shackleton exhibition

Although I previously have seen many of Frank Hurley's photos of the Endurance Expedition in books and in other exhibits, I was happy to see additional ones that were new to me. John and Donal were very helpful and eager to answer questions. I have read many books on this subject, but I did get several additional insights from talking to Donal and John. I am glad I made this trip from the U.S.

From the moment we went in the door, John at the reception was extremely friendly and helpful, putting a lovely personal approach on the experience. The display of photographs and videos is amazing and there's a huge amount of information available. Great to see the scale model James Caird boat and to get a chance to try my hand at using a sextant. Highly recommended to anyone.

I am a fan of Ernest Shackleton and in particular, Tom Crean, so tghis was very worth while. Glad we did it.

A collection of amazing stories really well presented in this exhibition. The images are stunning. There are also videos and a collection of books that can be purchased. Take your time to walk through the exhibition and wonder at the achievements of these explorers.In particular the work of Hurley the photographer and the amazing story of Tom Crean.

This breathtaking story of human endurance is superbly told in original photographs, detailed videos and diary entries. The curator, John, is extremely enthusiastic and knowledgable, and you can test your navigation skills with an interactive sextant. Well worth a visit, whether or not you're already familiar with this incredible story.

This is mainly a photographic exhibition & it is really amazing. The photos are by Frank Hurley.I won't repeat what others have already said. I did want to warn people though that the exhibition space is freezing! Be prepared.

We visited with exhibition at a quiet time over Christmas. It is located at the ferry terminal in Dun Laoghaire which is a port town outside of Dublin. The commuter "Dart" train is right beside the port. We visited courtesy of a Groupon. Our extra Kids were €3.50 which is a good price. I had checked the opening times and entry prices on the website but I could not find them and I emailed them at around 10pm one evening over Christmas lo and behold I had a response from John within minutes! That is certainly beyond the call of duty! The chap on the desk Liam was really excellent and welcoming and offered to give us a potted version as an introduction. He is very knowledgable certainly but the gang of kids we had in tow 7, 9, 10, 11, and 13 (not all ours!) were quickly fidgety. I really enjoyed the incredible original photographs and the wall pices describing the journeys and it's events were well written. The highlight for the kids were the 'hands on' Sextant. This is a really incredible story and there is so much more that could be done to make the story accessible to a younger age group with more interactive elements, perhaps a large screen/screening room. They do offer a paper quiz which went down very well and there were lots of relevant books in their shop. This is relatively small exhibition and would occupy a family of our ages for an hour at most I feel. We very much enjoyed the visit.

For anyone interested in Shackleton or the golden age of Antarctic exploration this exhibition is unmissable.While visiting Dublin before Christmas we took the Dart to Dun Laoghaire to see this exhibition which is minutes away from the Dart station.The exhibition focuses on the Endurance story with the wonderful photographs taken by Frank Hurley during the journey, the period of entrapment by the ice and the journey to Elephant Island. It continues the story through the terrible journey to South Georgia Island and the efforts taken by Shackleton to get a ship with which to rescue the men on Elephant Island.The photographs are accompanied with very informative story boards and there are a number of short videos interspersed throughout the exhibition. There is also a model of the James Caird boat which made the journey to South Georgia. This is all quite fascinating but it was the introductory talk by Donal and his attentiveness as we went around which made this visit so very special and intersting.Highly recommended

very informative exhibition but helps if you have an interest in this topic. Would recommend to any visitors interested in exploration

I've been a Shackleton fan for many years so this was a total treat for me. The young man in charge was more than helpful and very knowledgeable about his subject. - he moved seats and reset videos for us - a must see in Dun Laoghaire.

I would highly recommend this exhibition for all ages. It has an amazing collection of beautiful photographs that tell this unbelievable story that will capture the imagination of both adults and children. I brought a class of 10 year olds to see the exhibition and they were utterly spellbound by the film they were shown and fascinated by the details they could then find in the pictures and text around the walls. The staff were very enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable and could really bring the story to life with interesting facts and details about the photographs and life on the ice. Thank you to all involved for a great trip, not sure who enjoyed it more, me or the kids!

Staff very rude and very boring not very interesting just some video and pictures on a wall could do with more of a athmosphere

Excellent small but very interesting and informative exhibition of the explorations in Antarctica. The quality of the B&W photos taken duriing these voyages 100 years ago is superb. Thanks also for the free explanation which set the scene so well.

If you are interested in how a leader can be responsible for saving the lives of his crew in the face of impossibe odds, this is a great place to learn. Well done story of an incredible person.

Situated in the waterfront building for the ferries to Wales. Stuffed full of crystal clear black and white photographs taken and processed by New Zealand photographer Frank Hurley while on the expedition. There are a few TV screens show footage of the expedition. A small entry charge, easy access for wheelchairs, all on one level.