There’s a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean known as Rēkohu in Moriori and Wharekauri in Māori languages, which later European explorers called the Chatham Islands. Located just to… Read More »Mapping the Chatham Islands with our new Create The Earth Museum platform
In their hearts and spirit Dreamtime be The Aboriginal soldier Who gave all for you and me. Source: The Aboriginal Soldier – Creative Spirits On this day, remembering all those… Read More »Taking time to reflect on Remembrance Day
It’s arrived! Gosport’s Ghosts of Haslar History Trail designed and created by Year 8 students at Gosport and Fareham Multi-Academy Trust in partnership with The Earth Museum, and generously supported… Read More »It’s Arrived! Gosport’s Ghosts of Haslar History Trail
In December 2020, the Rumble Museum, situated at Cheney School Academy, Oxford, was privileged to receive the gift of a wide and varied collection of artefacts from several different sub-Saharan… Read More »Engaging Africa: Discovering rich artefact stories at the Rumble Museum
Ships of faraway empires sailing across the Pacific Ocean in the C18th and C19th found themselves arriving at the shores of the volcanic Rapa Nui Easter Island. Rapanui people found… Read More »Taken Rapanui Heritage: Discover The Expeditions Map
Polynesian people mastered navigation to an incredibly high level and navigated unchallenged over the Pacific Ocean for many centuries. They reached remote archipelagos and islands where they settled and established… Read More »Taken Rapanui Heritage: Discover The Island Artefact Map
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
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
4000 geographic miles of ocean separate the Nansemond River and its people from the Isle of Wight, yet their histories became entwined during the C17th, when the first English colonists… Read More »Green Leaf of Empire: a Virginian river and English island
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
A final story for the moment inspired by our work with Gosport and Fareham Multi-Academy Trust on creating KS3 learning resources about World War 1 and global citizenship. Charlotte Edith… Read More »Ours Is A History of Warriors: Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture