Join us for a captivating history lecture by best-selling author Michael Smith. Discover the remarkable story of #TomCrean , Ireland’s forgotten hero of Antarctic exploration.

🗓Wed 01 November 2023
🚪Doors 6.45pm; Starts⏰7pm
irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/history-…

Thank you so much to Ximena Senatore for sending us this awesome shot of out book in the wild! #Antarctica #Polar #histsci #envhist #oceanhist

Join us for free panel discussion - Atiqput (“our names”): Inuit #OralHistory and Project Naming, on Mon 30 Oct, 5pm.
Scott Polar Research Institute The Heong Gallery Michael Bravo
Book here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Come and work with us on glacial hazards! 🧊

Polar Pride is coming!

Every year, Polar Pride occurs on 18th November to celebrate everyone LGBTQ+ in Polar science. We encourage everyone to come together to celebrate how diversity makes Polar science better and discuss issues facing LGBTQ+ individuals within polar research.

Photographer @gregorsailer faced temperatures of - 55°c to produce this image.

It highlights the effects of global temperatures rising to 3x the average in the Arctic.

Read about this challenge and why it can't be ignored. 👇

bit.ly/3PyB5DW

We’re very pleased to have for sale in our shop exclusive Inuit soapstone carvings direct from indigenous communities in Canada🇨🇦. Exquisitely carved and genuine, these beautiful artworks would make a wonderful Christmas gift for a very special loved one!❄️
#museum #shop #present

For #BlackHistoryMonth2023 our Change Makers Action Group is sharing some of its Black Heritage Heroes

This week we honour Miles Greenwood Miles co-chair of Museum Detox & Lead Curator of Transatlantic Slavery and Legacies at the International Slavery Museum

#WEMATTER #CMAGTakeover

For #BlackHistoryMonth2023 we're celebrating Black Heritage Heroes.

This week we honour Jean Campbell artist, educator, trainer & consultant. Jean has collaborated with many partners including Royal Museums Greenwich the British Library & the International Slavery Museum.

#SalutingOurSisters #WEMATTER

For #BlackHistoryMonth we're celebrating Black Heritage Heroes

To start #BlackHistoryMonth 2023 on the theme of #SalutingOurSisters we honour Dr JC Niala Dr JC Niala Head of Research Teaching & Collections at History of Science Museum

#WEMATTER #BlackHistoryMonth #SalutingOurSisters #CMAGTakeover

For #BlackHistoryMonth 2023 we’re celebrating Black Heritage Heroes. Each week our social media will showcase the achievements of a different person (chosen by our Change Makers Action Group) & their contributions to the heritage sector. #BlackHistoryMonth #CMAGTakeover

Are you super organised and looking for #Christmas presents already? We have some exciting new stock in our #PolarMuseum shop. From wooden decorations🐻‍❄️🐧 to exclusive Worst Journey Graphic Novel wooden postcards❄️, we've even got genuine Inuit soapstone sculptures from Canada🇨🇦.