Athy Heritage Centre-Museum

11th Shackleton Autumn School 2011 - Daily Exhibitions

28 October 2011 - 31 October 2011

Daily Exhibitions – 10.00am – 5.00pm -

Cold Recall-Reflections of a Polar Explorer, Roald Amundsen

NB: Bank Holiday Monday 10am – 2pm

The exhibition was developed by the Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway to showcase images from the lantern slides that Roald Amundsen used in public lectures about his expeditions through the Northwest Passage and to the South Pole with particular emphasis on Amundsen's expedition to the South Pole. The texts in the exhibition are primarily abridged versions of Amundsen’s own manuscripts from these lectures. The exhibition is also complemented by Amundsen material from a number of private collections

Antarctic Adventurers – the Antarctic adventurers will recreate a three man sledging party from the early years of Antarctic exploration.