Camperdown Works in Lochee, Dundee was undoubtedly the city’s most famous industrial complex, and its iconic chimney “Cox’s Stack” remains one of Dundee’s most recognisable landmarks. Owned by the Cox Brother, who were already established in the linen trade in Lochee, the works began with the construction of a Power Loom Factory in 1849. Thereafter…Continue Reading Then and now – changing Dundee: Camperdown Works
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Lives through a sketchbook: Alex Low
Archive Services tell us more about the fascinating collection of photojournalist Alexander Low who recently gifted the Archive his own collection of papers and photographs as well as material created by his ancestors. His Low family papers, as well as those of seven other families related to the Lows, comprise legal documents, financial papers and…Continue Reading Lives through a sketchbook: Alex Low
50 Years of Accountancy
Find out more about Accountancy at the University. Kenneth Baxter from Archive Services traces its origins from part of Law to a thriving department in its own right. Watch Kenneth’s film below…Continue Reading 50 Years of Accountancy
Lives through letters: the Alexander Low family
The first of three blogs about the Alexander Low collection held by Archive Services. Most of us have some old family photos, letters or documents tucked away in a drawer or in the attic, but how many of us have over 20 boxes relating to eight families, dating back to 1723? Alexander Low did and…Continue Reading Lives through letters: the Alexander Low family
Things in Jars – The Process of Preservation
What do coral, an octopus and a snake have in common? They are among the various specimens getting a bit of TLC in this year’s wet specimen preservation session. Let me explain… A huge selection of our collections are ‘wet specimens’. These are flora or fauna that are preserved, as the name would suggest, in…Continue Reading Things in Jars – The Process of Preservation
Meeting Places: A Gathering to Celebrate 85 Years of the Saltire Society
What makes Scotland’s culture vivid and important? Today – and in the future? A brand new publication of creative writing inspired by the archives of The Saltire Society was launched at a special event at the Society’s Headquarters last month. Released as part of the long-running Saltire pamphlet series, Meeting Places: A Gathering to Celebrate 85…Continue Reading Meeting Places: A Gathering to Celebrate 85 Years of the Saltire Society
Discovering the magic of Mount Stuart
A partnership between the University Archives, Mount Stuart and the Centre for Scotland’s Land Futures led to an amazing experience for three Humanities undergraduates. Here they describe their fantastic two week internship at Mount Stuart working with the archives and other collections. Connie Mills The email offering me the opportunity to apply for an archival…Continue Reading Discovering the magic of Mount Stuart
MSc Medical Art and MSc Forensic Art & Facial Imaging Masters Show
Every year, students on the MScs in Medical Art and Forensic Art & Facial Imaging at the University of Dundee present their work as part of the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design ‘Master’s Show’. For the last two years this has taken the form of an online showcase only, due to the…Continue Reading MSc Medical Art and MSc Forensic Art & Facial Imaging Masters Show
12 Hour Sit-in Revel: Cooper Gallery at Dundee Botanic Garden
A report in images by Curatorial Assistant Peter Amoore. On 25 June Cooper Gallery held a gathering at University of Dundee’s Botanic Garden around the intention of re-imagining what art education could be, questioning who it currently serves and how ways of learning together could be opened up to more equitable possibilities for knowledge production…Continue Reading 12 Hour Sit-in Revel: Cooper Gallery at Dundee Botanic Garden
Big Back Garden – Memories of Dundee’s Baxter Park showcased in exhibition
Bandstand performances, talent competitions and firework displays are just some of the fond memories of Baxter Park that will feature in a Big Back Garden exhibition. The exhibition, which is part of the Big Back Garden project led by the University Archives, celebrates Dundee’s iconic Baxter Park by looking at what people remember about the…Continue Reading Big Back Garden – Memories of Dundee’s Baxter Park showcased in exhibition
Micro to Macro – Science-art in Stobswell
At the Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research (WCAIR), we’re big proponents of science art. If you’re lucky enough to live in Stobswell and you like a mural, you might have seen something exciting over the end of June and start of July 2022. We’ve worked with the Stobswell Forum and OpenClose Dundee to bring joy,…Continue Reading Micro to Macro – Science-art in Stobswell
On Yer Bike – the Public Art Dundee Cycle Trail
Find out about this new initiative from Matthew Jarron, Museum Curator. The Public Art Dundee project began in 2018 with the aim of identifying, researching, recording and promoting the amazing wealth of public art across the city. Dundee has a long history of creating and commissioning public art and was particularly pioneering in its approach…Continue Reading On Yer Bike – the Public Art Dundee Cycle Trail