With over two million items, our Collections provide an unparalleled resource tracing 500 years of geographical discovery and research.
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Plan a visit to the Foyle Reading Room to consult and research items in our Collections.
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.
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We are part of the Science Museums and Archives Consortium, which each year award six AHRC-funded collaborative doctoral studentships.
An exploration of some long-hidden stories, letters, maps and photographs about men, guns and sand.
From Cook and Lapérouse to Fitzroy and Dumont d’Urville, a look at the great scientific voyages of the 18th and 19th centuries through the splendidly illustrated folios and elephant folios in our Collections.
A special free screening of the British Film Institute’s restored version of South, Frank Hurley’s silent film record of the Endurance expedition, with a piano performance by John Sweeney, a specialist in accompanying silent films.
John Thomson’s connection with The Royal Geographical Society spanned fifty-five years.
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