Walter Scott
Our online exhibition 'Walter Scott and Song: Retuning the Harp of the North' begins August 13th, 2021. Tune in to discover how the bestselling author inspired music across genres and generations.
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University to return of Head of an Oba to Nigeria
The University of Aberdeen is to return a Benin bronze - a sculpture looted in 1897 from Benin City in Nigeria in one of the most notorious examples of the pillaging of cultural treasures.
Student Show Exhibition
'A Rare Nicht Oot: 100 Years of Aberdeen's Student Show' is an online exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the longest running student stage show of its kind in the UK. Begins April 2021!
Envisioning Women's Places
Presenting rarely seen photographs from the Victorian and Edwardian eras, this exhibition showcases women's spaces, from the Australian high street to the Scottish highlands. Begins March 2021!
Online Exhibitions
Browse our online exhibitions covering a range of topics, including Scottish history, Aberdeen and the Americas, and the life of an Ancient Egyptian woman.
Online activities
Our museum and exhibition venues may currently be closed, but we've lots of exhibitions, activities, events and social media that you can get involved with online.
Exhibition Closures
To help protect visitors and staff, the Zoology Museum, Sir Duncan Rice Library Gallery and Wolfson Reading Room are now closed.
King's Museum
Old Aberdeen Town House
High Street
Aberdeen
AB24 3EN Email: museums@abdn.ac.uk