Antarctic Midwinter celebrations were started over a century ago by Captain Scott and his team. 21 June is the turning point of the Antarctic winter and people working there celebrate as they look forward to the lengthening of the days and the return of sunlight.
Modern Midwinter celebrations still include a special meal, speeches, the awarding of prizes, entertainments, and the giving and receiving of presents. Modern technology also allows for the exchanging of messages with friends and family via the radio and internet.
What does Frank need on his polar adventure? What will he eat? How will he stay warm? How will he stay cheerful?
Download our activity sheet to give him a helping hand.
A series of activities inspired by some of the diaries in our collection at the Scott Polar Research Institute.
Enjoy recording your observations during your own expeditions.
This resource is designed to help you Look, Think, and Do inspired by this incredible hoard of over 1800 silver and gold coins.
Some of the most amazing discoveries of objects from the past have been made by accident. This collection of coins was unearthed while workers were digging a sewage pipe on Chesterton Lane in Cambridge in 2000.
This resource is designed to help you Look, Think, and Do inspired by this beautiful mosque lamp.
Follow this easy step by step guide on how to make your own lamp to cast shadows and light at home, and find more information and resources on our website: https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/work/mosque-lamp
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About the Session
Find out more about the development of medicine and anatomy using objects from the collections of the Whipple Museum and library. Explore changes in anatomy textbooks from a rare sixteenth-century edition of Vesalius' "De Fabrica" to modern versions of "Gray's anatomy". Try out a much-hyped Victorian medical device and find out how microscopes revolutionised our understanding of infectious diseases.
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