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 The Exhibition, on view from April 10 - October 11, 1999 at the American Museum of Natural History, documented one of the greatest tales of survival in expedition history: Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 voyage to the Antarctic. Just one day's sail from the continent, the ship Endurance became trapped in sea ice. Frozen fast for ten months, the ship was crushed and destroyed by ice pressure, and the crew was forced to abandon ship. After camping on the ice for five months, Shackleton made two open boat journeys, one of which—a treacherous 800-mile ocean crossing to South Georgia Island—is now considered one of the greatest boat journeys in history. Trekking across the mountains of South Georgia, Shackleton reached the island's remote whaling station, organized a rescue team, and saved all of the men he had left behind.
The spectacular new giant-screen film, Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure, will immerse Museum visitors in the fierce cold and the extreme weather conditions of one of the most inhospitable places on earth. This 40-minute film brings to life the extraordinary true story of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated expedition to traverse the Antarctic. Haunting photographs and 35mm film footage taken by expedition photographer Frank Hurley, combined with dramatic reenactments and breathtaking, giant-screen contemporary footage, enfold audiences into one of the most awesome man-against-nature sagas ever told.
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The exhibition was made possible by a major gift from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Cullman, 3rd.
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