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A Pop-Up Exhibition and Opening event to celebrate 90 years of Scottish PEN
The Sir Duncan Rice Library
Monday 23rd October
5.30pm - 7pm
Celebrate the Aberdeen opening of Scottish PEN's touring pop-up exhibition to mark its 90th year of defending writers and freedom of expression, and promoting the written word to protect human rights.
There will be readings from the work of journalists, poets and novelists supported by PEN.
The readers will be Timothy C. Baker, Julia Kotzur, Alexandra Lewis, Helen Lynch and Martin Malone.
Refreshments provided. All Welcome.
The display continues until Sunday 5th November.
More about the Scottish PEN Exhibition
This touring exhibition celebrates nine decades of Scottish literature, activism and community. It traces the development of Scottish PEN in response to political and cultural shifts since 1927 - both in Scotland and across the globe. Scottish PEN continues to promote the written word as a vital tool in protecting human rights, promoting freedom of expression and language; working with community groups, writers, readers and audiences across a wide range of projects and events.
- Venue
- The Sir Duncan Rice Library