Please note this event is now fully booked.
The Society is delighted to invite both members and non-members to join us for the launch and private viewing of our new exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition. The event will also see the Society launch its newest book Everest 24. Both the exhibition and book contain images rarely seen from the early expeditions.
Drinks and canapes will be served from 6.30pm. There will be an expert introductory talk and guests will be able to enjoy the exhibition along with a wide array of artefacts and contemporary material from the 1924 expedition both in the exhibition and on special display in the Reading Room for this event only. This event is made possible by the generous support of our Corporate Member, Riverstone.
Tickets are limited to please book now to avoid disappointment
- 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
Shackleton's ship beneath the ice: discovering the Endurance
In this talk Professor John Shears will share his first hand experience of the expedition which finally located Shackleton’s lost ship.
Norwich SchoolOpen to allTuesday 7 May 2024