A Virtual Journey Around the World
Join us on a virtual journey around the world, hopping between some of the lesser-known UNESCO World Heritage Sites on our way. We will add and travel to a new… Read More »A Virtual Journey Around the World
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D.H. Lawrence: Sitting Under the Piano
The internationally renowned author, D.H. Lawrence was born at 8A Victoria Street in Eastwood, a small mining town in Nottinghamshire, England. He spent much of his short life writing and… Read More »D.H. Lawrence: Sitting Under the Piano
The Ventnor Giant
World events of these last few weeks and months have provided a powerful reminder that we are all members of a globally connected community. Of the same humanity: one that… Read More »The Ventnor Giant
The Great Light and Dark Show
In August 2019, the Isle of Wight was designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve; reflecting its work promoting solutions that reconcile the conservation of biodiversity with its sustainable use. As… Read More »The Great Light and Dark Show
Henry VIII’s Mary Rose: a puzzle through the ages
In July 1545, Henry VIII’s flagship, the Mary Rose, sank during the Battle of the Solent just outside Portsmouth Harbour, with the loss of 500 men. The puzzle as to… Read More »Henry VIII’s Mary Rose: a puzzle through the ages
Back and Forth, a film by Dimitri Galitzine
In October last year, I spent a few days walking on the Isle of Wight Coastal Path, mapping surviving fragments of cultural heritage discovered en route. This map will be… Read More »Back and Forth, a film by Dimitri Galitzine
Designing the Vessels of Empire
In this week’s story we reflect on the artisans from across the globe who designed the ships that made (and continue to make) travelling the oceans possible. Across cultures and… Read More »Designing the Vessels of Empire
Island Pioneer: Tonė Horikawa
We are delighted to start working with a number of founding partners to add content on to The Earth Museum. Discover more at our Partner Collections page on this website.… Read More »Island Pioneer: Tonė Horikawa
The Wollemi Pine
Today’s young people in schools will become tomorrow’s creative innovators, devising lifestyle solutions that help cut global carbon emissions to zero by 2050. At the beginning of a new decade,… Read More »The Wollemi Pine
‘Ingredients of Empire’: peppercorns, shells, sugar and slavery
The wreck of the Nossa Senhora dos Mártires (‘Pepper Wreck’) off Lisbon is the inspiration for this story, which explores how Portugal developed a maritime trading empire stretching across the… Read More »‘Ingredients of Empire’: peppercorns, shells, sugar and slavery
Sappho and Cinnamon: Mediterranean Trading Empires
The Mediterranean Sea has been an international theatre of trade and migration since ancient times. Shipwrecks discovered in its depths, often by accident as fishermen searched for sea sponges, are… Read More »Sappho and Cinnamon: Mediterranean Trading Empires
The Maritime Silk Road: Global Connections
Shipwrecks provide important insights into our global history as surviving evidence for the movement and trading of goods and people that have driven the world’s economies from early times. In… Read More »The Maritime Silk Road: Global Connections