A student post from Rosemary Hanson, an archaeology masters student at the University of Glasgow, MSc Material Culture and Artefact Studies. During the first few months of 2020, I undertook a project of archaeological illustration for a number of small stone tools held by the Hunterian Museum as part of a masters degree in Archaeology… Continue reading →
A staff post by Maggie Reilly, Curator of Zoology at The Hunterian. Many of us involved in teaching are working flat out to prepare digital versions of practical classes. As everyone knows by now, almost all teaching has moved on-line – certainly lectures, seminars, tutorial groups and so on. Digital teaching presents obvious difficulties for… Continue reading →
A student post from Julian Quinault, Hunterian MuSE guide. Introduction by Hunterian Education Manager, Ruth Fletcher. In March this year, our most recent recruits to the MuSE programme (Museum Student Educators) were just beginning to try out their recently learned tour material. Some of them had not even given their first tour when lockdown was… Continue reading →
A student post by Julian Quinault, Hunterian MuSE guide. Welcome, my name is Julian. I am a MuSE (Museum Student Educator) at The Hunterian, and I’d like to talk you through some of the Museum’s amazing highlights from the Antonine Wall. The Antonine Wall runs across Scotland just north of Glasgow, from the Firth of Clyde to the Forth. Construction of the Wall started… Continue reading →
A staff post from Dr Nicky Reeves, Curator of Scientific and Medical History Collections, The Hunterian. On the afternoon of Sunday, June 07 2020, a statue in Bristol of slave trader Edward Colston was dramatically toppled. One of the many accomplishments of this action, and others, was an increase in public discussion of statues, their history, and their function. A statue of Scottish engineer James… Continue reading →
A staff post from Steph Scholten, Director of The Hunterian. The Hunterian is the oldest public museum in Scotland (1807), in one of the oldest Scottish universities (1451). It is deeply rooted in Scotland’s complex history which has led to multiple inequalities and prejudices that persist today, perhaps most notably in relation to race. Recent global and local events have emphasised once more the necessity… Continue reading →
A staff post by Dr Nicky Reeves, Curator of Scientific and Medical History Collections at The Hunterian. In terms of frequency or number of examples, thermionic valves are by far the most common type of object within The Hunterian’s History of Science collection. There are 147 thermionic valves listed in our catalogue, but we know… Continue reading →
A student post from Isabella Wagner, MA History of Art and English Literature student and Hunterian MuSE guide. Welcome to the virtual Whistler and Glasgow School tour! My name is Isabella, and I will be your guide for today. In this blog post, I am going to be making my own contribution to #MuseumFromHome. Museum… Continue reading →
A staff post by Dr Lola Sanchez-Jauregui, Curator (Art Collections) at The Hunterian. One of the lessons of this pandemic refers to the spaces we inhabit, the earth we share and the place we occupy. While the world seems more connected than ever, we remain confined in our shelters where our lives now blend: work,… Continue reading →
A staff post by Eleanor Capaldi, LGBTQ+ Project Assistant at The Hunterian. We are celebrating the centenary of Scotland’s first Makar, Edwin Morgan, and would like you to be a part of it. A prolific poet, Morgan had a long connection with the University of Glasgow, as both student and lecturer. As well as being a writer he held an appreciation for art, collecting, amongst others, portraits and landscapes by… Continue reading →
