Shackleton's Epic Arctic Adventure: Special presentation
October 18, 2005
Contact: Jon
Pishney, (919) 733-7450, ext. 304.
RALEIGH -- Visit the Museum for a free presentation on Thursday, November 3, 7:00 p.m. Historian, writer and illustrator Shane Murphy will present images and stories of "Shackleton's Epic Antarctic Adventure: Through the Eyes of his Photographer." Murphy's treatment of Sir Ernest Shackleton's epic 1914-1917 Endurance expedition to Antarctica is the most extensive on record.
In December 1914, celebrated polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail with a 27-man crew. Ice conditions were unusually harsh, and the wooden ship Endurance became trapped in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea. For months, the Endurance drifted, locked within the ice, until the pressure crushed the ship. Now, with meager food, clothing and shelter, Shackleton and his men were hopelessly stranded. Expedition photographer Frank Hurley captured dozens of striking images -- documenting the ship's initial departure, the crew's seemingly endless struggle for survival and their ultimate rescue nearly two years later.
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, in downtown Raleigh, documents and interprets the natural history of the state of North Carolina through exhibits, research, collections, publications, and educational programming. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sun., noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Visit the Museum on the web at www.naturalsciences.org. The Museum is an agency of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, William G. Ross Jr., Secretary.
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