A project which is a unique collaboration between the University of Dundee, DCA, NHS Tayside and Dundee City Council has been shortlisted in the Partnership of the Year category of the Scottish Charity Awards. The project produced a book which aims to support expectant parents in bonding with their babies during pregnancy. Through illustrations, questions,…Continue Reading Hello in There Wee One: finalist in Scottish Charity Awards
Did you know that there is a figure who played a key role in both VE Day and the history of the University of Dundee? In this blog Kenneth Baxter from the University Archives explains how Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, went from accepting the German surrender to shaping the future of the University. Arthur…Continue Reading 80th anniversary of VE Day
Breaking the Chains is a map and walking tour exploring Dundee’s links to transatlantic slavery that was co-created by the University of Dundee Museums and Dundee Libraries in 2022 (see Breaking the Chains – University Culture Online ). The response to the trail has been hugely positive and it has been widely used by schools…Continue Reading Breaking the Chains: Making Connections
This update covers some of the fantastic work done by the Cooper Gallery over the past few months. We start with their ongoing project What I am Reading Now… a monthly digital publication, and critical platform dedicated to celebrating and disseminating current ideas and discussions by invited Black practitioners and practitioners of colour. December 2024…Continue Reading Recent Activity from the Cooper Gallery
Museum volunteer Delaney Brown (an art history student at the University of St Andrews) tells us about the current exhibition in the Tower Foyer Gallery which she curated in association with the University of Dundee Museums. The female body has long been a powerful tool for storytelling in art, embodying themes of beauty, morality, identity,…Continue Reading Reframing the Muse
The Archive’s Alive and if you need any convincing get yourself along to the Entrance Galleries in the Matthew building at DJCAD. The current exhibition of newly created artwork by the incredibly talented students of Level 3 Communication Design studying illustration under the tutelage of Senior Lecturer, Natalie Russell, is open until 14 March 2025….Continue Reading Archive collections brought to life!
For international women’s day, Kenneth from the Archives takes a look at some of the notable women in the early history of the University, a reminder of how important understanding our past is in shaping who we are today, and who we want to be in future. . University College was founded at the end…Continue Reading The contribution of women to the first years of the University
John Post, a visual artist and doctoral researcher, explains the inspiration behind his latest exhibition as part of LGBT+ History Month in DJCAD. My work explores how photography shapes the identities of gay and bisexual men. For many, photography isn’t just about capturing images; it is a tool to navigate and affirm sexuality. One of…Continue Reading Cruising for Another Picture: Restoring Empathy in the Queer Male Photograph
The University Archive holds the internationally significant Michael Peto photographic collection. From the 1950s until his death in 1970 Michael Peto regularly photographed theatre, television and film productions and as result the Peto Collection contains many images of major stars. These include images of actors who were at the height of their fame, but also…Continue Reading Remembering Timothy West, Maggie Smith and James Laurenson
On the 23 of January, Bloomsbury Academic published a lost piece of Scottish and transatlantic literary history, recovered as part of an ongoing project based at the University of Dundee: The Essential Robert Duncan Milne: Stories by the Lost Pioneer of Science Fiction: Robert Duncan Milne: Bloomsbury Academic This collection co-edited by Dr Keith Williams,…Continue Reading Historic Science Fiction Edition from Research at the University of Dundee
In the autumn of 2024 Archives and Museum Services were given the opportunity to host an intern from the Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management certificate course run by Fleming College in Ontario, Canada. We were delighted to welcome Lindsey Mace who worked on 19th century lantern slides, taxidermy birds and the archives of the Drug…Continue Reading Conservation work with Archives and Museums