We need your help! The Giant of Chale, notorious chaos merchant of myth and legend, has returned to West Wight threatening to spoil its beauty unless we show our love… Read More »Are You A Great Island Biosphere History Detective?
Click here to discover The Fragments of Hope Coral Reefs Learning Programme We are delighted to launch the first 2 units of this unique learning resource for children aged 7-9… Read More »New Coral Reefs in Belize Learning Resource
The Earth Museum is excited to win the Low Carbon Solent Sustainability Innovation award from GreenTech South in recognition of our work with Education and Outreach. Young people entering the… Read More »Students help design award-winning social action learning programme!
Our first month exploring the world through the lens of the Met collection has taken us on a journey through a stunning selection of creative sense of place short films… Read More »Exploring The World Through the Lens of the Met Collections
Discover the next story in our journey along the prehistoric Ridgeway Trail with Genista Astell and Eliza Ader. Many of the public footpaths in Britain we enjoy for leisure today… Read More »Uffington White Horse (1300 – 600 BC)
Seven museums on the Isle of Wight have collectively contributed over 200 artefacts from their collections about the Island’s history for us to map and create learning resources for schools… Read More »Silver Dollar: From Island Shipwreck to Andean Mountain Mine
The ancient trackway following the high ridge of the hills, from which the name ‘Ridgeway’ stems, spans 85 miles from Buckinghamshire through to Wiltshire and is rich with history and… Read More »Wayland’s Smithy (3590 BC): Hiking the Ridgeway
The white ice sheets of Antarctica hold 60% of our planet’s fresh water. They cover a vast mysterious continent with a rich history reaching out over millions of years. Until… Read More »Explore the Wonderful Heritage of Antarctica
To say that 2020 has been a challenging year globally is an understatement. As of today, 1,775,776 people have lost their lives around the world because of the Covid-19 virus.… Read More »Covid-19, World Heritage and a Shared Humanity
Once a museum artefact has been pinned to a place on The Earth Museum map connected with its history, we can start to explore its links to that place and… Read More »A River Runs Through It
We often see Darwin pictured as an elderly man distinguished by his long white beard and intelligent eyes, and know him as someone famous who made an important scientific discovery… Read More »Charles Darwin’s World Collecting Journey
Imagination is a never-ending source of inspiration. But what of the real places and people of the World and the detailed heritage marks they make in our landscapes and museums?… Read More »The Earth Museum: Dive In and Explore