Explore our Collections
Unravel the histories behind our Collections. Learn about the context and interpretation of the objects in our collection and on display at the Society.
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John Linton Palmer Rapa Nui album
Open the recently restored travel album from naval historian John Linton Palmer, which enhances our understanding of the visual culture of global maritime exploration.
Photograph of Endurance
Explore the journey of Shackleton's Endurance, featuring insights into the ship's design and funding, and Frank Hurley's visual documentation that immortalised the historic adventure.
Everest platinum prints
Our Collections hold a remarkable series of photographs from the 1920 and 1953 Everest expeditions. Discover our Everest platinum prints.
Everest scale model
The Everest scale model, with its details detailed geographical features, offers a fascinating glimpse into the world's highest peak.
Mapping Inuit trails
Explore the Pan-Inuit Trails Atlas, a digital, educational tool that visualizes the extensive network of trails and place names used by Inuit peoples in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Portrait of Arnarulunnguaq
Arnarulunnguaq is one of the most well-travelled Arctic explorers of all time. Learn more about her and her role in Knud Rasmussen's fifth Tule expedition.
Louise Boyd Land expedition
Anne Lydiat took this photograph in Louise Boyd land during her expedition held in honour of American Arctic explorer Louise Arner Boyd.
Ponting and Terra Nova
Discover how Herbert Ponting's Terra Nova photo highlights the intersection of art and science, and plays a vital role in documenting exploration.
Portrait of Robert Falcon Scott
Read the story of Edwardian icon Robert Scott, his expeditions, and remarkable attempt to win the race to the South Pole.
Antarctic Dusk painting
Aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia for its 1956 expedition and discover what inspired Edward Seago's painting Antarctic Dusk.
Portrait of Ernest Shackleton
Learn more about Shackleton's expeditions to the South Pole, and his final voyage to the Arctic with the Endurance.
Bust of Lady Jane Franklin
Explore the journey of Lady Jane Franklin, a pioneering Victorian traveller who played a crucial role in Arctic exploration and the first woman to receive the Society's Gold Medal.