The new banner put up on the west wall of the Whaling Museum today gives an insight into what the new museum and its exhibitions will be about. Continue reading
Through the long-awaited building project, the exhibition area, as well as the facilities for the general public Continue reading
The first modern whaling expedition was sent to South Georgia in 1904 by the Argentine company “Company Argentine de Pesca” and was led by a Norwegian captain C. A. Larsen. Continue reading
In June 2009, Commander Chr. Christensen’s Whaling Museum in Sandefjord was host to the Third Symposium on Whaling and History. The papers are now published in the book, “Whaling and History III”. The book costs NOK 198 and can be … Continue reading
The papers presented here are revised editions of lectures delivered at the second symposium on “Whaling and History” hosted by the museum in 2005. The papers were initially printed in the volum “Whaling & History II. New Perspectives” and are … Continue reading
All commercial whaling was completely banned by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) from 1986 Continue reading
Global products The main product from industrial whaling was whale oil, used in the past for lighting and machinery etc. After hydrogenation in the 1900’s whale oil was used in the production of margarine, soap and in the paint industry. … Continue reading
The Island of South Georgia A whaling station was established here in 1904. South Georgia is an island located in the Southern Antarctic Ocean.Well over half of the island is permanently covered with ice and snow. It is 3755 km2, … Continue reading
