Event Archive

Enjoy a guided tour of archaeological discoveries from Western Alaska, and artefacts from the University collections, as part of Scottish Archaeology Month 2013

Print Shop Window: An Exhibition of Visual Satire explores the power of cartoons to satirise public figures and stimulate political debate.

Be part of Book Week Scotland 2013! Get inspired by four fabulous images from the Special Collections Centre's rare books and archives and write a 500-word short story.

Students and staff are invited to a guided tour of the library to sharpen their study skills for the new term

Vistors are welcome to explore The Sir Duncan Rice Library, join a tour of the Special Collections Centre and take part in a Family Fun Arts and Crafts session

A photography exhibition by Ian Cowe showing a wide selection of Stevenson lighthouses in Scotland

A photography exhibition by Adam Price capturing Aberdeen at night time

Follow in the footsteps on botanist James Trail and venture into the great Amazon rainforest.

Stow away to the Arctic with 13-year-old David Cardno and find out about life and customs in the far North.

Be inspired by the beautiful pictures of Islamic buildings in our Wanderlust exhibition.

Travel back in time to Ancient Greece and become a Greek potter.

Special Collections Centre Summer School with King's Museum

How well do you know your local area?

Special Collections Centre Summer School with King's Museum

The Aberdeen branch of the Dickens Fellowship in collaboration with The University of Aberdeen Centre for the Novel and The Friends of Aberdeen University Library is pleased to announce Dickens, Journalism, and Fellowship: An Exhibition, Lectures and an Online Tour. Come along to an Exhibition of 19th-century Journalism devised by Anthony...

The 4th conference of the European Oil & Gas Archives Network (EOGAN): Corporate Engagement and Public Access

Come to The Sir Duncan Rice Library for an afternoon of art and craft.

Part of the King's Museum Tuesday Evening Lecture Series

This talk is presented as part of the current exhibition at the Sir Duncan Rice Library, Wanderlust: Travel Journals and Explorers' Notes.The exhibition features vivid writing contained in some of the travel journals and explorers' notebooks held with the University's Special Collections

This talk is presented as part of the current exhibition at the Sir Duncan Rice Library, Wanderlust: Travel Journals and Explorers' Notes.The exhibition features vivid writing contained in some of the travel journals and explorers' notebooks held with the University's Special Collections

This talk is presented as part of the current exhibition at the Sir Duncan Rice Library, Wanderlust: Travel Journals and Explorers' Notes.The exhibition features vivid writing contained in some of the travel journals and explorers' notebooks held with the University's Special Collections.

Part of the King's Museum Tuesday Evening Lecture Series

This talk explores the fascinating British and Irish networks in central Europe as recorded in the Triennial Travels of James Fraser of Kirkhill (1634-1709). The events is presented as part of the current exhibition at the Sir Duncan Rice Library, Wanderlust: Travel Journals and Explorers' Notes.The exhibition features vivid writing...

Part of the King's Museum Tuesday Evening Lecture Series

This talk is presented as part of the current exhibition at the Sir Duncan Rice Library, Wanderlust: Travel Journals and Explorers' Notes.The exhibition features vivid writing contained in some of the travel journals and explorers' notebooks held with the University's Special Collections.

An exhibition by Article 12 in Scotland's Young Gypsy Travellers' Lives project group

Part of the King's Museum Tuesday Evening Lectures

Come to the Sir Duncan Rice Library and make African style masks inspired by the amazing animal stories told in letters held in the Special Collections.

Part of the King's Museum Tuesday Evening Lectures

I Speak for Myself is an exhibition presented by Amina: the Muslim Women's Resource Centre

Explorers wanted! Calling all Arctic Adventurers, Global Gallivanters and Safari Seekers: the University of Aberdeen needs savvy survivors and intrepid investigators with a thirst for excitement! Come and join us for a thrilling and action packed evening of exploration and discovery. Don't forget to get your passport stamped!

Part of the King's Museum Tuesday Evening Lecture Series

Are you interested in art? Why not join in with Slow Art Day for a special viewing of some of the University of Aberdeen's artworks.

The exhibition at the Gallery of the Sir Duncan Rice Library features vivid writing contained in some of the travel journals and explorers' notebooks held with the University's Special Collections.

An art exhibition by Nicola Moss

Part of the King's Museum Tuesday Evening Lecture Series

In collaboration with the Special Collections Centre at the University of Aberdeen, the Film & Visual Culture department is pleased to present an on-going series of occasional film screenings in the Sir Duncan Rice Library Gallery.

The Aberdeen Humanities Fund was launched in October last year with a series of lively and engaging presentations by academic staff, inspired by the Special Collections at the Sir Duncan Rice Library, in an event called Stacks Alive. The Aberdeen Humanities Fund is pleased to continue the Stacks Alive series...

Join us for free events for all ages.

Part of the King's Museum Tuesday Evening Lecture Series

Join us for free events for all ages.

Part of the King's Museum Tuesday Evening Lecture Series

Dr. Elizabeth Curtis offers an insight into our contemporary understanding of the standing stones and circles that populate the landscape around Aberdeenshire from a historical perspective.

Part of the King's Museum Tuesday Evening Lecture Series

The artists discuss the development of the Waterlines sculpture outside the Sir Duncan Rice Library. They will reveal the inspiration behind their artistic practice using examples of past and current work.

Join us for free events for all ages.

Part of the King's Museum Evening Lecture Series

Professor Timothy Ingold, Chair in Social Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen, explores the lines of the Waterlines sculpture. In this talk, he compares carved lines in stone with drawn lines of the ships draughtsman and navigational lines of maritime shipping.

Symposium hosted by the Special Collections Centre in partnership with NEPAN, (an artist-led North East Participatory Arts Network) and engage Scotland. This FREE networking event and symposium is a great opportunity for creative professionals working in the North East of Scotland to meet and share ideas.

Nunalleq: The Yupiit and the Arctic World is an exhibition of recent archaeological discoveries from western Alaska, excavated by a team from the University of Aberdeen in partnership with the Yup'ik Eskimo village of Quinhagak.

Part of the King's Museum Tuesday Evening Lecture Series

John Edwards, Head of Collections with Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums, discusses the era of the Fast Sailing Ships including the design for the famous Thermopylae built in Aberdeen.

Part of the King's Museum Tuesday Evening Lecture Series

Join us for free events for all ages.

The Archaeology of Middle Earth

Pick up some bargain books

Behind the Facade: using architectural analysis to discover the earlier lives of the Scottish country seat

Aberdeen and the Spanish Civil War

An exhibition showing several paintings and drawings from the artist's life in Aberdeen

Images of Aberdeen and Elsewhere: Artistic Licence and Half Truths

An exhibition of photographs by British photographer Bryan Alexander

Feeding the Masses: One Hundred Years of Nutrition Research

This exhibition reveals the inspiration behind a specially commissioned sculpture that marks the entrance to the academic plaza at the Sir Duncan Rice Library.

Building Brochs: an architectural and archaeological re-assessment

Saints, Stars, and Famous Scots: Picturing the Past in the Murals at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery

A drop in session for all ages where you can make a beautiful book cover and more, as part of Book Week Scotland

Mrs Brown of Old Aberdeen: The Greatest Ballad Singer Ever

Come to the Special Collections Centre for an evening of bookbinding. Part of Book Week Scotland 2012 celebrations.

Drop in to The Sir Duncan Rice Library anytime during Book Week Scotland to share and swap your favourite books

Come and meet author Matthew Green at our Big Read book-signing

The dramatic life of a local heroine of botanical history is unveiled in this facinating illustrated talk.

Join Curator Mark Paterson on an enlightening tour of the beautiful Cruickshank Botanic Garden

Join us for free events for all ages

Drop into King's Museum at lunchtime to test your tasting talents...

Mark Paterson, Curator of the Cruickshank Botanic Garden, offers a fascinating insight into the vital role of plants in our daily lives, and the importance their conservation for our future health and wellbeing.

Perspectives on Piltdown. The Stones of Contention

a photography exhibition exploring the 'dying art' of market pitching.

Join artist Merlyn Riggs for traditional Scottish tea and lively conversation.

Drop into King's Museum at lunchtime to test your tasting talents...

Learn about the hunt for pharmaceuticals in extreme environments with Professor Marcel Jaspers

Athens: the World's First and Last Democracy

Treasures from Tobar an Dualchais/the Kist o Riches

An interactive multi-media installation has been created by as part of the Sound Festival and can be seen this week at The Sir Duncan Rice Library.

Drop into King's Museum at lunchtime to test your tasting talents...

Join us for free drop in Halloween events for all ages

The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby: cookery and science

Jane Pirie, Rare Books Cataloguer with the Special Collections Centre offers a fascinating insight into the past lives and provenance of the rare books displayed in the exhibition, Pharmacopoeia.

Drop into King's Museum at lunchtime to test your tasting talents...

Journey of a Lifetime

Drop into King's Museum at lunchtime to test your tasting talents...

Green-fingered fun for families as part of the Pharmacopoeia exhibition event programme

The Aberdeen Humanities Fund and the Special Collections Centre celebrate the Friends of Aberdeen University Library's 50th Anniversary with a selection of short talks by University of Aberdeen academics about research based on materials in our collections

The Architecture of Society: recent work on the Iron Age of Caithness .

Drop in for a free drawing workshop to take a walk 'up the garden path',

From Maud to Manhattan: a retrospective

Successful Strategies to Healthier Eating Behaviours

Some food related fun with staff from the Rowett Institute

Combine science and history in this unique workshop brought to you by King's Museum and Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health.

Drop into King's Museum at lunchtime to test your tasting talents...

A free talk on the current photographic exhibition on display in the MacRobert Buidling