Event Archive

2018

December

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  Archibald Young: 230 years of surgical instruments

  11 December 2018, 19:30 - 20:30

  An evening lecture in association with University of Aberdeen Museums and Special Collections and Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

November

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  College Voices - the story of Christ's College Aberdeen from 1843 - 2018

  22 November 2018, 18:00 - 19:30

  College Voices tells the stories, scandals and legacies belonging to the rich and colourful history of 175 years of a Church College in Aberdeen.

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  Egypt in Aberdeen: News about Rameses, Nefertiti & Co.

  14 November 2018, 18:00 - 19:30

  Dr Christian Bayer, Roemer und Pelizaeus Museum, Germany joins us to discuss the Egyptian archaeology collections held by the University of Aberdeen Museums.  

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  Mummies and Mummification in Ancient Egypt: from the earliest evidence to Ta-Kheru

  01 November 2018, 18:00 - 19:30

  Join Oliver Gauert from Roemer und Pelizaeus Museum, Germany, as he discusses mummification in Ancient Egypt and the Lady of the House Ta-Kheru.  

October

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  The Value of Historic Book Bindings: An Aberdeen Perspective with David Pearson

  10 October 2018, 18:30 - 19:30

  A public lecture on the importance of book bindings by one of the foremost experts in the field

September

• Curator's Talk: NIMITAAU, Let's Dance

  05 September 2018, 18:00 - 19:00

  Frances Wilkins, lecturer in ethnomusicology at the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen, will be giving a curator's talk about the exhibition 'Nimitaau, Let's Dance: Fiddle-Dancing through Scots and Eeyou Cultures', which is currently on show in the Sir Duncan Rice Library Gallery.

August

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  George Washington Wilson - Book Launch

  16 August 2018, 19:00 - 20:30

  Dr Brian May to join Professor Roger Taylor to launch new book George Washington Wilson: Artist and Photo.

July

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  Exhibition: NIMITAAU Let's Dance - Fiddle Dancing Through Scots and Eeyou Cultures

  11 July - 30 September 2018

  This exhibition explores the fiddle dancing tradition of the indigenous people of northern Quebec and their links with Scottish culture. Translated into English, Cree Syllabics and Gaelic, visitors will learn about the individual stories from Eeyouch, Moose Cree, and Scots performers, and take an audio-visual journey into the world of...

June

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  Event: Euclidean Collections Close Up

  28 June 2018, 13:00 - 14:30

  As part of Oxford University's Seeing Euclid project, the University of Aberdeen was invited to become part of a Euclidean network of Special Collections and Libraries showcasing their own rare, pre-1700, annotated copies of Euclid's Elements. Join us for a rare glimpse inside three rare copies of Euclid's 'Elements'.

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  Panel talk: Three Perspectives on the Oil Industry

  21 June 2018, 18:00 - 19:00

  Influential women share their perspectives on the oil and gas industries.