IPY 2007-2008

Cáceres: July 30 2009 to October 4, 2009
Venue: Centro Cultural San Jorge de Caceres

Fundació Caixa Catalunya in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History is organizing a traveling exhibition entitled "Trapped in the Ice: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition" containing the original pictures taken by James Francis Hurley during the 1914 expedition. This exhibition also presents information about the scientific research and current situation in Antarctica, together with details about the International Polar Year 2007-2008. The exhibition is accompanied by a series of lectures and educational activities addressed to primary and secondary students. This exhibition is touring Spain for two years, coinciding with the International Polar Year, traveling to Valencia, Jerez, Palma de Mallorca, Valladolid, Sevilla, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Castellon, Alicante, Logroño and Madrid.

For more information about the exhibition and for download the educational materials that can be used during school visits and/or in the classroom, click here.