Traversing Antarctica: the Australian experience
16 March 2013 to 26 May 2013
Western Australian Museum – Geraldton
1 Museum Place
Batavia Coast Marina
Geraldton WA 6530
Tour schedule
- Opens:
- 16 March 2013
- Closes:
- 26 May 2013
- Location:
- Western Australian Museum – Geraldton
1 Museum Place
Batavia Coast Marina
Geraldton WA 6530
- Opens:
- 8 June 2013
- Closes:
- 11 August 2013
- Location:
- Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder
17 Hannan Street
Kalgoorlie WA 6430
- Opens:
- 24 August 2013
- Closes:
- 24 November 2013
- Location:
- Western Australian Museum – Albany
Residency Road
Albany WA 6330
- Opens:
- 14 December 2013
- Closes:
- 2 March 2014
- Location:
- South Australian Museum
North Terrace
Adelaide SA 5000
- Opens:
- 12 April 2014
- Closes:
- 15 June 2014
- Location:
- Museum of the Riverina
Cnr Baylis & Morrow Streets
Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
- Opens:
- 5 July 2014
- Closes:
- 7 September 2014
- Location:
- Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery
1 Barolin Street
Bundaberg QLD 4670
- Opens:
- 20 September 2014
- Closes:
- 1 November 2014
- Location:
- Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum
Cnr Goondoon & Bramston Streets
Gladstone QLD 4680
- Opens:
- 6 December 2014
- Closes:
- 1 February 2015
- Location:
- Hervey Bay Regional Gallery
166 Old Maryborough Road
Pialba QLD 4655
- Opens:
- 14 February 2015
- Closes:
- 22 March 2015
- Location:
- Grafton Regional Gallery
158 Fitzroy Street
Grafton NSW 2460
Antarctica – more than penguins on ice.
Imagine life in a land of ice and blizzards. What motivates people to venture to a place of such extremes as Antarctica? One word: discovery. Traversing Antarctica: the Australian experience reveals how Australia's connection with the frozen continent has developed over 100 years since the 1911–14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition led by Douglas Mawson.
A wealth of documentary material from the National Archives unveils this fascinating history.
A rare collection of original equipment and diaries from early expeditions is displayed together for the first time as well as inspiring interactive displays and imagery.
An education kit with notes for teachers and a self-guided activity is available for this exhibition (4.6mb)
The exhibition is a joint project by the National Archives of Australia, the Australian Antarctic Division and the Western Australian Museum.
This exhibition tour is sponsored by Visions of Australia
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Steam Yacht Aurora and penguins -
Adélie penguins in blizzard -
Proclamation Ceremony -
Adélie penguins -
Aurora over Mawson Station
Following feedback from our visitors, we have put together a small selection of publications about Australia's role in the Antarctic:
