Name: Polar Party
Start: 2025-12-06T10:00:00-06:00
Location: 1200 West 35th Street, Suite 0E-5010, Chicago, IL

When the worldwide celebration of all things POLAR happens December 5-7 at Terror Camp 2025, the Chicago Maritime Museum will be there thanks to Karissa Kosman who is hosting a Polar Party in the North Gallery on December 6 during museum hours,10-4. Tickets are free and available online; everyone is invited to view the Saturday keynote address and more for this unique online event.
https://www.terror.camp/
Since 2021, Terror Camp has been an annual virtual gathering of hundreds of polar exploration enthusiasts. Open to presenters and attendees of all skill levels, Terror Camp was born out of a love for AMC's The Terror and the history of the Franklin Expedition, and has featured academics and actors, scientists and showrunners alike as speakers. The most recent conference in December 2024 featured talks on both Antarctic and Arctic history across three days, plus workshops, posters, and keynotes.
The Chicago Maritime Museum will present Glenn Braun's model of Pelagic, Chicago sailor Skip Novak's Antarctic Expedition ship. https://www.pelagic.co.uk/over_overview.asp
Fancy dress is highly encouraged for this polar gala evening featuring an art market, flash tattoos, free food & drinks, polar film screenings, and poetry & prose readings! RSVP: https://partiful.com/e/WeAwiR5Wuk6FzXsR2bVG