Manchester Histories Festival - 21 - 30 March 2014

Scott of the Antarctic and Manchester: the Untold Story

Dr Max Jones, author of The Last Great Quest, editor of the Oxford World’s Classics edition of Scott’s last Journals and lecturer at The University of Manchester, is one of our leading polar historians reveals for the first time the leading roles which the citizens of Manchester played in Scott’s last expedition.

The talk is delivered in partnership with the Royal Geographic Society.

Black and white Royal Geographic Society logo

Dates

Thu 1 Mar 2012 6pm - 7.30pm

Venue

Manchester Museum

The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL

Price

£6, £4 concession

Tickets

Tickets
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Phone
0843 208 0500

More information

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0161 306 1982
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Suitable for

18+

Event category

Science

Event type

Talks

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