Look, no gloves! Antarctic photography from the Heroic Age of Exploration

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29/04/2027 20:00 - 21:00

Lecturer:  Henrietta Hammant:

From early colour photography to true stylistic genius, this lecture asks who was behind the most iconic photographs of Antarctica and reveals why they were some of the toughest men on the ice.        

Henrietta is a museum anthropologist with a love of the polar regions. Recently, she has completed her PhD in the Anthropology of Heritage at the University of Reading, with a focus on Heroic Age Antarctic explorers and their representation in British museums. 

Look, no gloves! Antarctic photography from the Heroic Age of Exploration

Date: 29/04/2027 20:00 - 21:00

Location: Ballinger War Memorial Hall

Host: Ballinger