The Polar Museum
Sea monsters to sonar: mapping the polar oceans
Wed 5 March 2014 - Sat 31 May 2014
The Polar Museum
This exhibition traces the development and use of maps of the Polar oceans and coastlines. Hydrography, the mapping of the seafloor and coast, has been an essential aspect of humanity's engagement with these hostile and frequently contested regions during times of exploration, speculation, science and the pursuit of economic resources. Maps are crucial tools for survival. For this exhibition the gallery space will be transformed into a trail of discovery revealing imagined and established trade routes, and journeys made for scientific discovery. Objects of significant interest on display include replica Greenlandic driftwood maps, a life-size submarine control room, hand drawn charts produced at the cost of many lives, electronic charts in the modern era and an original 16th century atlas depicting fictional Arctic islands.
Cost: free
Timing
10:00am-4:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Wednesday 5 March 2014 until Saturday 31 May 2014 (except on Bank Holidays)
All times
| Wed 5 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 6 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 7 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 8 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 11 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 12 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 13 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 14 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 15 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 18 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 19 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 20 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 21 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 22 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 25 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 26 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 27 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 28 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 29 March 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 1 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 2 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 3 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 4 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 5 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 8 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 9 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 10 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 11 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 12 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 15 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 16 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 17 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 19 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 22 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 23 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 24 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 25 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 26 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 29 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 30 April 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 1 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 2 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 3 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 6 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 7 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 8 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 9 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 10 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 13 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 14 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 15 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 16 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 17 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 20 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 21 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 22 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 23 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 24 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 27 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Wed 28 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Thu 29 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Fri 30 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sat 31 May 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |