The University of Aberdeen Museums and Museum Studies
The University cares for one of Scotland’s most significant museum collections, using them to inspire and to challenge
Museums
There are two museums on campus. King’s Museum has exhibitions changing every few months, while the Zoology Museum has is the only large, international exhibition of zoological specimens in the north of Scotland.
Collections
The University's museums care form a Recognised Collection of National Significance and cover a remarkably wide range of subjects and places.
- 11 March - 21 December 2013 Nunalleq: The Yupiit and the Arctic World
- 22 April - 31 July 2013 Utiseta by Nicola Moss
- 01 - 31 May 2013 What a Voice
- 01 April - 28 June 2013 What a Voice
- 28 May 2013, 19:30 - 21:00 "The Present Time is Oors"
- 11 June 2013, 19:30 - 21:00 Medieval heritage in twentieth-century Norway: Ideologies, conflicts, practices
- 11 May 2013 Night at the Museums: 'What Am I?' Quiz Answer Revealed
- 11 April 2013 Nunalleq exhibition featured in BBC History Magazine website and 'Odds and Quads'
- 06 March 2013 New project to study scientific instruments collection
- 06 February 2013 Project to improve the University's Zoology Museum
- 05 February 2013 Slippers belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte's sister unearthed in Aberdeen
Schools Service
We offer a range of exciting workshops for primary schools based on the fantastic collections of the University Museums.
Projects
The museums host a number of projects, discovering more about the collections and making them more accessible to visitors.
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