Curator's Talk: Rebels with a Cause exhibition

Guided tour and discussion of the exhibition Rebels with a Cause: The Jacobites and the Global Imagination by Neil Curtis, Head of Museums, University of Aberdeen

Speaker: Neil Curtis, Head of Museums

Hosted by: Library, Special Collections & Museums, University of Aberdeen

Venue: Special Collections Centre Gallery (Ground Floor),
University Library,
University of Aberdeen,
Bedford Road,
AB24 3AA

Rebels with a Cause: The Jacobites and the Global Imagination is the title of the inaugural exhibtion at the new Library at the University of Aberdeen. The exhibition displays treasures from the University’s rare book, archive and museum collections to explore and challenge traditional assumptions about the Jacobites. As co-curator of the exhibtion, Neil Curtis offers an engaging and illuminating guided tour of the fascinating items on display including a carved ostrich egg and a letter signed by Bonnie Prince Charlie.

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