LONDON.- A new series of exhibit interventions, Ten Climate Stories, on view today at the Science Museum, reveals hidden stories behind some of the museum’s best-loved exhibits – as well as showcasing artworks from established and emerging artists…
Relics from Admiral Byrd’s Ship the City of New York to Sell at Heritage Auctions in Dallas
DALLAS, TX.- The wheel, binnacle (compass) and bell from the ship the City of New York, famously used in Admiral Byrd’s 1929 exploration of Antarctica, and infamously a ship that failed to aid the imperiled Titanic, will be offered for the first time a…
Relics from Admiral Byrd’s Ship the City of New York to Sell at Heritage Auctions in Dallas
DALLAS, TX.- The wheel, binnacle (compass) and bell from the ship the City of New York, famously used in Admiral Byrd’s 1929 exploration of Antarctica, and infamously a ship that failed to aid the imperiled Titanic, will be offered for the first time a…
Century-Old Scotch Pulled from Antarctic Ice at the Canterbury Museum
WELLINGTON (AP).- A crate of Scotch whisky that was trapped in Antarctic ice for a century was finally opened Friday — but the heritage dram won’t be tasted by whisky lovers because it’s being preserved for its historic significance. The crate, re…
Antarctica of 1959 Revealed in Black and White by Robert McCabe
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Cold, white and forbidding the images spring from the glossy pages as they once did from the window of a plane carrying a young photographer into the icy wastelands of Antarctica. “DeepFreeze! A Photographer’s Antarctic Odyssey in…