The exhibitions here include virtual versions of exhibitions from our galleries, as well as exhibitions created entirely online.
If you have queries about any of our exhibitions, please email us at uoacollections@abdn.ac.uk
Welcome to this exhibition celebrating 100 years since students at the University of Aberdeen first began staging an annual musical... The Aberdeen Children of the 1950s are 12,150 people born in Aberdeen between 1950 and 1956. When they were in... Five local collectors travelled to Latin America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to seek their fortunes as... An online exhibition marking the 300th anniversary of the Anglo-Scottish Union of 1 May 1707. University research confirmed that the collection includes a painting by Canaletto. The exhibition also reveals how it was acquired as... The University’s museum collections, as well as its collections of archives and rare books, includes items that might be linked,... 15 August 2022: Exhibition exploring human relationships with other animals across the themes of work, food, and companionship. The only exhibition devoted to the character of this important region of Scotland, many hundreds of objects, photographs and quotations... The work, education and leisure of 19th century women take centre stage in this exhibition of George Washington Wilson &... Rome's importance as an artistic centre was undisputed throughout the eighteenth century. After the deposition of the Catholic James VII... This exhibition examines links between transatlantic slavery and the University of Aberdeen's history. This student-curated exhibition explores the hidden histories behind travel mementos, including how souvenirs are produced and why we collect them. Patrick Copland was professor of Natural Philosophy at Marischal College from 1775 to 1822. He assembled - by purchasing and... Explore protective objects from across the world, including Ancient Egyptian amulets and modern-day soap, in this student-curated exhibition from 2020.... Learn about how the history of Aberdeen and North-East Scotland is entangled with the history of transatlantic slavery. Using CT scans and the latest medical visualisation techniques experts have been able to uncover insights into the life of... 7 June - 30 November 2016:
A co-curated student exhibition interpreting Lewis Grassic Gibbon's classic novel,Sunset Song. This student-curated exhibition explores the unique history of witchcraft in Scotland. Delve into over 200 years of witch history through... This exhibition showcases Audubon’s spectacular ‘Birds of America’, a metre-high book filled with Audubon’s stunning life-size colour depictions of American... Exploring ballads, opera, and theatrical and popular songs, this online exhibition showcases the University of Aberdeen's Walter Scott collections alongside...A Rare Nicht Oot: 100 Years of Aberdeen's Student Show (2021)
Aberdeen's Children: Stories of the 1950s Birth Cohort (2020)
Aberdonians in the Americas (2017)
Acts of Union (2007)
Canaletto in Aberdeen (2019)
Connecting Collections
Eat, Prey, Love (2022)
Encyclopaedia of the North East (2002)
Envisioning Women's Places: Photographs from the George Washington Wilson Collection (2021)
Jacobite Virtuosi (2007)
Legacies of Slavery
Mapping Mementos
Professor Patrick Copland: Late 18th - early 19th century science education in Aberdeen (2022)
Safekeeping: Protecting what is valued (2020)
Scotland, Africa and Slavery in the Caribbean: a North East Story (2007)
Ta Kheru: Discovering the life of an Ancient Egyptian woman (2018)
The Land Endures: Bringing Sunset Song to Life (2016)
Toil and Trouble: Witchcraft in Scotland (2021)
Walking with Birds: The Art of Audubon and MacGillivray (2019)
Walter Scott and Song: Retuning the Harp of the North (2021)
