The Polar Museum

The Polar Museum

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As a supporter of the Polar Museum at the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI), you will help safeguard and share one of the world’s most significant collections documenting Arctic and Antarctic exploration, Arctic Indigenous cultures, and Polar science.

Your contribution will directly strengthen our work to conserve historic objects, ensuring these extraordinary stories remain accessible for generations to come.

You will also enable us to create new and imaginative exhibitions and displays that bring Polar history and contemporary issues to life. Alongside our permanent galleries, the Polar Museum regularly hosts special exhibitions that connect visitors with current research, climate change, and the lived experiences of polar communities.

By supporting our learning and public engagement programmes, you will help us reach diverse and underserved audiences. Our museum team delivers resources, tours, school sessions, and community partnerships that translate SPRI’s research into engaging experiences for people of all ages, introducing young learners and new audiences to the Polar regions and the environmental challenges they face.

Your gift will expand our capacity to share world leading Polar research with the public. Through collaborations with SPRI researchers in environmental sciences, social sciences, and the humanities, the Polar Museum plays a central role in communicating cutting edge insights into climate change, glaciology, Indigenous knowledge, and Polar cultural heritage.

Finally, your support will help us enhance the Polar Museum’s public spaces, teaching facilities, and research environment, creating the best possible setting for learning, reflection, and discovery. We are excited for the future of the Polar Museum, but we cannot meet the challenges ahead alone.

By standing with us, you can help secure the future of Polar research, education, and heritage for the present as well as future generations.

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Michele Burton

Director of Development Culture and Collections

michele.burton@admin.cam.ac.uk

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As a supporter of the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) , you will inspire and support the next generation through funding for fieldwork, student bursaries and the conservation of our collections: the Polar Museum, Archives and Library.