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
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
October is Black History Month! This year, the University of Dundee has a theme of Embracing and Celebrating Diversity. There is a range of events occurring throughout the month as part of the celebration, read below to find out more. Embracing & Celebrating Diversity – Launch of Black History Month 2024 Book your place for…Continue Reading Black History Month
A new exhibition celebrating the work of photographer Alex Coupar is on show in the Lamb Gallery at the University of Dundee, charting the faces and places of Dundee and beyond. The Dundee-born photographer has recorded our lives and surroundings since the early 1950s. Across Scotland, Alex has captured our urban and rural landscapes, our…Continue Reading Coupar’s Camera
Taking breaks is good for your brain! Breaks help you maintain mental and physical health. To calm your central nervous system and shift brain states, you want to do relaxing activities like walking, meditation, and being in nature. These activities can improve wellbeing. Allow yourself time to do nothing and just be. We asked our PGRs…Continue Reading Enjoy the Moment Photo Challenge
Written by University of Dundee Museums volunteer Pete McConville Follow Pete’s photography on his Instagram by clicking this link The University of Dundee campus is such a great place to photograph. So many styles of architecture and dynamic social spaces. As the light changes from day to day and moment to moment it can…Continue Reading In the Darkroom
In our museum collections is a small leather wallet with what first appears to be a piece of clear framed glass inside. It doesn’t look like much, but this is actually a diffraction grid – used to separate light into it’s component wavelengths – think something along the lines of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of…Continue Reading Through the Lens (Part 1.5) – The Instagram Filter that you can hold
The Low collection was recently gifted to the University Archive by photo-journalist Alex Low. This is the third blog exploring this fascinating collection which comprises records of not just the Low family, but also of eight other families connected to the Lows through marriage. We received the collection, partly because the Lows and the Halleys…Continue Reading Lives through the lens
1/2 Parts, written by Amy Crawford (MGS Funded Museum Engagement Officer and Pete McConville, Museum Volunteer) When Pete and I first met we discovered a mutual love of photography. I suggested that he use our University of Dundee Museum collections to practise his digital photography skills. We have a large collection which is currently being…Continue Reading Through the Lens (Part One)
A congratulations is in order for Emily Cassidy, Art & Design student as Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, for winning Scottish Nature Photography Award’s, Student Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year 2020. Entrants were asked to submit a portfolio of three images on the theme of natural light and Emily’s winning entry…Continue Reading Scottish Nature Photography Awards
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
Alex Coupar has worked as a photographer in and around Dundee since 1955, documenting the areas and events which reflect both our culture and history. During his career, stretching over fifty years, Alex has recorded the intricacies of every day life as well as national and civic events. Before his photography career took off, Alex…Continue Reading Coupar’s Camera