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Creative Learning Partnership Supports Wellbeing Through Art at The McManus
The Creative Learning Team at The McManus has celebrated another successful partnership with Tayside Healthcare Arts Trust (THAT) following an eight-week creative learning programme supporting people living with long-term health conditions, including acquired brain injury and chronic pain.
Delivered by artists Jo Craig and Suzie Scott alongside Kim Galligan from the Creative Learning Team, the programme invited participants to explore costume, textiles, printmaking and design in response to the exhibition Curtain Call: Costumes from Stage to Screen.
The project, the sixth delivered in partnership between The McManus and THAT, was designed to provide person-centred creative learning opportunities while fostering a welcoming and supportive environment where participants could…
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Spectacular Anniversary Event Announced to Celebrate 150 Years of The McManus
Duncan Marquiss & Jonnie Common
Drawn to Light
A spectacular outdoor video projection and live music event celebrating 150 years of The McManus
Saturday 25 Nov 2017
7-8.30pm — Free
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum, leading contemporary artist Duncan Marquiss has been invited to delve into the city’s extraordinary collection of objects and artworks to create a new large-scale video installation that will light up the exterior of the museum building.
Over the past six months, Duncan has worked with curators and staff at The McManus to draw together images and stories triggered by objects in the collection. From this source material, he will create a video that will be projection mapped…
Heritage Awareness Day
The McManus 168 group are celebrating Scotland's first ever Heritage Awareness Day with a fresh appeal for volunteers to get involved in their research project.
Launched in June this project to research the original 261 subscribers who contributed to The Albert Institute, now known as The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum, is well under way. The Heritage Lottery funded project is part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the museum which was established in 1867. More volunteers are needed to find out about the men and women who made the founding of this iconic building possible.
Working with a team including historians Professors Jim Tomlinson and Chris Whatley, city archivists and other experts, the volunteer researchers have the opportunity to delve into…
Largest Sea Sturgeon back on display at The McManus
An eight and a half foot long European Sea Sturgeon, the largest and last sturgeon to be caught on the River Tay, has gone back on display at The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum as part of their Dundee Preserves Exhibition. The sturgeon was originally part of the show when it opened in June. Curators wanted visitors to see that it was in need of repair before expert work was undertaken to improve its condition. It has now had the necessary repairs carried out by a taxidermist and is back on display, underlining the importance of a sustained programme of collections care.
It was donated to the museum in 1888. It was kept in storage and suffered deterioration around the gills, head and body with large openings around the body. The sturgeon was then recently sent…
Free events at The McManus Collections Unit
The McManus Collections Unit on Barrack Street, Dundee has two free events coming up next week. Both events can be booked by calling 01382 307200.
Crime and Punishment Tour
Wednesday 11 October, 12.30-1.30pm.
Explore some of the objects from Dundee’s darker history stored at the Collections Unit including highlights from the phrenology collection and William H Bury’s gravestone.
Terra Nova: A Tale of Discovery
Thursday 12 October, Doors open at 6.15pm, with talk 6.30 - 7.30pm.
Guest speaker Eric McVicar will explore Terra Nova's incredible sixty-year career. Famous as the ship that took Captain Scott on his ill-fated mission to Antarctica, what few realise is this is only part of her story. Discover a career that began in…
Invitation to join in 150th Anniversary Celebrations at The McManus
The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum has invited everyone to join them in celebrating their official 150th Anniversary during the afternoon of Tuesday 12 September. This will be a birthday party to remember with the chance to chat, enjoy and learn about Dundee’s favourite building with friendly staff at the museum.
The attraction’s choir in residence, Loadsweeminsingin’, will launch proceedings with a dazzling rendition of Happy Birthday. Lord Provost Ian Borthwick and Managing Director of Leisure & Culture Dundee, Stewart Murdoch will then open the doors to an exclusive programme of memorable moments to enjoy throughout the afternoon.
Visitors will be welcomed at reception where they will be encouraged to explore the galleries and discover 150 years of…
Invitation to join in 150th Anniversary Celebrations at The McManus
The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum has invited everyone to join them in celebrating their official 150th Anniversary during the afternoon of Tuesday 12 September. This will be a birthday party to remember with the chance to chat, enjoy and learn about Dundee’s favourite building with friendly staff at the museum.
The attraction’s choir in residence, Loadsweeminsingin’, will launch proceedings with a dazzling rendition of Happy Birthday. Lord Provost Ian Borthwick and Managing Director of Leisure & Culture Dundee, Stewart Murdoch will then open the doors to an exclusive programme of memorable moments to enjoy throughout the afternoon.
Visitors will be welcomed at reception where they will be encouraged to explore the galleries and discover 150 years of…
Quest to find out more about museum benefactors
Today, the McManus 168 supporters group officially launched a project that aims to collect information on the original 168 subscribers who contributed to The Albert Institute, now known as The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum. The project is part of the celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the museum being established in 1867 and is funded by Heritage Lottery. Working with two of Scotland’s most prominent historians Professors Jim Tomlinson and Chris Whatley, the project team comprises a number of specialists and archivists alongside those with no previous experience but plenty of enthusiasm.
Research has already uncovered that funding for the Albert Institute came from the community. The list includes nautical instrument makers, grocers, hecklers,…
New exhibition highlights museum’s care for collections
A new exhibition ‘Dundee Preserves: Caring for the City’s Collections’ opens at The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum on Saturday June 10. For 150 years The McManus has collected, preserved, interpreted and displayed the City’s collection for the benefit of its visitors. As the museum celebrates its special 150th anniversary in 2017, this new show provides a glimpse into how curators and conservators care for, research, store, document and conserve the City’s collections, revealing the day to day activity that often takes place behind closed doors.
Over the last ten years, staff have worked hard to become a fully accredited museum service. This is a rigorous procedure, overseen by the national body Museums Galleries Scotland, which ensures that museums follow best…
The McManus getting ready for biggest day of the year
The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum is getting ready to host their biggest day of the year on Saturday 20 May as part of this year’s Festival of Museums, where they will be celebrating 150 years at the museum by telling ‘The People’s Story’. There is a packed programme of entertainment planned where event goers can join museum staff and partners for an exciting day and evening of activities and experiences.
Highlights include Pop Up Performances from ZeroThree15 Theatre Company where the galleries’ paintings and sculptures will come to life. Look out for the ‘Twa Auld Wifies’, ‘The Highlander’ and Queen Victoria and Prince Albert aka ‘Vic & Bert’. There will also be the chance to find out more about the current learning and engagement project, ‘The People’s Story…
Ship Models go on permanent display at The McManus
Today, a new exhibition has gone on permanent display at The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum as part of their 150th anniversary celebrations. The Maritime Quarter, tells the story of Dundee’s rich maritime heritage and the city’s links to the wider world. Located in the Dundee & the World gallery, a new bespoke case houses over 30 models from the city’s collections. Alongside a range of model sailing ships, war ships and half hulls, the exhibition also features Dundee Perth and London (DP&L) models acquired by the museum.
The display has been inspired by the purchase of eight DP&L Shipping Company models in 2015. Leisure & Culture Dundee campaigned to raise the money and with support from the National Fund for Acquisition alongside seven other public…
