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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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Mount Hodges climbing team on skis (002)

2019-20 Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut inspection, exterior (007)

2002 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, interior survey image - Physical Laboratory (001)

2007 K170, Scott's 'Terra Nova' Hut - Fry's cocoa tins and box

Laura Andrews on the South Pole Expedition

2017-18 Antarctic Heritage Trust conservation team at Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut

2003 K440 at Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut, interior - Survey of box types (035)

2020-21 'Terra Nova' hut Inspection, Interior (036)

Chairs at 'Make and Mend' bench, Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut

2004-05 Scott's 'Discovery' hut, interior (043)

2018-19 East wall of Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut, Cape Royds

2010-11 Snow build-up outside Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut, Cape Royds (001)

Snow and ice build up, Scott's 'Discovery' Hut

2005 Adelie Penguin colony at Cape Royds

2010-11 Emperor penguin outside Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, Cape Evans

Bed frames, Scott's 'Terra Nova' Hut (005)

Hillary's Hut VR 2.0 Tour - ManatÅ« Taonga

2006 Snow build-up under the eaves of Scott's 'Discovery' hut, Hut Point

2010-11 Latrine area of Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut, Cape Royds

2010-11 Desk in the Geology area inside Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut

2003-04 Equipment stored beneath Nelson and Day's bunks, Scott's 'Terra Nova' Hut

2003 Hillary's TAE/IGY hut - Mixer and cooker, Kitchen

2024 Students take part in white water rafting during the Explorer Conference

2007 North-West corner of Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, Cape Evans

2006 Boots inside Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut, Cape Royds (004)

2014 Benches and tables in Kitchen, Hillary's TAE/IGY hut, Scott Base

2006 Neville Ritchie and Al Fastier with final box to be excavated, Cape Royds (001)

2015-16 Location image - Borchgrevink and Fougner's bunks, Borchgrevink's hut (067)

2018-19 Latrine outside Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut at Cape Royds

2015-16 Detail of wool garment from Cape Adare (001)

2005-06 Position of metal floor panels, Cape Royds (001)

Instrument shelter on Wind Vane Hill (003)

2006 Conservators at work, Sarah Clayton Scott Base

Young Inspiring Explorers race their sleds (007)

Floor of Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut porch

2006 Artefacts on the table inside Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, Cape Evans

2007 Main space inside Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut, Cape Royds

2010-11 Shelf repurposed from a Venesta case, Cape Royds

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