Murdoch was one of many figures of literature photographed by Peto. Murdoch was a Fellow of Philosophy at Oxford University when this portrait was taken in 1962 for a profile in the The Observer Weekend Review. Photo-journalist Michael Peto worked with The Observer during the 1950s and ‘60s. His collection is a chronicle of an…Continue Reading The Peto Collection – Writer Iris Murdoch
Dundee University Operatic Society (usually known as OpSoc) Programme for production of the Grand Duchess performed at Dundee’s Whitehall theatre in 1980. OpSoc has been in existence for nearly 60 years and is the University’s longest standing musical theatre society staging a number of concerts including one major musical a year. The University Archives preserves…Continue Reading OpSoc Programme for The Grand Duchess, 1980
From the University Museum collections, one of over 70 broadsheets from the 1960s and ’70s made by Graphic Design and Illustration & Printmaking students at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art. If you know who created this one get in touch! More of these can be found on the UoD Museums Facebook page…Continue Reading DJCAD Graphic Design Students’ Broadsheets
A popular feature of our Zoology Museum at UoD are our colouring sheets created by DJCAD alumnus Gavin Rutherford. For those of you looking for something to keep the kids occupied, here’s one you can print out and complete at home! The Museums here at University of Dundee have you covered for all your colouring…Continue Reading Colouring Sheets by DJCAD Alumnus Gavin Rutherford
While the University’s museums and galleries are temporarily closed due to the coronavirus emergency, we’re sharing more of our collections online. This is one of a series of films in which museum curator Matthew Jarron tells the stories behind some of our most interesting objects and artworks. In this video, we look at the collection…Continue Reading Video: Blaschka glass models in the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum