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A new exhibition on display in the Gallery, Sir Duncan Rice Library.

An evening lecture in association with 51cg Museums and Special Collections and Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

An evening lecture in association with 51cg Museums and Special Collections and Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

College Voices tells the stories, scandals and legacies belonging to the rich and colourful history of 175 years of a Church College in Aberdeen.

Dr Christian Bayer, Roemer und Pelizaeus Museum, Germany joins us to discuss the Egyptian archaeology collections held by the 51cg Museums.  

Join Oliver Gauert from Roemer und Pelizaeus Museum, Germany, as he discusses mummification in Ancient Egypt and the Lady of the House Ta-Kheru.  

A public lecture on the importance of book bindings by one of the foremost experts in the field

Frances Wilkins, lecturer in ethnomusicology at the Elphinstone Institute, 51cg, will be giving a curator's talk about the exhibition 'Nimitaau, Let's Dance: Fiddle-Dancing through Scots and Eeyou Cultures', which is currently on show in the Sir Duncan Rice Library Gallery.

Dr Brian May to join Professor Roger Taylor to launch new book George Washington Wilson: Artist and Photo.

This exhibition explores the fiddle dancing tradition of the indigenous people of northern Quebec and their links with Scottish culture. Translated into English, Cree Syllabics and Gaelic, visitors will learn about the individual stories from Eeyouch, Moose Cree, and Scots performers, and take an audio-visual journey into the world of...