Race to the End of the Earth recounts one of the most stirring tales of Antarctic exploration: the contest to reach the South Pole in 1911-1912. The exhibition focuses on the challenges that the two competing explorers — Norwegian Roald Amundsen and British Royal Navy Captain Robert Falcon Scott — had to face as they undertook their 1,800-mile journeys from the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf to the Pole and back. As they grappled with the complex logistics of the expeditions — preparing equipment, securing food supplies, and estimating human endurance in the face of Antarctica’s extreme conditions — each team made crucial decisions that lead to both triumph and tragedy. The exhibition also spotlights modern scientific exploration in the Antarctic and the latest research on this unique continent.

	5/29/2010 - 1/2/2011
	Every hour from 10:30-4:30
	Special Exhibition Gallery 4