For the third in our series looking at how the City has changed the University Archives focuses on the site of the V&A, an area which has been transformed over the last 250 years. Crawford’s 1776 plan of Dundee shows us that the area was the site of the harbour to the south of West…Continue Reading Then and now- changing Dundee: the V&A site
The University Archives continues its series looking at the changing face of the City by focusing on Reform Street. The junction of Reform Street and the High Street is one of the most familiar scenes in central Dundee, with the clock on the building of what was H. Samuel, the jeweller, being a well-known meeting…Continue Reading Then and now: changing Dundee – Reform Street
In this post, the first of a series from the University Archives, we look at how parts of the campus and Dundee have changed over the years. We start by looking at the Belmont area of campus, where the Belmont Halls are now. This image taken in 2017 will be familiar to many. Belmont doesn’t…Continue Reading Then and now: changing Dundee – Belmont
Museum services are excited to announce that they will be hosting an event on today at 7pm to celebrate the new book D’Arcy Thompson’s Influence in Art. This online event will feature illustrated presentations by the book’s editors, Ellen K Levy and Charissa N Terranova. Many of the other authors will also be present to…Continue Reading Book Launch – D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson’s Generative Influences
As a part of the “Thinking Photography” group, Zhaneta Zhekova, a student from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design has been looking at statuary in Dundee and how has often overlooked. As a result, she has taken incredible black and white photos of Dundee’s 19th and early 20th century sculptural carvings which she…Continue Reading Thinking Photography: Zhaneta Zhekova
As February is LGBT+ History Month Dundee University will be celebrating with lectures, talks, movies and an online party with the hope of highlighting how queer history has shaped our cities and buildings. What can you expect? Kicking off the month there will be a live teams lecture on the 4th of February at 5pm…Continue Reading LGBT+ History Month
Dr Kenneth Baxter’s newest upload on YouTube offers a taste of the Archive’s visual records that show the changes to Dundee over the years. The video shows how Dundee changed as it grew and developed into a 19th Century industrial town. The plans can be seen in the MS 17/P Thornton Collection which contains maps…Continue Reading Mapping the Changes by Dr Kenneth Baxter
The latest virtual walking tour by University museum curator Matthew Jarron focuses on Dundee’s waterfront. While the previous videos were made using Google Streetview, this one mostly takes place off-road and so was filmed in person on a glorious sunny day in September. The tour covers both familiar landmarks and overlooked artworks, starting at Doug…Continue Reading Public Art Tour of Dundee Waterfront by Matthew Jarron
A big welcome to all our Freshers! Normally during Welcome Week, museum curator Matthew Jarron leads a historical walking tour of the city campus for students, introducing some of the older buildings and exploring some of the University’s history. Covid restrictions have prevented that this year, so instead Matthew has recorded a video version ot…Continue Reading Historical Campus Tour for Welcome Week
Join Dr. Kenneth Baxter from the Archives team in another video delving into Dundee’s past. In many of the previous Archives videos, we have explored many old buildings and structures which have now disappeared from Dundee. In this video, we will explore what may be the most iconic and famous lost Dundee building: Dundee Town…Continue Reading The University Archives: Dundee Town House (Video)
Our Architecture students in partnership with Wuhan University, China, across all year groups, worked with tutors from University of Dundee via Zoom. Together they designed museums, galleries, community centres, city designs and more in a space of 8 weeks during a global pandemic 2020. See the architecture projects from the students at Wuhan University in…Continue Reading Architecture students in partnership with Wuhan University design projects via Zoom
Join Dr. Kenneth Baxter from the University Archives in another video delving into Dundee’s past. This video looks again at the development of Dundee City Centre, but this time with a twist; we explore the development of Dundee as it didn’t happen! Even after the radical architectural changes of the city centre in the 1870s…Continue Reading The University Archives: Thomson’s Vision of Dundee (Video)