View the re-enactment of Douglas Mawson’s historic 1911 send off as we farewelled modern day Antarctic vessels on 2 December 2011.
On Sunday 11 March 2012, we celebrated 100 years since Roald Amundsen announced, from Hobart, that he had won the race to the South Pole. A re-enactment was staged in the streets of Hobart, culminating in a special huskies picnic in St David’s Park. Click here for more information.
Welcome to the Antarctic Centennial Year (ACY).
The ACY is a celebration of Tasmania’s key role and enduring endeavour in Antarctic affairs.
Important international conferences, exhibitions and meetings will be held in Hobart during the ACY together with a broad program of cultural and social events based on Antarctic themes. These themes include scientific, historic and artistic relationships between Tasmania and the Antarctic.
In addition, two significant centenaries celebrating the achievements of Antarctic explorers Sir Douglas Mawson and Roald Amundsen will be marked by spectacular re-enactments.
An ‘Antarctic year’ usually runs from Midwinter to Midwinter - from June to June. In this case we have stretched it just a little. The ACY will run from May 2011 to June 2012.
This ACY website contains a program of scheduled events and activities, many of which are open to the public. Other events will be added when details are finalised. You are encouraged to revisit this website often to ensure you have the latest information and to get involved with this once-in-a-hundred-year opportunity.
