital collection. We invite you to search our collections and contact us for any image requests.

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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2010-11 K170 team members take a break at the field camp, Cape Evans2005 Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut interior, Cape Royds (003)2003-04 Scott's 'Discovery' Hut and McMurdo StationPortable fuel camp stove and magazines in Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut (001)2008-09 'Terra Nova' hut, interior artefacts (254)Shackleton Falls, South Georgia (001)AHT Conservator Lizzie Meek treating a bottle of Savoy Sauce2010-11 Blubber stack platform removed, Cape Evans (001)2002-03 Hoar frost and ice in Scott's 'Terra Nova' Hut2007 K170, Scott's 'Terra Nova' Hut - Stocked shelving, Ponting's darkroom (001)2009-10 AHT's Martin Wenzel working on Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, Cape Evans2013-14 Location image, artefacts, Scott's 'Discovery' hut, Hut Point2010-11 Remains of a Speights barrel outside Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut (003)2013-14 Hägglunds travelling over a crack in the sea-ice (003)2015-16 External artefacts at Cape Adare (024)2019-20 External fretting Venesta cases, Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut (006)2008-09 'Terra Nova' hut artefact monitoring, exterior (015)2019-20 Artefacts requiring treatment - Pantry boxes, main room, Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut (010)2008-09 'Terra Nova' fodder bales (035)2010-11 Inaccessible Island from Cape EvansInspiring Explorer Keith Parsons sets up his camera for a shot (002)2008 Blood Falls on the Taylor Glacier2004-05 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, Cape Evans, internal timber supports (029)2010-11 Shelf on the rebuilt bulkhead, Cape Evans2013-14 Blubber stove inside Scott's 'Discovery' hut, Hut Point2020-21 Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut, hut exterior (008)2018-19 Mess Deck inside Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut at Cape Evans2020-21 Venesta Cases at 'Nimrod' hut, Cape Royds (006)2020-21 'Terra Nova' Hut, hut exterior (07)Inspiring Explorers stop for snacks on their descent of Mount Scott in the dark2010-11 Artefacts in Scott's Cubicle inside Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, Cape Evans2019-20 Scott's 'Discovery' hut inspection, exterior (013)2013-14 Hillary Field Centre at Scott Base2018-19 Southern stores food cases, Cape Evans (007)2019-20 Scott's 'Discovery' Hut2005 Conservators at work, Robert Clendon, Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hutWoollen mittens2003-04 Biological laboratory on east wall of Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut (002)2018-19 Field camp at Cape Evans2015-16 Location image - Galley, Borchgrevink's hut (011)AHT Conservator and Programme Manager Lizzie Meek at Wind Vane Hill Cross (001)2009-10 Scott's 'Discovery' hut, interior, Ross Sea Party clothingRepairing of Venesta case2006 Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut inspection, exterior, snow build-up, North wall2010-11 Detail of butter box in the stables, Cape Evans (001)2008-09 'Terra Nova' hut, interior artefacts (092)2012 AHT's Stefan Strittmatter in Messdeck, Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut2010-11 Jaime Ward repairing Venesta cases at Cape Royds2018-19 Scott's 'Discovery' hut inspection, interior (019)Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut under blanket of snow (005)

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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