Discovery Mast Climb
DISCOVERY POINT

Prepare for the latest exhilarating experience aboard RRS Discovery! Ascend on a thrilling journey scaling the towering foremast of RRS Discovery, in a feat of courage with unbeatable views as your reward.

Shackleton's Endurance in 3D

Get up close to Shackleton’s famous shipwreck this summer, with a remarkably detailed 3D model bringing one of the greatest tales of exploration from the seabed to the surface.

Discovery Point Transformed

Explore our plans to transform Discovery Point, conserve the RRS Discovery, and spark curiosity in heritage for the next 100 years.

Leave a gift in your will

Did you know Dundee Heritage Trust can receive gifts in wills? Your gift can make a lasting difference to our heritage—and our future.

Our mission for Discovery

Dundee Heritage Trust is the charity formed in 1985 to preserve the RRS Discovery for future generations. Now, we’re on a mission to spark curiosity in heritage, science, and discovery.

Conserving the RRS Discovery

Explore the £3.4M conservation project aboard the RRS Discovery, in a once-in-a-generation effort to preserve her for the next 100 years.

Polar Publications

Celebrate two iconic publications from our Polar Collection: the famous South Polar Times compiled on Discovery in 1902, and Shackleton’s rare Aurora Australis.

The Hope Cross
DISCOVERY POINT

Visit the historic Hope Cross at Discovery Point, built in 1922 by Shackleton’s Quest crewmates following his untimely passing.

Learning

Colleges & Universities

Our Colleges and Universities Offer

Workshops

Discovery Point
Verdant Works
WORKSHOP

Dundee – A post-industrial case study at Discovery Point

Looking at objects and images to understand how Dundee is changing its image from a post-industrial city into a centre for culture.   

This workshop is great for groups studying travel, tourism or politics, as it looks at how branding and cooperation can change how a city is perceived. 

SUITABLE FOR
Students of all ages
STUDENTS PER WORKSHOP
10 – 40
PRICE
£5.50 per student
WORKSHOP

The Sun Never Sets – Dundee's links to the British Empire at Verdant Works Museum

Investigating Dundee’s links to the British Empire – using The Highlands, Ireland, America and India as subjects – and the constraints museums face as part of the discussion.  

This workshop is suitable for groups studying travel, tourism, politics, or history. 

SUITABLE FOR
Students of all ages
STUDENTS PER WORKSHOP
10 – 40
PRICE
£5.50 per student
WORKSHOP

Weaving

Investigate our looms and then spend some time learning the art of weaving.  

 This workshop is perfect for groups studying art, fashion or textiles.

SUITABLE FOR
Students of all ages
STUDENTS PER WORKSHOP
10 – 40
PRICE
£5.50 per student

Talks

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Talks
Discovery Point
Verdant Works
Talk

The RRS Discovery story

RRS Discovery’s three main Antarctic expeditions.
Suitable for Age 6+
Group size 10 – 60
Duration 90 mins
Prices from £30 per talk
Talk

Antarctica, the Last Unknown

The origins of the Golden Age of Antarctic Discovery
Suitable for Age 6+
Group size 10 – 60
Duration 90 mins
Prices from £30 per talk
Talk

Leadership

How the leadership styles of Scott and Shackleton can influence our own leadership styles
Suitable for Age 6+
Group size 10 – 60
Duration 90 mins
Prices from £30 per talk
Talk

How a museum is run

A talk into how museums are run; the roles and departments that make them function; and the purpose of museums in the 21st Century.
Suitable for Age 6+
Group size 10 – 60
Duration 90 mins
Prices from £30 per talk
Talk

History of Dundee

A talk that covers the history of Dundee and its place in Scotland and the UK from medieval times to today.
Suitable for Age 6+
Group size 10 – 60
Duration 90 mins
Prices from £30 per talk
Talk

One mill, many stories

The history of Verdant Works and the textile industries of Dundee
Suitable for Age 6+
Group size 10 – 60
Duration 90 mins
Prices from £30 per talk
Talk

Uncomfortable Verdant

The uncomfortable past of Verdant works, from child exploitation, its involvement in the slave trade and links to Colonial India
Suitable for Age 6+
Group size 10 – 60
Duration 90 mins
Prices from £30 per talk
Talk

How a museum is run

A talk into how museums are run; the roles and departments that make them function; and the purpose of museums in the 21st Century.
Suitable for Age 6+
Group size 10 – 60
Duration 90 mins
Prices from £30 per talk
Talk

History of Dundee

A talk that covers the history of Dundee and its place in Scotland and the UK from medieval times to today.
Suitable for Age 6+
Group size 10 – 60
Duration 90 mins
Prices from £30 per talk

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