The latest exhibition in the University’s Lamb Gallery explores the fascinating artwork of Nell Baxter and her connection with the Celtic Revival in Edinburgh and Dundee in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. For many years Nell Baxter was little more than a footnote in Scottish art history. Her name was often mentioned along…Continue Reading Nell Baxter and Dundee’s Celtic Revival
This year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of Ninewells Hospital and Medical School. One of the hospital’s strengths is its close relationship with the School which has a long history and a very important one in the context of the University. This blog from the University Archives explains more. From the 1860s…Continue Reading 50 years of Ninewells
Molly Reid, a student on the MFA Curatorial Practice at DJCAD, talks about her current exhibition in the Tower Foyer. Hello, my name is Molly, and I am student on the MFA Curatorial Practice course at DJCAD. For the last two months of the course, I have been on placement within the University’s Museum Collections….Continue Reading Colour-Less – An Exhibition of Black and White Art
Last month, three medical students, Natanya Lim, Maryam Nadeem and Dan Williams, completed their Community Engagement Selected Student Component (SSC) with the Tayside Medical History Museum. SSCs are an important part of medical training and aim to establish a foundation for lifelong learning, explore new ways to communicate information and develop an approach to learning…Continue Reading 50 Years of Ninewells
To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Dundee’s UNESCO City of Design status, the latest exhibition at the Lamb Gallery looks back at work created by students at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design over the past decade, many of whom have already gone on to successful careers as professional designers. The show features…Continue Reading A Decade of Design
The ideas and collections of D’Arcy Thompson, the University’s first Professor of Biology, have profoundly influenced many artists and writers who re-interpret natural history. The University of Dundee Museums’ latest exhibition featuring a unique artistic response to D’Arcy’s collection by New York-based artist Ellen K Levy. Levy is a multimedia artist and writer whose work explores…Continue Reading Ellen K Levy: Seeing Through
Last week saw the launch of a two year Royal Society of Edinburgh project ‘Curating the Digital Attic Archive: A Case Study For Open-Source Approaches To Artists’ Archives’. Led by Dr Judit Bodor (DJCAD) and Dr Roddy Hunter (The Glasgow School of Art) the project has established an international research network to develop an open-source…Continue Reading Curating the Digital Attic Archive
As human beings we are all dependent on the land and the resources it provides. Yet we are increasingly becoming disconnected from the natural world around us and our overexploitation of the land is causing an environmental crisis. The latest exhibition in the Lamb Gallery at the University of Dundee looks at ways in which…Continue Reading Un-Earthed
The latest exhibition in the Lamb Gallery at the University of Dundee takes visitors on a trip back in time to the 1950s, an era of exciting new developments in art, design, science and medicine. The exhibition, entitled Back to the Future, draws on a wide range of objects and artworks from the University of…Continue Reading Back to the Future
Relive the University’s recent successful Culture Day, part of its Festival of the Future. Here we give you a summary of the great presentations. Films of some of them will be available soon. Jan Merchant, Senior Archivist, started the day with an overview of the University Archives and the role they play in caring for…Continue Reading Caring and Culture
We were grateful to acquire some of Grace Atkinson’s textile samples for our collection after the 2023 Degree Show. Grace’s degree show work focussed on creating textiles that were inspired by the various nature spaces found in the city centre. These spaces where we can connect with nature are incredibly important in the urban landscape….Continue Reading Scent and Texture – Grace Atkinson
Matthew Jarron, Museum Curator, describes a new exhibition in Orkney showing some of the University collections. Back in 2011 we were fortunate to become one of just six museums in the UK awarded substantial funding as part of the Art Fund’s RENEW scheme to build collections on a specific theme. We were keen to explore…Continue Reading Taking D’Arcy to Orkney – a new exhibition at the Pier Arts Centre