George Howard Bell was Symers Professor of Physiology in the University of Dundee, 1947-1975. He was a keen photographer and took photographs of the University, Dundee and its surrounding area. We are lucky enough to hold his collection in the University Archives. This video, created by Kenneth Baxter from the Archive Services at the University,…Continue Reading Dundee through Professor George Howard Bell’s Lens: Part 1
Take a virtual tour around the glasshouse in the Botanic Gardens at the University of Dundee with botanical horticulturalist Clare Reaney as she shows us the wonderful variety of plants on offer….Continue Reading A Tour around the Glasshouse in the Botanic Gardens (Video)
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 the latest in 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…Continue Reading The Dundee Dental School Art Collectors (Video)
The Cooper Gallery has still got a few spaces open for this Thursday’s upcoming writing workshop led by Poet and Writer Jane Goldman. Please see below for information on how to sign up for this experimental poetry workshop, being held via Zoom on 28 May between 5-7pm. Signs Meanings Riddles: Film into Poetry Workshop led…Continue Reading Signs Meanings Riddles: Film into Poetry – Experimental Writing Workshop (online)
“I created this comic in collaboration with undergraduate students, master’s students and artists in order to promote the comics collection in the University of Dundee’s Archives as well as the Museum Services. It is a public information comic that tells how different collections got into the archives, how to access the items, as well as…Continue Reading Chronicle: The Archive and Museum Anthology – A Comic by PhD Student Hailey Austin
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 the latest in 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 a…Continue Reading Video: The Needlework Development Scheme Collection at DJCAD
Today’s music contribution is from the Discovery Bach Cantata Project, a small choral group made up of students, staff and alumni of University of Dundee. A short motet, Cantate Domino, by the German composer Hans Leo Hassler….Continue Reading Cantate Domino, performed by Discovery Bach Cantata Project
Peto regularly visited Dundee, photographing the city’s streets and people. ‘Foggy Day’ was taken at Whorterbank, Lochee, features one of the women wearing the famous jute ‘baffies’ and won a European award in 1960. Photo-journalist Michael Peto worked with The Observer during the 1950s and ‘60s. His collection is a chronicle of an age –…Continue Reading The Peto Collection – A Foggy Day in Dundee
Rhythmic Marks and Misprints are two interconnected art science projects that took place during 2018-19. The project involved artist/researcher Daksha Patel creating artwork in response to current research into Parkinson’s disease led by Professor Miratul Muqit and his team based in the Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit in the University. Miratul is…Continue Reading Rhythmic Marks and Misprints, A Science Art Collaboration
For the finale of #WellTogether week, we would like to share with you this incredibly moving rendition of ‘You Will Be Found’ from the musical ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ which was created by OpSoc for #WellTogether Week on the #DundeeUniCulture blog. For OpSoc members, continuing to perform and enjoy musical theatre is a way that we…Continue Reading #WellTogether: OpSoc perform ‘You Will Be Found’ from the musical ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
For her third and final film for #WellTogether Week, University Archivist Caroline Brown shows us another project of the University Archives which relates to the NHS Tayside collection – in particular the Strathmartine Hospital. The project was funded by Heritage Lottery and was in partnership with Social Work at University of Dundee, the Thera Trust…Continue Reading #WellTogether: University of Dundee Archives and Mental Health Part 3
As part of Dundee Month of Design 2020, museum curator Matthew Jarron had planned to lead a series of guided walks of public art and design in different parts of the city. Because of the current lockdown these have not been possible, so here is a virtual tour using Google Streetview and photos from Public…Continue Reading #WellTogether: Public Art Tour of Stobswell, Dundee – Part 2