With over two million items, our Collections provide an unparalleled resource tracing 500 years of geographical discovery and research.
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Our Picture Library is one of the world's finest collections of photography and artworks, recording over 200 years of travel, people, place and geographical discovery.
Plan a visit to the Foyle Reading Room to consult and research items in our Collections.
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We are part of the Science Museums and Archives Consortium, which each year award six AHRC-funded collaborative doctoral studentships.
One of the greatest ever photographic records of human survival on display in a remarkable exhibition created by the Society, curated by polar historian Meredith Hooper.
A digitisation project enabling hundreds of thousands of items from our Collections to be digitised, allowing access to wider audiences in order to support teaching and learning.
[Online] From California, via Japan to the Antarctic, Anne Strathie follows the creator of some of the 20th century’s most iconic images.
[Cancelled] Alexander Maitland will tell the story of Wilfred Thesiger's first crossing of the Empty Quarter.
[In-person] Emily will explore the connections between the Society and the Société de Géographie de Paris over the later 19th century.
[In-person] An evening illustrating the preparation, planning and moment of departure for a range of historic expeditions linked to the Society’s historic Collections.
Our Collections are supported by Rolex.
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