Events & exhibitions

Previous exhibitions

(Most recent first)

2012
	Jacqui Chanarin: An Expedition in Porcelain 21 August - 20 October 2012
	Reflections on ice: David Smith in Antarctica 8 August - 6 October 2012
	The edge of beyond: Dafila Scott's Antarctic paintings The Friends of SPRI Artist in Residence on board HMS SCOTT in 2011, Dafila's work conveys her response to the landscape and wildlife of the Antarctic. Contact Dafila Scott for details of paintings for sale. 15 May - 30 June 2012
	These rough notes: Captain Scott's last expedition Manuscripts and photographs from the British Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition 1910-13 7 December 2011 - 5 May 2012 Exhibition kindly sponsored by the Government of the British Antarctic Territory
2011
	Roald Amundsen An exhibition on the life of the great Polar explorer In collaboration with the Fram Museum, Oslo 2 September - 19 November 2011 Sponsored by the Government of the British Antarctic Territory
	Edward Whymper (1840 - 1911) A retrospective exhibition to mark the centenary of the pioneering mountaineer and wood engraver 1 September - 31 October 2011
	Sewing our traditions: dolls of Canada's North Organized and circulated by the Yukon Arts Centre with the generous support of the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut Governments 18 May - 20 August 2011
	British Graham Land Expedition Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the 1934-37 expedition to Antarctica 20 January - 29 April 2011
2010
	Sidney Nolan: Antarctica An exhibition organised in collaboration with the Sidney Nolan Trust (30 September - 18 December 2010)
	Inuit Art: Masterworks from the Arctic (2 June - 10 September 2010)
	Sananguaq: Inuit art in Britain - An exhibition organised by the Polar Museum at Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London, courtesy of the Canadian High Commission (2 June - 10 September 2010)
2009
	Flood Cycle: Visual Impressions of a Changing Planet – artwork by John Kelly (25 February – 4 April 2009)
	Nimrod – an exhibition celebrating the centenary of Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909 (21 October 2008 – 4 April 2009)
	John Gale & Sons – oil paintings from Antarctica and the Southern Ocean (14 January – 14 February 2009)
2008
	Glacial Shift: Drawn to the Alps - recent drawings and prints by Emma Stibbon (13 November 2008 – 10 January 2009)
	Chris and Vikky Furse – etchings and paintings from their polar travels (18 September – 8 November 2008)
	Maybe Tomorrow / Immaqa Aqagu – photography by Tiina Itkonen (9 September – 8 November 2008)
	South Georgia: A Centenary of Good Government (17 July – 24 September 2008)
	Face to Face: Polar Portraits – historic photography from the SPRI collections with modern portraits from leading expedition photographer Martin Hartley (25 July – 13 September 2008)
	nanoq – photographs by Snæbjörnsdóttir/Wilson (13 May – 30 August 2008)
	Jörg Schmeisser - etchings from the international travelling exhibition Breaking the Ice: Works from the Antarctic (30 May - 19 July 2008)
	Melt Down: The Changing Arctic - photography by Louise Murray (20 March - 17 May 2008)
	First Across: 1955-58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (17 January - 26 April 2008)
	Ships & Shoes & Snow Goggles - polar history inspires paintings and sketches by Vincent Alexander Booth (12 January - 15 March 2008)
2007
	Art of Exploration: The Polar Vision of Sir Wally Herbert (25 October - 20 December 2007)
	Antarctica: Ice and Light - an exhibition of paintings by Malize McBride (10 July - 30 September 2007)
	Keith Shackleton: A Polar Retrospective (1 May - 30 June 2007)
	SPRI at Bonhams A selection of items from the Scott Polar Research Institute collections on display alongside the Antarctic paintings of Edward Seago at Bonhams (Gallery 1), 101 New Bond Street, London (27 May - 15 June 2007)
	Survivants des Glaces - an exhibition in partnership with La Corderie Royale, Rochefort, France (9 December 2006 - 30 June 2007)
	Svalbard - an exhibition of watercolours by Trine Lotte Krogseth (15 March - 21 April 2007)
	Scott's Last Letters Home - an exhibition of the moving correspondence of Captain Robert Falcon Scott and members of the Pole Party (17 January - 14 April 2007)
2006
	Frobisher's Gold (26 October - 30 November 2006)
	The Autobiography of John Rae (1813-1893) (23 August 2006 - 30 September 2006)
	Arctic Encounters - the material culture of northern Canada, Greenland and Alaska (3 May - 16 December 2006)
2005
	The Antarctic Photographs of Herbert Ponting Exhibition supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (30 September 2005 - 31 March 2006)
	The Life and Work of Professor Frank Debenham Founder of the Scott Polar Research Institute (21 July 2005 - 21 September 2005)
	Edward Seago: The Antarctic Paintings (18 May 2005 - 7 July 2005)
2004
	Shackleton: The Hidden Collections (1 May 2004 - 31 March 2005)

Events & exhibitions

Previous exhibitions

2012

21 August - 20 October 2012

8 August - 6 October 2012

15 May - 30 June 2012

Manuscripts and photographs from the British Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition 1910-13

7 December 2011 - 5 May 2012

2011

An exhibition on the life of the great Polar explorer In collaboration with the Fram Museum, Oslo

2 September - 19 November 2011

A retrospective exhibition to mark the centenary of the pioneering mountaineer and wood engraver 1 September - 31 October 2011

Organized and circulated by the Yukon Arts Centre with the generous support of the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut Governments 18 May - 20 August 2011

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the 1934-37 expedition to Antarctica 20 January - 29 April 2011

2010

Sidney Nolan: Antarctica An exhibition organised in collaboration with the Sidney Nolan Trust (30 September - 18 December 2010)

Inuit Art: Masterworks from the Arctic (2 June - 10 September 2010)

Sananguaq: Inuit art in Britain - An exhibition organised by the Polar Museum at Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London, courtesy of the Canadian High Commission (2 June - 10 September 2010)

2009

Flood Cycle: Visual Impressions of a Changing Planet – artwork by John Kelly (25 February – 4 April 2009)

Nimrod – an exhibition celebrating the centenary of Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909 (21 October 2008 – 4 April 2009)

John Gale & Sons – oil paintings from Antarctica and the Southern Ocean (14 January – 14 February 2009)

2008

Glacial Shift: Drawn to the Alps - recent drawings and prints by Emma Stibbon (13 November 2008 – 10 January 2009)

Chris and Vikky Furse – etchings and paintings from their polar travels (18 September – 8 November 2008)

Maybe Tomorrow / Immaqa Aqagu – photography by Tiina Itkonen (9 September – 8 November 2008)

South Georgia: A Centenary of Good Government (17 July – 24 September 2008)

Face to Face: Polar Portraits – historic photography from the SPRI collections with modern portraits from leading expedition photographer Martin Hartley (25 July – 13 September 2008)

nanoq – photographs by Snæbjörnsdóttir/Wilson (13 May – 30 August 2008)

Jörg Schmeisser - etchings from the international travelling exhibition Breaking the Ice: Works from the Antarctic (30 May - 19 July 2008)

Melt Down: The Changing Arctic - photography by Louise Murray (20 March - 17 May 2008)

First Across: 1955-58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (17 January - 26 April 2008)

Ships & Shoes & Snow Goggles - polar history inspires paintings and sketches by Vincent Alexander Booth (12 January - 15 March 2008)

2007

Art of Exploration: The Polar Vision of Sir Wally Herbert (25 October - 20 December 2007)

Antarctica: Ice and Light - an exhibition of paintings by Malize McBride (10 July - 30 September 2007)

Keith Shackleton: A Polar Retrospective (1 May - 30 June 2007)

SPRI at Bonhams A selection of items from the Scott Polar Research Institute collections on display alongside the Antarctic paintings of Edward Seago at Bonhams (Gallery 1), 101 New Bond Street, London (27 May - 15 June 2007)

Survivants des Glaces - an exhibition in partnership with La Corderie Royale, Rochefort, France (9 December 2006 - 30 June 2007)

Svalbard - an exhibition of watercolours by Trine Lotte Krogseth (15 March - 21 April 2007)

Scott's Last Letters Home - an exhibition of the moving correspondence of Captain Robert Falcon Scott and members of the Pole Party (17 January - 14 April 2007)

2006

Frobisher's Gold (26 October - 30 November 2006)

The Autobiography of John Rae (1813-1893) (23 August 2006 - 30 September 2006)

Arctic Encounters - the material culture of northern Canada, Greenland and Alaska (3 May - 16 December 2006)

2005

2004

An exhibition on the life of the great Polar explorer
In collaboration with the Fram Museum, Oslo

A retrospective exhibition to mark the centenary of the pioneering mountaineer and wood engraver
1 September - 31 October 2011

Organized and circulated by the Yukon Arts Centre with the generous support of the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut Governments
18 May - 20 August 2011

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the 1934-37 expedition to Antarctica
20 January - 29 April 2011

Sidney Nolan: Antarctica
An exhibition organised in collaboration with the Sidney Nolan Trust
(30 September - 18 December 2010)

Inuit Art: Masterworks from the Arctic
(2 June - 10 September 2010)

Sananguaq: Inuit art in Britain - An exhibition organised by the Polar Museum at Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London, courtesy of the Canadian High Commission
(2 June - 10 September 2010)

Flood Cycle: Visual Impressions of a Changing Planet – artwork by John Kelly
(25 February – 4 April 2009)

Nimrod – an exhibition celebrating the centenary of Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909
(21 October 2008 – 4 April 2009)

John Gale & Sons – oil paintings from Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
(14 January – 14 February 2009)

Glacial Shift: Drawn to the Alps - recent drawings and prints by Emma Stibbon
(13 November 2008 – 10 January 2009)

Chris and Vikky Furse – etchings and paintings from their polar travels
(18 September – 8 November 2008)

Maybe Tomorrow / Immaqa Aqagu – photography by Tiina Itkonen
(9 September – 8 November 2008)

South Georgia: A Centenary of Good Government
(17 July – 24 September 2008)

Face to Face: Polar Portraits – historic photography from the SPRI collections with modern portraits from leading expedition photographer Martin Hartley
(25 July – 13 September 2008)

nanoq – photographs by Snæbjörnsdóttir/Wilson
(13 May – 30 August 2008)

Jörg Schmeisser - etchings from the international travelling exhibition
Breaking the Ice: Works from the Antarctic
(30 May - 19 July 2008)

Melt Down: The Changing Arctic - photography by Louise Murray
(20 March - 17 May 2008)

First Across: 1955-58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
(17 January - 26 April 2008)

Ships & Shoes & Snow Goggles - polar history inspires paintings and sketches by Vincent Alexander Booth
(12 January - 15 March 2008)

Art of Exploration: The Polar Vision of Sir Wally Herbert
(25 October - 20 December 2007)

Antarctica: Ice and Light - an exhibition of paintings by Malize McBride
(10 July - 30 September 2007)

Keith Shackleton: A Polar Retrospective
(1 May - 30 June 2007)

SPRI at Bonhams
A selection of items from the Scott Polar Research Institute collections on display alongside the Antarctic paintings of Edward Seago at Bonhams (Gallery 1), 101 New Bond Street, London (27 May - 15 June 2007)

Frobisher's Gold
(26 October - 30 November 2006)

The Autobiography of John Rae (1813-1893)
(23 August 2006 - 30 September 2006)

Arctic Encounters - the material culture of northern Canada, Greenland and Alaska
(3 May - 16 December 2006)