Browse Exhibits (21 total)

2020 Aberdeen's Children: Stories of the 1950s Birth Cohort

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The Aberdeen Children of the 1950s are 12,150 people born in Aberdeen between 1950 and 1956. When they were in primary school, they took reading and maths tests as part of a study done by University of Aberdeen. The goal of the original study was to discover the causes of learning disabilities. The children's test results were linked to other school records and to birth records in the Aberdeen Maternity and Neonatal Databank.

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2020 Safekeeping: Protecting what is valued

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Explore protective objects from across the world, including Ancient Egyptian amulets and modern-day soap, in this student-curated exhibition from 2020. Discover what societies value most through the themes of protecting the self, guarding possessions, caring for loved ones and preserving customs. This exhibition strives to make sense of the deeply rooted human desire to protect.

2021 A Rare Nicht Oot: 100 Years of Aberdeen's Student Show

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Welcome to this exhibition celebrating 100 years since students at the University of Aberdeen first began staging an annual musical theatre performance to raise money for charity - known as the Student Show.

Performers from the Show have gone on to have glittering careers in music, comedy and theatre, and today the Show is the longest-running student production of its kind in the UK.

This online exhibition features collections from the University of Aberdeen archives, alongside contributions from Show's former writers and performers, to tell some of the stories of Show from across its 100 years.

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Curated by: Eric Crockart, Joe Johnston, Paul Logie and Emma Raymond.

With thanks to: Lauren Hossack, Shane Strachan, Michelle Bruce, Paddy Rice, John Duffus, Dawn Leslie, Jo Gilbert, Greg Gordon, Andrew Brebner, Mike Jamieson, Craig Pike, Joy Crockart, Sheila Sinclair, Laura Main, John Hardie, Becky Hossick, Amy Lamb, Bob Irvine, Kate Sutherland, Holly Bruce, Emma Quinn and the whole UoA Museums and Special Collections team.

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2021 Envisioning Women's Places: Photographs from the George Washington Wilson Collection

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The work, education and leisure of 19th century women take centre stage in this exhibition of George Washington Wilson & Co photographs.

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2021 Toil and Trouble: Witchcraft in Scotland

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This student-curated exhibition explores the unique history of witchcraft in Scotland. Delve into over 200 years of witch history through themes of medicine, gender bias, the church, witch hunts and modern representation. Explore how this fascination with magic, power and the devil led to persecution and death of supposed ‘witches’.

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2021 Walter Scott and Song: Retuning the Harp of the North

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Exploring ballads, opera, and theatrical and popular songs, this online exhibition showcases the University of Aberdeen's Walter Scott collections alongside musical recordings.

As a best-selling author, Walter Scott introduced Scottish traditions to audiences across the world. His writings and song collections inspired both his readers in the 1800s, and future generations of musicians. 

Tune in to discover Aberdeen’s connection to the folklore of the Border Ballads, how Scottish legend was transformed into Italian opera, and the meanings contained in well-loved songs such as ‘Bonnie Dundee’. 

Curated by: Ali Lumsden, University of Aberdeen Walter Scott Research Centre; Emma Raymond & Jenny Downes, University of Aberdeen Museums & Special Collections.

Thanks to: The Abbotsford Trust, Faculty of Advocates Abbotsford Collection Trust, Drouthy Neebors, Ewan Maccoll Estate, Liceu Opera Barcelona, Libraries, Leisure and Culture Dundee, Polish-Scottish Song Group, Teatro di San Carlo, Walter Scott Minstrelsy Project Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, University of Aberdeen Museums and Special Collections, University of Aberdeen Walter Scott Research Centre

Kirsty Archer-Thompson, Caitlin Bell, Steve Byrne, Janice Clark, David Craig, Susan Curran, Adam Cresser, Michelle Gait, Sally Garden, P. D. Garside, David Hewitt, Jonathan Hicks, Gillian Hughes, Catherine Jones, Heather Kennedy, Dawn Kuisma, Nick Le Bigre, Annaïg Le Duvéhat, Freja Lundberg, Helen Lynch Christina Mackenzie, Lynsey Macready, Aden Mazur, Saoirse Mcintee, Ainsley McIntosh, Astrid Offersen, Keith O’Sullivan, Jane Pirie, Sigrid Rieuwerts, John Robertson, Mara Shea, Jan Smith, Rachel Sumner, Giovanna Tinaro, Adam Tomasiewicz, William Zachs

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2022 Eat, Prey, Love

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15 August 2022: Exhibition exploring human relationships with other animals across the themes of work, food, and companionship.

2022 Professor Patrick Copland: Late 18th - early 19th century science education in Aberdeen

A large brass wheel sitting on four smaller wheels, in a brass frame on a circular wooden stand. The smaller wheels spin at a much slower rate when the large wheel is spun.

Patrick Copland was professor of Natural Philosophy at Marischal College from 1775 to 1822. He assembled - by purchasing and crafting himself - one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of scientific demonstration apparatus in Britain to use in his lectures.

This online exhibition displays the remnants of that collection and illustrated lecture notes by Copland's students.

2023 Legacies of Slavery

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This exhibition examines links between transatlantic slavery and the University of Aberdeen's history.

2023 Mapping Mementos

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This student-curated exhibition explores the hidden histories behind travel mementos, including how souvenirs are produced and why we collect them.

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