Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project News

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.

Summer Conservation Season Complete

May 1, 2023 - Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project News, Antarctic Blog, Conserve, News Story, Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Shackleton's Hut

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 of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Sir Ernest Shackleton, and Sir Edmund Hillary.

Online Database Update April 2023

May 1, 2023 - Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project News, Antarctic Blog, Conserve, News Story

159,000 images have been processed so far by the project team transitioning the Trust’s image assets to an online database called Recollect.

Antarctic artefacts return home after 60 years in the USA

August 23, 2022 - Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project News, Conserve, Media Releases, News Story, Scott's Hut, Cape Evans

Two historic Antarctic artefacts are on their way home after more than 60 years and a trip around the globe.

Initial Reaction – Connecting with Heroic Age Artefacts

August 8, 2022 - Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project News, Antarctic Blog, Conserve, News Story, Share

Artefacts that close the gap between the conservation lab and the distant idea of the heroic age of exploration

Cape Adare – First Impressions

December 19, 2022 - Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project News, Antarctic Blog, Conserve, News Story, Share

Antarctic Heritage Trust’s team arrive at Cape Adare to

First Impressions

December 13, 2022 - Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project News, Antarctic Blog, Conserve, News Story, Share

Lachie Cromar heads to Antarctica for the first time as part of our Summer conservation team

The Journey to Cape Adare

December 22, 2022 - Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project News, Antarctic Blog, Conserve, News Story, Share

The 850km

Historic Medicine at Cape Evans

January 16, 2023 - Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project News, Antarctic Blog, Conserve, News Story, Share

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.