Events
Find out what's taking place in the University of Dundee Museums
Upcoming events
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Saturday 4 February 2023, 09:00 - Sunday 4 February 2024, 17:30
A mini-exhibition about ecosystem diversity and the impacts of climate change
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Saturday 8 April 2023, 11:00 - Saturday 24 June 2023, 16:00
Enter a world of dreams in this enchanting exhibition of paintings by the renowned Scottish artist.
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Saturday 13 May 2023, 11:00 - Saturday 29 July 2023, 16:00
An exhibition exploring the power of graphic design to change your life!
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Saturday 27 May 2023, 14:30 - Wednesday 23 August 2023, 12:30
Discover Dundee's amazing collection of murals, sculptures, mosaics and more in this series of walking tours around the city.
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Wednesday 21 June 2023, 17:30 - 18:30
A free talk by the acclaimed artist for International Stereoscopy Day
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Thursday 6 July 2023, 17:30 - 18:30
An illustrated talk about one of the most celebrated graphic designers of the 20th century
Past events
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Monday 4 July 2022, 09:30 - Saturday 1 October 2022, 16:00
How do you make a comic? This exhibition is designed to strip away some of the mysteries surrounding the process.
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Monday 8 August 2022, 09:30 - Saturday 29 October 2022, 16:00
An exhibition of creative responses to the University's archive and museum collections for Scotland's Year of Stories
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Saturday 8 October 2022, 11:00 - Friday 16 December 2022, 19:00
An exhibition telling the story of Nelson Mandela’s relationship to Scotland and the role played by the Scottish people in the global struggle to end apartheid
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Wednesday 12 October 2022, 18:30 - 20:00
Woven Together Dundee is a community-based research project exploring Black and ethnic minority history in Dundee.
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Saturday 15 October 2022, 14:00 - 15:30
A guided tour for Festival of the Future by museum curator Matthew Jarron
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Wednesday 19 October 2022, 17:30 - 18:30
A free public talk for Black History Month by Matt Graham & Chris Fevre
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Saturday 12 November 2022, 11:00 - Saturday 4 February 2023, 16:00
Bacchanal explores the history of carnivals. How did a harvest celebration for slaves become the world’s most iconic street party?
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Monday 14 November 2022, 17:15 - 18:45
Join us for a tour of the artists’ book collection at DJCAD followed by a workshop to break apart preconceived ideas of what makes a book
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Wednesday 7 December 2022, 14:00 - 15:45
A guided walking tour by Matthew Jarron highlighting sculpture, murals, mosaics and more!
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Saturday 10 December 2022, 10:30 - 12:30
Come and make some animal Christmas decorations inspired by the Arctic and Antarctic creatures found in the D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum.
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Tuesday 13 December 2022, 18:00 - 19:00
An online discussion event to accompany the Bacchanal exhibition featuring curator Cat Dunn and artist Ashanti Harris
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Saturday 7 January 2023, 11:00 - Saturday 1 April 2023, 16:00
An exhibition of work by women artists and scientists who have explored the natural world
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Wednesday 25 January 2023, 15:00 - Wednesday 22 March 2023, 16:30
A series of drop-in crafting sessions inspired by parts of the University of Dundee's Museum Collection.
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Saturday 18 February 2023, 11:00 - Saturday 6 May 2023, 16:00
An exhibition of original work by the acclaimed comics artist
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Wednesday 22 February 2023, 17:30 - 19:30
Discover some of the LGBT+ themed Comics and Zines in the Museum Collections and the DJCAD Zine Library, then have a go at making your own!
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Thursday 9 March 2023, 18:30 - 19:30
An evening of readings by women writers inspired by nature as part of Dundee Women's Festival
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Friday 17 March 2023, 17:30 - 19:00
A special event for Dundee Women's Festival celebrating the first female law academic in Scotland
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Friday 24 March 2023, 13:45 - 15:15
Join this tour around Ninewells Medical School to discover Tayside’s medical history.
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Saturday 8 April 2023, 14:00 - 16:30
Our monthly Saturday opening of the Zoology Museum with an added children's comic making activity as part of Art Fund UK's the Wild Escape.
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Tuesday 25 April 2023, 18:00 - 19:00
A free talk in the Zoology Museum by Michael Stephen Clark