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Our winter edition of The Museum explores Antarctica, the vast icy continent to our south, and serves as a companion publication to our 2026 winter exhibition, Antarctica.
This issue examines a place defined by extremes, where vast annual cycles of melting and freezing shape global oceans, weather and climate.
We bring together voices from across Antarctica’s human story, including researchers, scientists, expeditioners, explorers, artists and creatives, alongside the longer history of those who have ventured south, from early adventurers to modern-day specialists.
Through science, storytelling and lived experience, we trace Australia’s enduring connection to the continent, from First Nations perspectives to contemporary research, revealing Antarctica as a place where deep time and present-day challenges converge.
Selected contents:
Antarctica co-curator Jono Lineen tells the story behind an extraordinary acquisition from the Australian Antarctic Division, documenting Australia’s contribution to Antarctica and its history.
Tom Griffiths reflects on Australia’s pioneering, scientific and historical encounters with Antarctica, entwined with his own experience of the continent.
Filmmaker and adventurer Michael Dillon talks about his life in film and the journey behind his documentary tracking the ascent of Heard Island’s Big Ben.
Lynette Russell illuminates First Nations connections to the Southern Ocean and their contributions to the whaling and sealing industries.
Rohan Howitt traces Australia’s longstanding relationship with Antarctica and its claim to 42% of the southern continent.
Antarctic Arts Fellows Philip Samartzis and Polly Stanton highlight the power of art and literature to shift how we see the South Polar region.
Author Favel Parrett recalls her childhood fascination with the Danish polar vessel Nella Dan and how it continues to inspire her writing.
Nerilie Abram, chief scientist at the Australian Antarctic Division, reflects on future directions in climate science and conservation and on the role of women in Antarctica’s past and present.
Laura Cook, co-curator of Antarctica, uncovers the incredible story behind Australia’s sled dog breeding program.
Joy McCann explores the strange and remarkable life below the sea ice, including Antarctic krill, the lifeblood of these circumpolar waters.
Elizabeth Leane weighs up the pros and cons of Antarctica tourism.
More on the Antarctica exhibition
Pub details:
ISSN 2200-2472
120 pages
National Museum of Australia, July 2026
Cover: illustrated by Timba Smits