Event Archive

2025

November

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  WORKSHOP Dorian Gray's Pictures: A Creative History Workshop with Dr Keava McMillan

  08 November 2025, 13:00 - 15:00

  A workshop exploring the art collection of John Gray, once considered the model for Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray.

October

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  Spiders, Bats, Crows, Cats - A Gothic Zoology Tour

  29 October 2025, 13:00 - 13:30

  A student-led tour focussing on creatures featured in the 'Fear And Fascination' exhibition. Come and find out some zoological facts behind the fear and fascination of spider, bats, beetles and more!

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  Fear & Fascination - Trick & Treat Week

  27 - 31 October 2025

  University Collections invite you along to the Library Gallery for stories and creative activities during BeWell and Inclusion Week. You will find us on the ground floor of the Sir Duncan Rice Library each lunchtime. Join us for some Gothic treats and a few tricks!

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  Spiders, Bats, Crows, Cats - A Gothic Zoology Tour

  22 October 2025, 13:00 - 13:30

  A student-led tour focussing on creatures featured in the 'Fear And Fascination' exhibition. Come and find out some zoological facts behind the fear and fascination of spider, bats, beetles and more!

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  Spiders, Bats, Crows, Cats - A Gothic Zoology Tour

  15 October 2025, 13:00 - 13:30

  A student-led tour focussing on creatures featured in the 'Fear And Fascination' exhibition. Come and find out some zoological facts behind the fear and fascination of spider, bats, beetles and more!

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  October School Holidays - Visit the Zoology Museum

  13 - 24 October 2025

  A great place to visit with family and friends.

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  October School Holidays - Monsters Ink

  13 - 24 October 2025

  We're inviting visitors to the Sir Duncan Rice Library to add their drawings of monsters to our Fear & Fascination Gothic backdrop throughout the October holidays.

September

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  Doors Open Day 2025: Visit the Sir Duncan Rice Library

  06 September 2025, 10:00 - 16:00

  The Library doors are open to all today. Drop in and see what you can FIND! The theme of our Doors Open Day this year is "FINDS". We're celebrating Doors Open Day and Scottish Archaeology Month with a FINDS DAY that includes special guests, The Treasure Trove Unit, an archaeology-themed...

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  Doors Open Day 2025: Visit the Zoology Museum

  06 September 2025, 10:00 - 16:00

  The doors of the Zoology Museum will be open to all on Saturday 6th September. Come and see the amazing displays of creatures. We'll have activity sheets and an archaeology-themed Lego Trail for visitors to enjoy. Fun for all the family!

July

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  Festival of the Sea: Online Talk - Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps with Chet van Duzer

  22 July 2025, 18:00 - 19:00

  Ever wondered why some of the earliest maps and atlases feature fantastical sea creatures?