South Georgia Museum

The South Georgia Museum is located in the Villa at Grytviken that formerly acted as the whaling station manager’s house. The museum was established by Nigel Bonner in 1991 as a whaling museum. Its scope now embraces all the main areas of island’s history, including most aspects of South Georgia’s human heritage and natural history.

It showcases the convergence of nature, adventure and social history. Aiming to make history and heritage accessible, both on-island and online.

The South Georgia Museum exhibits include discovery, exploration and expeditions, Shackleton, sealing, whaling, social history, maritime history, and natural history.

GSGSSI has responsibility for the operational buildings and infrastructure associated with the museum. The South Georgia Heritage Trust took over the management of the museum in July 2006.

The museum collection can be viewed online.