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Guided tour and discussion of the exhibition Rebels with a Cause: The Jacobites and the Global Imagination with co-curator, Siobhan Convery
Guided tour and discussion of the exhibition Rebels with a Cause: The Jacobites and the Global Imagination by Siobhán Convery, Head of Special Collections, University of Aberdeen.
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, Siobhán Convery offers an engaging and enlightening guided tour of the fascinating items on display including a carved ostrich egg and a letter signed by Charles Edward Stuart himself.
- Speaker
- Siobhan Convery, Head of Special Collections, University of Aberdeen
- Hosted by
- Library, Special Collections and Museums
- Venue
- Special Collections Centre Gallery (Ground Floor) University Library University of Aberdeen Bedford Road AB24 3AA
- Contact
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