Our Acquisitions

In the early 20th Century, crested ceramics made by the Goss family were very popular. A branch of the family settled in the islands

This painting by the Italian maritime artist Eduardo De Martino, dates from1866. It is the earliest known image of Stanley

Atmospheric landscapes painted by Edith Blake on West Falkland, during an extended visit to the Falklands in 1963

The FIMA Friends supplied the museum with a digital projector for use in presentations and lectures

This watercolour shows SS "Uganda" at the end of her service. "Uganda" operated as a hospital ship in the islands during the 1982 war

Dean Brandon was a popular cleric in the latter part of the 19th Century who travelled extensively in the islands. This was his map

This public address system ensures that audiences can hear and enjoy talks by visiting and resident lecturers

The national stamp collection is housed at the museum. This tablet lists and describes every stamp 

This chair was purchased at auction locally and was originally in the captain's cabin of the sailing ship "Luiga S"

The museum's collection of large scale prints, maps and plans are cared for in specially designed storage

Valuable documents in the museum can now be protected from damp and dust using this encapsulating equipment

Major Keeble wore this helmet  when in command of 2 Para at Goose Green, following the death of Lt Col H Jones

HMS "Exeter", the subject of this model, fought at the Battle of the River Plate. A number of her crew were killed and are  buried in Stanley

This model of HMS "Conqueror", which sunk the Argentine cruiser ARA "Belgrano" in 1982, was bought at auction in London

  The Cobbs were pioneering farmers and naturalists in the islands. This is the family’s 19th Century Bible 

This souvenir metal egg, made in Germany, depicts ships of the German Navy which were sunk in the 1914 Battle of the Falklands 

Teena Ferguson wrote this evocative letter  describing life under Argentine occupation at Goose Green

HMS "Penguin" was a small and lightly-armed sailing vessel, which patrolled the Falklands in the early 19th Century. This book tells her story

Believed to have been made on board the ship, this shield was removed from her wardroom before the 1982 veteran was scrapped

An important and unique collection of photographs and memorabilia from the "Graf Spee" and the Battle of the River Plate were bought at auction in Germany

Men of the West Yorkshire Regiment. From two collections of photographs showing garrison life in Stanley during the Second World War

The Friends helped with the donation of two important prints that give a rare  impression of this historic settlement

 Dean Brandon was an early Falklands cleric and keen photographer. His early images of the Islands are of historic value   

W Parker Snow’s account of a voyage around the southern east coast of South America, which includes details of Stanley at that time 

An important  handwritten journal  covering the visit of HMS "Satellite" to South America and the Falklands in 1864/65