Join us for a series of expert panels discussing the connections, historical and contemporary, between maps and exploration. This event is generously sponsored and co-organised by the Sunderland Collection.
More information about the event and the speakers may be viewed on oculi-mundi.com.
Cartographic encounters with empire
Panellists: Ed Armston-Sheret (RGS-IBG), Sujit Sivasundaram (Cambridge). Chair: Katherine Parker (RGS-IBG).
Cartographic encounters with Indigeneity
Panellists: Michael Bravo (Cambridge), Rohini Rai (Brunel). Chair: Sana Murrani (Plymouth).
Cartographic encounters with contemporary exploring
Panellists: Felicity Aston and Phoebe Smith. Chair: Tom Allen (RGS-IBG).
- Exhibition
Skin maps: semi-permeable cartography
A new exhibition of collages and reworkings of historic maps from the RGS and other archives by Steph Morris.
LondonMembers only12 Jun 2026 - 16 Aug 2026 
Rhinos in the rainforest: what links the world's rarest rhinos and the climate crisis?
This conversation explores how the fate of the world’s rarest rhinos reflects wider environmental pressures shaping natural ecosystems and human communities across the globe, and how ensuring their survival is a key tool in the fight against runaway climate change in one of the most biodiverse regions on earth.
Open to allMonday 22 June 2026- Exhibition
Earth Photo exhibition
The Society is pleased to showcase the winners and best in class from our international competition dedicated to engaging with still and moving image makers sharing the prescient issues affecting the climate and life on our planet.
LondonOpen to all26 Jun 2026 - 24 Jul 2026