Join us for a tour of the Society's Everest 24 exhibition with the curator and special guest Vanessa O’Brien. Amongst many exploits Vanessa was the first woman to reach Earth’s highest (Mount Everest 8,848m) and lowest points (Challenger Deep 10,925m).
The tour will be led by exhibition curators Jamie Owen and Vanessa O’Brien. Drinks will be served at 6.30pm. There will also be an opportunity to see some of the photographic printing created as part of the ongoing digital conservation of the Everest negative collection.
- Exhibition
Shackleton's Legacy Exhibition
To mark the centenary of Shackleton’s death, a new exhibition, Shackleton’s legacy and the power of early Antarctic photography, is avaliable to view at the The Shipwreck Treasure Museum.
Open to all31 Mar 2024 - 31 Oct 2024 - Exhibition
Everest 24
This exhibition will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition during which Man Bahadur and Lance-Naik Shamsherpun tragically died and George Mallory and Andrew Irvine disappeared pushing for the summit.
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)Open to all7 May 2024 - 11 Jun 2024 - Lecture
Beavers in Dorset: Dorset Wildlife Trust's Beaver Project
In this presentation, Stephen Oliver will tell the fascinating story of how the beavers have settled into their Dorset home and explain how these unique mammals can play a vital role in river ecology and nature-based solutions to flooding, pollution and species loss.
OnlineOpen to allWednesday 15 May 2024