Events in September 2026

The University Collections hold events all year round. Our programme includes exhibitions, talks, workshops, collections close-ups, arts and crafts, open days, tours and much more!

The current exhibition from University Collections is Aberdeen Artworlds, marking 50 years of the Linklater Collection of works by some of the most important Scottish artists of the 20th century.

A new bilingual Arabic-English display with a case in the Ground Floor Foyer of the Sir Duncan Rice Library explores historic and current links between Aberdeen and Palestine.

The University of Aberdeen has many public artworks in Old Aberdeen. Pick up a leaflet from the Library, Zoology Museum and other venues on campus and enjoy a walk taking in the art. The accompanying website provides details of each artwork.

A bilingual display showcasing artwork by Will Maclean, inspired by University Collections.

A new display on the Ground Floor of the Sir Duncan Rice Library explores the artist colony at Greengate Close, Kirkcudbright through Dorothy Johnstone's painting of the famous close.

Join the University of Aberdeen Department of Art History for 'The Scottish Colourists: From the Wall to the Page', an in-conversation featuring art historian Alice Strang and journalist Magnus Linklater, with an opportunity to visit the exhibition, Aberdeen Artworlds: The Linklater Collection.