In 1970, around 10,000 individuals gathered at the East Perth Terminal to celebrate the inauguration of the first uninterrupted rail journey across Australia, connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This… Read More »Ocean to Ocean: a Transcontinental Journey across Australia
Sergeant John Hugh Mortimer Ellis, affectionately known as Hugh or the ‘Cockney Sparrow’, has a story filled with unique and touching elements. Remarkably, it took over fifty years for him… Read More »The ‘Cockney Sparrow’: John Ellis, Battle of Britain Hurricane Pilot
Join our travelling guest storyteller, Max Robertson, on the the world’s most unique scenic flight. Departing from Australia, the round-trip distance ranges from 9,500 to 10,500 kilometers (about 12.5 hours),… Read More »Antarctic Life: Antarctica in a Day
Over the last 5 months, The Earth Museum has been providing work placement experience for students studying at the University of Winchester interested in remote working opportunities. Latika Chandela is… Read More »The Three Friends: a story of survival
Over the last 5 months, The Earth Museum has been providing work placement experience for students studying at the University of Winchester interested in remote working opportunities. Sandeep Kaur is… Read More »Whispers from the Golden Dome – a student story
Over the last 5 months, The Earth Museum has been providing work placement experience for students studying at the University of Winchester interested in remote working opportunities. Saman Ishfaq is… Read More »Shipwrecks of the Atlantic Ocean – Shadows of the Deep
130 students at three schools have been busy researching the history of their Island by rummaging through museum collections to create a digital map of their discoveries. They dove deep… Read More »Schools and Museums Create Isle of Wight Big History Map
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?
We’re looking for a someone special to help us shape the future of Bromley’s heritage as our new Assistant Curator, Bromley Historic Collections (Museum Collections). The role will support day-to-day… Read More »Help shape the future of Bromley’s heritage story
Summer is coming and so are the chilled vibes! Its great fun working with our next door neighbours in Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight to create a Favourite Ice… Read More »Recording Your Special Ice Cream Memories
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
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