King's Museum
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Returning after 100 years of absence - a museum on campus. Opened in Spring, 2011, the University’s King’s Museum lies at the heart of the Old Aberdeen campus. As well as being Scotland’s newest museum, it may also be the oldest as its origins lie in a museum collection in existence in King’s College in 1727. Today, the University of Aberdeen’s museums are among the largest and most important in Scotland, having been awarded the status of a ‘Recognised Collection on National Significance’.
King’s Museum has exhibitions changing every few months to display these collections, some involving students and academic staff collaborating with the museum to bring recent research to a wider audience. With a service for schools, evening lectures and other events, such as the annual ‘Night at the Museum’, the museum is a place where objects and ideas are explored in ways that would have been inconceivable to those who have collected and curated the collection over the past centuries.
We hope that the museum is a friendly place, where passers-by, students, staff and tourists can drop in for a break; a place of stimulation and reflection in the middle of the busy campus.
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facebook.comFortifying rulership in Pictland: the results of excavations at three...
The next evening lecture to take place will be ‘Fortifying rulership in Pictland’ Gordon Noble from the University of Aberdeen will discuss a recent project in Pictish sites from Aberdeenshire to Easter Ross. Read more here: http://bit.ly/1UaZWrJ
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Shinty trophy from the University museum’s collection on display in a new exhibition in Hampden Football Museum! http://bit.ly/1RB9cYl
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Just one week until our FREE Winter Night at the Museums event! Come along for an evening of crafts, museums and more! No booking required, 6pm-8.30pm.
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History of the World in 72 objects: #25 This amphora dates to 6th century B.C and depicts the Athenian hero Theseus killing the mythical Minotaur
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Don't miss the exhibitions in our ArtSpaces: Morrison's 'War Paintings' and the collaborative exhibition 'Invisible Matters' http://bit.ly/1n7femn
Art Inspired by Zoology Museum
Our newest blog is written by Aberdeen artist Bibo Keeley & looks at her work & the influence Zoology Museum has had:http://bit.ly/1QaYG8K
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History of the World in 72 objects: #24 Athena, wearing a helmet adorned with a wreath of olive leaves and an owl, the goddess’s sacred bird, with an olive branch can be seen on this Athenian coin.
Fortifying rulership in Pictland: the results of excavations at three...
We hope you enjoyed last night's evening lecture, the next will take place 9 February at 6.30pm! http://bit.ly/1mSnNl1
The Bronze Age Neolithic: Continuity, discontinuity & problems with...
Don't miss tonight's FREE evening lecture 'The Bronze Age Neolithic' by Alex Gibson of the University of Bradford http://bit.ly/1mTwR9L
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The Zoology Museum is open again after the winter break, come along and see some familiar faces!
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Dr Christian Bayer (Roemer und Pelizaeus Museum) becomes part of a new display during a recent visit to our stores! Read more here: http://bit.ly/1PiHGsx
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History of the World in 72 objects: This Corinthian coin shows Aphrodite, the patron goddess of Corinth, on one side and Pegasus, who was tamed by King Bellerophon using a bridle given to him by the goddess Athena on the other side.
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