This beautifully detailed etching was created by Gail Low & Sian MacFarlane for the River Deep Mountain High exhibition. The plate includes an excerpt of a longer poem, ‘Timefolds’, which addresses absence & presence in the archives & in relation to Dundee’s industrial past. Tay Vaults by Sian MacFarlane and Gail Low Etching on zinc “The text…Continue Reading RDMH – Tay Vaults by Sian MacFarlane and Gail Low
To mark what would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday on 9th October Archive Services have been showing some of their remarkable photographs of the Beatles. Taken by Hungarian photo-journalist Michael Peto the images include the Beatles being awarded the MBE in 1965. Peto was given access to the group while they were recording Help…Continue Reading John Lennon Photographs
Pioneering in its treatment of women, applauded by the world’s worst poet, appointed a first principal who was only 26 – find out about the early years of the University of Dundee and some notable students. This video by Kenneth of Archive Services takes us back to the foundation of University College Dundee in 1881…Continue Reading The Early Years of the University
The exhibition Moving Jamaica: Scottish-Caribbean Connections & Local-Global Journeys – first shown in the Lamb Gallery in 2018 – has been restaged at the St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum. As part of Black History Month, a special online event is being held on 15 October at 6.30pm, hosted by Dr Susan P Mains (Geography, University…Continue Reading Moving Jamaica – a virtual tour and online discussion
Opening on Tuesday 6th October, we are very excited to welcome back visitors to the Cooper Gallery in DJCAD. Our first live exhibition since lockdown is a retrospective exhibition that uses the gallery space as a means to refract the work of influential theorists and filmmakers Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen through the prism of art. The…Continue Reading New Exhibition: A is for Avant-Garde, Z is for Zero
In this blog from the Centre for Scottish Culture’s Dr Allan Kennedy we learn about the ‘Scotch’ songs that were popular in England during the time of the Restoration. In the late 17th century, we learn, the English viewed their Scottish neighbours in a particular way that was reflected in these songs about rural life…Continue Reading ‘Scotch Songs’ and English Perceptions of Scotland
Declan McCourt was inspired by some of the fantastic images in The Grampian Club collection for the River Deep Mountain High exhibition. Declan was drawn to the landscapes & how they appear somewhat dreamlike. On the Ice / Mountainside Dreaming / Rockside by Declan McCourt Watercolour, graphite and coloured pencil on art-board “Contributing to the archival exhibition…Continue Reading RDMH – On the Ice / Mountainside Dreaming / Rockside by Declan McCourt
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
Immerse yourself in this performance of the dark comedy by DJCAD Professor Maria Fusco which was commissioned by National Theatre Wales to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the NHS and premiered in the BBC symphony hall in Cardiff in 2018. Written and directed by Fusco, the piece explores the skin disease eczema from which Fusco…Continue Reading Eczema! Online theatre production from Maria Fusco.
This week we have a treat from the book club – Sharon Tonner-Saunders takes us on a magical conversation about identity and the power of writing your own story drawn from ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ by J. K. Rowling. Find out more: You can find out more about Sharon here Follow Sharon on Twitter…Continue Reading The UoD Book Club Episode 10 – Sharon Tonner-Saunders
What connection do Field Marshall Haig and authors J M Barrie and Rudyard Kipling have to Dundee and the University? Find out from this video where Kenneth Baxter explores the University archives to discover what happened when the trio visited University College Dundee just over 100 years ago. For more videos about the history of…Continue Reading Haig, Barrie, Kipling and the University
Take 2 minutes out from your day to listen to this beautiful performance from Music at the University. If things are getting to you this is guaranteed to make things a little bit better. Fabulous singing and seamlessly put together by director Graeme, this is a recording of Howard Goodall’s setting of words by Cardinal…Continue Reading Culture at 12 Music – Lead Kindly Light