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Highlights from Sir William MacGregor's collecting activities in Newfoundland and other countries will be on show until 29 May 2016.
'More to the world than Aberdeen and twal mile roon':
This exhibition held in the King's Museum examines Aberdeen graduate Sir William MacGregor’s career as colonial doctor, administrator and explorer, and his collecting activities in what is now Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Nigeria, Newfoundland and Australia.
Rising from an impoverished background in nineteenth century rural Aberdeenshire to the role of colonial governor, MacGregor felt he had to collect ‘before it was too late’ from the cultures he encountered which were going through rapid change.
On show are highlights from the almost 2000 items that MacGregor donated to the University of Aberdeen museums, from whale tooth ornaments to birds of paradise. These striking objects reveal the impact of colonisation and the relationships between colonial governor and governed.
Free admission. Open to all.
Venue: King's Museum
Contact: 01224 274330
Email: kingsmuseum@abdn.ac.uk