Antarctic Heritage Trust - Conserving the Expedition Bases from Antarctic Explorers

Welcome to the home page of the Antarctic Heritage Trust (New Zealand) - acknowledged internationally as the organisation responsible for the care of the expedition bases associated with the first explorers of the Ross Sea region of Antarctica.

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Latest News from Antarctic Heritage Trust

 

View the TV3 News piece presented by Hamish Clark on the arrival of Shackleton's replica whisky in New Zealand.

 

100 Year Old Whisky Reveals Its Secrets.  Whyte & Mackay has successfully recreated the century-old whisky buried under Sir Ernest Shackleton's base at Cape Royds, Antarctica.

 

Read about our international touring exhibition about Captain R F Scott’s Race to the South Pole.  Opening at the Natural History Museum, London 20 January 2012.

 

Read the blog written by our conservators working in Antarctic.  Hosted by the Natural History Museum, London.    

 

Learn about the conservation of a century old whisky crate excavated from beneath Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic base. 

 

Read newsletters and annual reports or learn about our conservation work to save Sir Ernest Shackleton's and Captain Scott's bases.

 

Become a member or make a  donation to support our work.

 

Learn  about planned events to mark the centenaries associated with Capt. RF Scott's race for the South Pole.

   Antarctic Explorer Videos

Video Gallery. View clips of our team working on Ice, music videos dedicated to Captain Scott and more.

 

Virtual Tour and Photographs.  Take a virtual tour of the historic huts or view modern and historic photos.

 

View our online  library of Antarctic related resources. 

 

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