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Alongside our permanent displays we often host special exhibitions. Latest news from our Museum team. ... Booking is essential for groups to the Polar Museum. All self-guided visits are free.

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Dr Bryan Lintott (Polar Museum Exhibitions Officer 2009- 2018, Acting Curator (six months) 2015, Institute Associate, 2018-2020).

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Disabled access. We have a full page about accessibility at the Polar Museum. ... Service dogs are welcome, however pets are not permitted inside the Polar Museum.

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housing the world's largest polar library, Britain's only dedicated polar museum, and a national repository for polar archives that record some of the most memorable episodes in exploration of ... The Institute's Archives, Museum and Library provide

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The construction of the Arctic thereby became entwined with the growth of colonial museum cultures and, indeed, western modernity.

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Further details on any item in the collection may be obtained on application to the Museum Curator. ... For details of public and research access please see the main Museum page of the website.

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The catalogue has been compiled by Dr Lewis-Jones. Further details on any item on the collection may be had on application to the Museum Curator. ... For details of public and research access please see the main Museum page of the website.

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The Polar Museum: news blog. Posts Tagged ‘RES’. ... Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016. This blog post was written by Grace Atkinson, a local student who came to see us in the Museum and asked if there was anything she could

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Information for teachers. We offer a range of services to groups, including Museum workshops for school groups. ... Our ongoing programme of special events at the Museum has something for all ages.

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With the support of a generous grant from the Esmee Fairbairn Collections Fund, the Polar Museum has created a fully researched and illustrated online catalogue of the Antarctic material. ... Further information about the work of the project can be found

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