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Scott Polar Research Institute, home to... Polar research - The Polar Museum - The Polar Library - The Thomas H. Manning Archive - The SPRI Picture Library

A great article about some of the work we've been doing building connections between communities and objects in the Polar Museum: ccc.cam.ac.uk/blog/inuit-mat… Thank you Dr Elizabeth Walsh and Corina Qaaġraq Kramer!


Join Scott Polar Research Institute's very own Dr Rebecca Dell at 12.30pm on Tuesday 13th May for a live alumni webinar: 'Melting Ice & Rising Seas: How Cambridge research is deepening our understanding of climate challenges' alumni.cam.ac.uk/events/the-fut…

scottpolar's tweet image. Join Scott Polar Research Institute's very own Dr Rebecca Dell at 12.30pm on Tuesday 13th May for a live alumni webinar: 'Melting Ice & Rising Seas: How Cambridge research is deepening our understanding of climate challenges'
alumni.cam.ac.uk/events/the-fut…

Join the Friends of @scottpolar at the @RGS_IBG on Tues 3rd June 2025, for a special fundraising event honouring the life of polar pioneer Prof. David Vaughan OBE FRGS. Doors open 6.30pm for a 7.30pm start £25 per person⬇️

scottpolar's tweet image. Join the Friends of @scottpolar  at the @RGS_IBG on Tues 3rd June 2025, for a special fundraising event honouring the life of polar pioneer Prof. David Vaughan OBE FRGS.
Doors open 6.30pm for a 7.30pm start
£25 per person⬇️

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Great new exhibition of former Friends of @scottpolar Artists in Residence, opened this evening by Captain Scott’s granddaughter, artist Dafila Scott. My yearning continues!

mrgrahamross's tweet image. Great new exhibition of former Friends of @scottpolar Artists in Residence, opened this evening by Captain Scott’s granddaughter, artist Dafila Scott.

My yearning continues!
mrgrahamross's tweet image. Great new exhibition of former Friends of @scottpolar Artists in Residence, opened this evening by Captain Scott’s granddaughter, artist Dafila Scott.

My yearning continues!
mrgrahamross's tweet image. Great new exhibition of former Friends of @scottpolar Artists in Residence, opened this evening by Captain Scott’s granddaughter, artist Dafila Scott.

My yearning continues!

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Can't join us in the evening? Visit during the day to 'meet' Mary Anning @SedgwickMuseum, learn about penguins @scottpolar, join a Discovery Day @CamTechMuseum, or go on Crazy Cone Caper @CUBotanicGarden. See all events: museums.cam.ac.uk/whats-on (3/3) #TwilightAtTheMuseums

CamUnivMuseums's tweet image. Can't join us in the evening? Visit during the day to 'meet' Mary Anning @SedgwickMuseum, learn about penguins @scottpolar, join a Discovery Day @CamTechMuseum, or go on Crazy Cone Caper @CUBotanicGarden.

See all events: museums.cam.ac.uk/whats-on (3/3) #TwilightAtTheMuseums
CamUnivMuseums's tweet image. Can't join us in the evening? Visit during the day to 'meet' Mary Anning @SedgwickMuseum, learn about penguins @scottpolar, join a Discovery Day @CamTechMuseum, or go on Crazy Cone Caper @CUBotanicGarden.

See all events: museums.cam.ac.uk/whats-on (3/3) #TwilightAtTheMuseums
CamUnivMuseums's tweet image. Can't join us in the evening? Visit during the day to 'meet' Mary Anning @SedgwickMuseum, learn about penguins @scottpolar, join a Discovery Day @CamTechMuseum, or go on Crazy Cone Caper @CUBotanicGarden.

See all events: museums.cam.ac.uk/whats-on (3/3) #TwilightAtTheMuseums

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🌍 New SCAR Visiting Scholar Report! ❄️ Prof. Silvia Dotta (@UFABC) visited @scottpolar to explore polar education in museums, share insights from Brazil & spark new collaborations. Full report: scar.org/scar-news/dott…

SCAR_Tweets's tweet image. 🌍 New SCAR Visiting Scholar Report! ❄️

Prof. Silvia Dotta (@UFABC) visited @scottpolar to explore polar education in museums, share insights from Brazil & spark new collaborations.

Full report: scar.org/scar-news/dott…

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Interested in polar archives? A workshop on establishing a Polar Archive Network is set for 17–18 March 2025 at the @scottpolar (Cambridge, UK & online) to shape a Polar Archive Network & draft a SCAR action group proposal. Register by 28 Feb: scar.org/scar-news/arch…

SCAR_Tweets's tweet image. Interested in polar archives? 
A workshop on establishing a Polar Archive Network is set for 17–18 March 2025 at the @scottpolar (Cambridge, UK & online) to shape a Polar Archive Network & draft a SCAR action group proposal.

Register by 28 Feb: scar.org/scar-news/arch…

If you missed Polar Museum Curator, Dr David Waterhouse talking to @michaelastracha on 'Ice Age: apocalypse/a frozen world' on @channel5_tv on Sunday, then you can catch up here: channel5.com/show/ice-age-a…

scottpolar's tweet image. If you missed Polar Museum Curator, Dr David Waterhouse talking to @michaelastracha on 'Ice Age: apocalypse/a frozen world' on @channel5_tv on Sunday, then you can catch up here:
channel5.com/show/ice-age-a…
scottpolar's tweet image. If you missed Polar Museum Curator, Dr David Waterhouse talking to @michaelastracha on 'Ice Age: apocalypse/a frozen world' on @channel5_tv on Sunday, then you can catch up here:
channel5.com/show/ice-age-a…
scottpolar's tweet image. If you missed Polar Museum Curator, Dr David Waterhouse talking to @michaelastracha on 'Ice Age: apocalypse/a frozen world' on @channel5_tv on Sunday, then you can catch up here:
channel5.com/show/ice-age-a…
scottpolar's tweet image. If you missed Polar Museum Curator, Dr David Waterhouse talking to @michaelastracha on 'Ice Age: apocalypse/a frozen world' on @channel5_tv on Sunday, then you can catch up here:
channel5.com/show/ice-age-a…

Make sure you're watching @channel5_tv on Sunday (9th Feb) at 7.30pm! Our Polar Museum Curator, Dr David Waterhouse features in 'Ice Age: apocalypse' both on screen and as one of the mini-series' consultants. channel5.com/show/ice-age-a…

scottpolar's tweet image. Make sure you're watching @channel5_tv on Sunday (9th Feb) at 7.30pm!
Our Polar Museum Curator, Dr David Waterhouse features in 'Ice Age: apocalypse' both on screen and as one of the mini-series' consultants.
channel5.com/show/ice-age-a…

Please vote for the Polar Museum!🐧🐻‍❄️

Our People’s Choice Best Tourist Attraction Award 2025 is sponsored by @visitcambridgeofficial, and recognises the best local landmark or attraction that provides an outstanding visitor experience. To vote or nominate, visit cambsedition.co.uk/community/peop…

CambsEdition's tweet image. Our People’s Choice Best Tourist Attraction Award 2025 is sponsored by @visitcambridgeofficial, and recognises the best local landmark or attraction that provides an outstanding visitor experience. To vote or nominate, visit cambsedition.co.uk/community/peop…


The Polar Museum has been shortlisted for @CambsEdition People’s Choice Awards as ‘Best Tourist Attraction’! Please vote for us before the vote closes on 14th February! VOTE HERE: surveymonkey.com/r/5CXJ2MF


We were honoured to host @GreenlandMFA'ss Minister for Statehood & Foreign Affairs, Vivian Motzfeldt, at SPRI last week. Minister Motzfeldt and the Greenlandic delegation spent the afternoon at SPRI, exchanging ideas about how we can co-operate even more on research in Greenland.

scottpolar's tweet image. We were honoured to host @GreenlandMFA'ss Minister for Statehood & Foreign Affairs, Vivian Motzfeldt, at SPRI last week.
Minister Motzfeldt and the Greenlandic delegation spent the afternoon at SPRI, exchanging ideas about how we can co-operate even more on research in Greenland.

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📢We're hiring! 📢Do you have great communication & organisational skills? We're seeking someone to support our corporate venue hire & public engagement programme. We're a small, friendly team, come & join us! Closing date 9 Feb @CamUnivMuseums jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49969/

ZoologyMuseum's tweet image. 📢We're hiring! 📢Do you have great communication & organisational skills? We're seeking someone to support our corporate venue hire & public engagement programme.  We're a small, friendly team, come & join us! Closing date 9 Feb @CamUnivMuseums jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49969/

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This month @MAACambridge is hiring for three exciting #MuseumJobs: 🔹Front of House Assistant (PT) 🔹Senior Education & Outreach Assistant Closes 30 January 🔹Studio & Digitisation Assistant - Photographic Collections (PT) Closes 4 February Find out more ➡️museums.cam.ac.uk/Opportunities

CamUnivMuseums's tweet image. This month @MAACambridge is hiring for three exciting #MuseumJobs:
🔹Front of House Assistant (PT)
🔹Senior Education & Outreach Assistant
Closes 30 January
🔹Studio & Digitisation Assistant - Photographic Collections (PT)
Closes 4 February
Find out more ➡️museums.cam.ac.uk/Opportunities

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#Greenland Minister of Statehood and Foreign Affairs (and Research) visited London for meetings with the British Government as well as #Arctic science related meetings with @BAS_News and @scottpolar. Important partnership potential 🇬🇱🇬🇧 naalakkersuisut.gl/Nyheder/2025/0…


"Particularly because they're black & white, we're not dizzied by the amazing colours; you can actually see the shape and the contours." Click below to watch the full interview with Christine Finn, Guest Curator. 'Under the Rays' runs until Feb 22. youtu.be/-__8Y05XD7o?si…

scottpolar's tweet image. "Particularly because they're black & white, we're not dizzied by the amazing colours; you can actually see the shape and the contours."
Click  below to watch the full interview with Christine Finn, Guest Curator.
'Under the Rays' runs until Feb 22.
youtu.be/-__8Y05XD7o?si…

Mark your calendars! The Friends of SPRI are hosting a talk at the Scott Polar Research Institute on 18 February, A lecture with Nick Cox: 'Surviving Antarctic Winters.' Reserve your place here: eventbrite.com/e/a-lecture-wi… @FoSPRI #cambridge


Fancy blowing away those January blues with a jigsaw puzzle🧩? Look no further than the Polar Museum Shop! We have both poles covered!🐻‍❄️🌐🐧

scottpolar's tweet image. Fancy blowing away those January blues with a jigsaw puzzle🧩?
Look no further than the Polar Museum Shop!
We have both poles covered!🐻‍❄️🌐🐧
scottpolar's tweet image. Fancy blowing away those January blues with a jigsaw puzzle🧩?
Look no further than the Polar Museum Shop!
We have both poles covered!🐻‍❄️🌐🐧
scottpolar's tweet image. Fancy blowing away those January blues with a jigsaw puzzle🧩?
Look no further than the Polar Museum Shop!
We have both poles covered!🐻‍❄️🌐🐧

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📸 Sophus Tromholt, Picture Collection, University of Bergen Library, Norway Under the Rays of the Aurora Borealis: Sophus Tromholt Refound is on at The Polar Museum @scottpolar until 22 February 2025.


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Happy New Year from all of us at University of Cambridge Museums! 🎉 We hope you had a restful break. Our Museums & @CUBotanicGarden are open with usual hours from this week. The Polar Museum @scottpolar & @classarch reopen on Tuesday 7 & @whipplemuseum on Thursday 9 January.

CamUnivMuseums's tweet image. Happy New Year from all of us at University of Cambridge Museums! 🎉 We hope you had a restful break.

Our Museums & @CUBotanicGarden are open with usual hours from this week. The Polar Museum @scottpolar & @classarch reopen on Tuesday 7 & @whipplemuseum on Thursday 9 January.

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