Event Archive

2018

September

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  EXPLORATHON - Scotland in Europe: Aberdeen and the Continental Revolution in Scottish Art

  28 September 2018, 12:30 - 13:30

  Find out about the European influences on Scottish Art in the mid-19th century.

May

• Hay of Seaton Memorial Talk

  27 May 2018, 13:30 - 14:30

  As part of the May Festival, Dr Beth Lord will deliver an illustrated talk on ‘Spinoza’ with a focus on the ideas that derive from the Jewish tradition of thought. She will introduce Spinoza’s life and work, and discuss how his concept of economic equality derives from the Hebrew concept...

March

• The Art History Seminar

  07 March 2018, 16:15 - 17:30

  "And what were his pictures but to paint out his power?" Portraiture, Authority and Identity in Cromwellian England Dr Helen Pierce (History of Art, Aberdeen)

February

• The Art History Seminar

  14 February 2018, 16:15 - 18:00

  "The Earliest Portrait of St Columba" Professor Jane Geddes (History of Art, Aberdeen)

January

• The Art History Seminar

  24 January 2018, 16:15 - 18:00

  "John Kay, Print Culture and the Philosophy of Laughter" Wendy McGlashan (History of Art, Aberdeen)

2017

December

• Heritage Evening "Celebrating the achievements of Alberto Morrocco"

  14 December 2017, 18:00 - 21:30

  With a presentation by Professor John Morrison

November

• Talk 'Landseer, the Monarch of the Glen and Scotland' with Professor John Morrison

  30 November 2017, 12:30 - 13:30

  Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-1873), the painter of The Monarch of the Glen (c.1851), is a major figure of nineteenth century English painting. A close friend of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, a regular guest at Balmoral and at many of the great houses of the Highlands he painted works which have...

• Ross Sinclair In Conversation with John Morrison

  15 November 2017, 18:00 - 19:00

  This free event is during the final week of the Inverness Museum and Art Gallery's current exhibition featuring Landseer’s ‘Monarch of the Glen’ and a contemporary response from artist Ross Sinclair. Sinclair will be in conversation with Professor John Morrison to discuss his own work in relation the wider context of...

October

• The Art History Seminar

  18 October 2017, 16:00 - 18:00

  Liz Louis, Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums: Stay Light on Your Feet! An Aberdeen Graduate's Story So Far

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  The Art History Seminar

  18 October 2017, 16:00 - 18:00

  Liz Louis, Curator of Fine Art, Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums 'Stay Light on Your Feet! An Aberdeen Graduate's Story So Far'