Event Archive

With two exhibitions of Sue Jane Taylor's work on in Aberdeen: 'Age of Oil' at the University of Aberdeen (until 8 July) and 'View from the Deck' at the Aberdeen Maritime Museum (from 5 May to 28 October), the artist gives an insight into her practice and career, focusing on...

This facsimile display on the lower ground floor of the Sir Duncan Rice Library is part of the Oxford University 'Reading Euclid' project and spotlights three of the University of Aberdeen's own rare copies of Euclid's 'Elements'.

A behind-the-scenes look at how an exhibition is curated. Jen Shaw, Exhibitions Officer for the Special Collections Centre gives a glimpse into how an exhibition comes about: from deciding on a subject or theme, through to the selection of objects, and finally to the week of installation. Fun, fascinating and,...

Sue Jane Taylor has worked in some of the most remote and challenging industrial environments in Scotland, yet through her work she brings personal, often poignant moments of recollection to describe a unique period in human history - the Age of Oil.

This event was cancelled

A talk by artist Julia Midgley as part of the Special Collections exhibition "Medicine in Wartime".

A talk by John Scott as part of the Special Collections exhibition, "Medicine in Wartime".

This talk will explore a remarkable manuscript held in Special Collections.

A talk by David Rennie as part of the Special Collections exhibition, "Medicine in Wartime"

A talk by Tom Scotland as part of the Special Collections exhibition, "Medicine in Wartime"

A rare opportunity to view some interesting items from our Collections as part of the Book Week Scotland 2017 celebrations!