From the Salterns of Lymington to the Grand Banks fisheries in Newfoundland, people carved out an existence from the sea and fortunes were made by those in the business of… Read More »Lymington Salt and Transatlantic Trade
The World Economic Forum has recently launched “The Great Reset” initiative: ‘a commitment to jointly and urgently build the foundations of our economic and social system for a more fair,… Read More »A Virtual Journey Around the World: Week 14
Huge thanks to students at Gosport and Fareham Multi-Academy Trust who have researched and contributed objects and stories for our World War 1 Explorer resource. Their discoveries have taken them… Read More »Peace and Conflict: World War 1 Explorer
Many brilliant women mathematicians and engineers helped make the NASA Apollo Programme of 1963-72 possible, as integral members of the team that sent astronauts to the moon. Yet many of… Read More »Hidden Stories: The Apollo Mission Women
The opening up of international travel that we are now experiencing must not be at the cost of people and the planet. The UN World Tourism Organisation has announced its… Read More »A Virtual Journey Around the World: Week 13
The political tensions building between the USA and Japan over imperial ambitions in the Pacific during the early C20th, impacted on a thriving international trade in Chinese and Japanese antique… Read More »Hidden Stories: A Japanese Antiques Dealer and American Collector
Indigenous people around the world are being especially impacted by Covid-19. The Navajo Nation in the western United States has reported 5,533 cases to date, and an infection rate five… Read More »A Virtual Journey Around the World: Week 12
The Smithsonian has recently launched its wonderful 3D Digitization initiative, creating open access 3D resources for a selection of its vast collections. I couldn’t resist having a rummage and choosing… Read More »Hidden Stories: Mary Gaines Peabody and the Dinosaur Hunters
On my virtual travels this week, I have been pondering the value of geography in education. As an example, the national curriculum in England programme of study for Geography describes… Read More »A Virtual Journey Around the World: Week 11
We launched The Earth Museum one year ago, and it feels like a good time to reflect on our experiences so far. First, we want to thank all our followers… Read More »The Earth Museum: Our First Year
World Heritage Sites are flagship attractions in the tourism industries of many countries. Visitor numbers are massively impacted by the current pandemic, with many closed to the public temporarily and… Read More »A Virtual Journey Around the World: Week 10
On 18th May 1980, 57 people lost their lives when Mount St. Helens in the USA erupted, spreading destruction for many miles around. I remember watching the great plumes of… Read More »Mount St. Helens: 1980 Eruption