Event Archive

An evening lecture in association with University of Aberdeen Museums and Special Collections and Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

College Voices tells the stories, scandals and legacies belonging to the rich and colourful history of 175 years of a Church College in Aberdeen.

Dr Christian Bayer, Roemer und Pelizaeus Museum, Germany joins us to discuss the Egyptian archaeology collections held by the University of Aberdeen Museums.  

Join Oliver Gauert from Roemer und Pelizaeus Museum, Germany, as he discusses mummification in Ancient Egypt and the Lady of the House Ta-Kheru.  

A public lecture on the importance of book bindings by one of the foremost experts in the field

Frances Wilkins, lecturer in ethnomusicology at the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen, will be giving a curator's talk about the exhibition 'Nimitaau, Let's Dance: Fiddle-Dancing through Scots and Eeyou Cultures', which is currently on show in the Sir Duncan Rice Library Gallery.

Dr Brian May to join Professor Roger Taylor to launch new book George Washington Wilson: Artist and Photo.

This exhibition explores the fiddle dancing tradition of the indigenous people of northern Quebec and their links with Scottish culture. Translated into English, Cree Syllabics and Gaelic, visitors will learn about the individual stories from Eeyouch, Moose Cree, and Scots performers, and take an audio-visual journey into the world of...

As part of Oxford University's Seeing Euclid project, the University of Aberdeen was invited to become part of a Euclidean network of Special Collections and Libraries showcasing their own rare, pre-1700, annotated copies of Euclid's Elements. Join us for a rare glimpse inside three rare copies of Euclid's 'Elements'.

Influential women share their perspectives on the oil and gas industries.