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  1. Quiet Opening

    Quiet Opening

    Drop into the Wardlaw Museum for a Quiet Opening. Free from the hustle and bustle of a general visit, with adjusted operations, our Quiet Openings are designed...

  2. Relaxed drawing @ Wardlaw

    Relaxed drawing @ Wardlaw

    Drop into the Wardlaw Museum to relax and draw. Find a place in the galleries and take inspiration from great artworks, capture the detail of an ancient...

  3. Relaxed drawing @ Wardlaw

    Relaxed drawing @ Wardlaw

    Drop into the Wardlaw Museum to relax and draw. Find a place in the galleries and take inspiration from great artworks, capture the detail of an ancient...

  4. Relaxed drawing @ Wardlaw

    Relaxed drawing @ Wardlaw

    Drop into the Wardlaw Museum to relax and draw. Find a place in the galleries and take inspiration from great artworks, capture the detail of an ancient...

  5. Quiet Opening

    Quiet Opening

    Drop into the Wardlaw Museum for a Quiet Opening. Free from the hustle and bustle of a general visit, with adjusted operations, our Quiet Openings are designed...

  6. Wee Wardlaws

    Wee Wardlaws

    Daring Dragons

    Help your little one explore the world around them through museum objects, stories, songs, crafts and things to do and spot. This event is for children 0 to 5...

  7. Heroes and Beasts

    Heroes and Beasts

    Family Activity Day

    Join us for a day all about the mythical Heroes and Beasts of Iranian culture. Meet some exciting guests and complete all the activities to win a prize. What to...

  8. Wee Wardlaws

    Wee Wardlaws

    Awe and Wonder

    Help your little one explore the world around them through museum objects, stories, songs, crafts and things to do and spot. This event is for children 0 to 5...

  9. L'Incontro: An Archive of Italian Life in Scotland

    L'Incontro: An Archive of Italian Life in Scotland

    Exhibition of Archival Photography

    'L'incontro: An Archive of Italian life in Scotland' is a curated collection of photographs and images offering a glimpse into the rich and...

  10. Music in the Museum

    Music in the Museum

    Be immersed in music in the unique setting of the museum galleries. Free, no booking required.

  11. Museum Holiday Workshop

    Museum Holiday Workshop

    Garden in a Jar (Drop - In)

    Use your green fingers to make a mini garden inspired by the Iranian Gardens of Paradise.

  12. Museum Holiday Workshop
    Limited access

    Museum Holiday Workshop

    Garden in a Jar (7+)

    Use your green fingers to make a mini garden inspired by the Iranian Gardens of Paradise.

  13. The Bell Pettigrew Sessions

    The Bell Pettigrew Sessions

    Join Museums of the University of St Andrews, the Students' Association and STAR: St Andrews Radio to enjoy fantastic live music from St Andrews'...

  14. Yiddish cinema: the drama of troubled communication

    Yiddish cinema: the drama of troubled communication

    A conversation with Jonah Corne and Monika Vrečar

    The turbulent Yiddish world of the first half of the twentieth century produced great works not only of literature, theatre and music, but also of cinema. In...

  15. LabArchives Q&A session for current users

    LabArchives Q&A session for current users

    If are a current user of the institutional electronic research notebook, LabArchives, this session will offer you the opportunity to feedback and ask questions...

  16. Byre World: When there's love inside

    Byre World: When there's love inside

    Join Senior Lecturer of the School of Modern Languages, Orhan Elmaz on Valentine's Day for a literary conversation about everything the heart may (or may...

  17. Cultural Memory, Identity and Images

    Cultural Memory, Identity and Images

    CIMS PG Symposium

    Update Friday 10 May: We regret to inform you that the Keynote lecture has unfortunately been cancelled.The rest of the symposium will run as scheduled. We...

  18. Film screening: The Earth Holds Me

    Film screening: The Earth Holds Me

    A documentary by Sara Manisera and Arianna Pagani

    As part of the School of Modern Languages Writers in Residence programme, we will be screening the documentary The Earth Holds Me (La terra mi tiene) followed...

  19. Inaugural Lecture by Professor Gregory Lee

    Inaugural Lecture by Professor Gregory Lee

    Contributions to Global Thinking from the Space we have imagined as China

    Professor Lee will address the thinking of the philosopher Zhuangzi who was active in a part of the territory we now call China during the late 4th century BCE,...

  20. Naturalist Illustrations (Watercolours) Masterclass --- Art Soc
    Limited access

    Naturalist Illustrations (Watercolours) Masterclass --- Art Soc

    Join Art Soc as they provide you with a watercolour masterclass, linked to our current exhibition Return to Mingulay. Sketch inside the museum exhibition and...

  21. Memory, Narrative and Ecology: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

    Memory, Narrative and Ecology: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

    CIMS Seminar in the Environmental Humanities by Dr Avishek Parui (IIT Madras)

    The Cultural Identity and Memory Studies Insititute (CIMS) invites everyone to join this seminar by Dr Avishek Parui (IIT Madras) on 'Memory, Narrative,...

  22. Gleaning, Fragmentation and Environmental Writing

    Gleaning, Fragmentation and Environmental Writing

    CIMS Seminar in Environmental Humanities by Professor Timothy C Baker (Aberdeen)

    The Cultural Identity and Memory Insititute welcomes everyone to join this seminar by Professor Timothy C Baker (Aberdeen) on 'Gleaning, Fragmentation,...

  23. An evening with Austrian author Eva Reisinger
    Cancelled

    An evening with Austrian author Eva Reisinger

    Eva Reisinger will read from her books "Was geht Österreich" and "Männer töten", for which she was nominated for the Austrian Debut...

  24. Saints Talk: Professor Julia Prest

    Saints Talk: Professor Julia Prest

    Colonial-Era Caribbean Theatre - Then and Now

    Development are delighted to invite you to the next instalment in our Saints Talk series from Professor Julia Prest, 'Colonial-Era Caribbean Theatre...

  25. Electronic research notebook general information session

    Electronic research notebook general information session

    humanities-focussed

    This session, delivered by an external speaker, will introduce LabArchives, the institutional electronic research notebook, and will be humanities focussed. You...

  26. Electronic research notebook general information session

    Electronic research notebook general information session

    humanities-focussed

    This session, delivered by an external speaker, will introduce LabArchives, the institutional electronic research notebook, and will be humanities focussed. You...

  27. An evening with Austrian author Eva Reisinger

    An evening with Austrian author Eva Reisinger

    Eva Reisinger will read from her books "Was geht Österreich" and "Männer töten", for which she was nominated for the Austrian Debut...

  28. Quiet Opening

    Quiet Opening

    Drop into the Wardlaw Museum for a Quiet Opening. Free from the hustle and bustle of a general visit, with adjusted operations, our Quiet Openings are designed...

  29. Reading and Writing Hong Kong in Scotland: Poetry Reading

    Reading and Writing Hong Kong in Scotland: Poetry Reading

    Poets from Scotland and England who identify with the Hong Kong Chinese British diaspora read their poems. The poets Tim Tim Cheng, Anna Cheung, Sean Wai Keung,...

  30. Public Conversation on the Black Archive in Italian Studies

    Public Conversation on the Black Archive in Italian Studies

    Join the Department of Italian for a public conversation with Professor Shelleen Greene, associate professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the UCLA School of...

  31. Wee Wardlaws

    Wee Wardlaws

    Colourful Gardens

    Help your little one explore the world around them through museum objects, stories, songs, crafts and things to do and spot. This event is for children 0 to 5...

  32. Dragon and Lion Dance 舞龍舞獅
    Cancelled

    Dragon and Lion Dance 舞龍舞獅

    A performance of lion and dragon dancers to usher in the lunar New Year

    Edinburgh's Yee's Hung Ga Kung Fu Academy will perform lion and dragon dances in St Mary's Quad to celebrate the beginning of the Lunar New...

  33. Dragon and Lion Dance 舞龍舞獅

    Dragon and Lion Dance 舞龍舞獅

    A performance of lion and dragon dancers to usher in the lunar New Year

    Edinburgh's Yee's Hung Ga Kung Fu Academy will perform lion and dragon dances in St Salvator's Quad to celebrate the beginning of the Lunar...

  34. Ukraine: Energy in the Spotlight Revisited -- The Energy of Water

    Ukraine: Energy in the Spotlight Revisited -- The Energy of Water

    Join the Centre for Energy Ethics for the next seminar of Ukraine: Energy in the Spotlight Revisited. This session will be dedicated to the story of the...

  35. Read my mind: facial recognition technologies and contemporary Chinese art

    Read my mind: facial recognition technologies and contemporary Chinese art

    Margaret Hillebrand, Professor of Modern Chinese Literature and Culture at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Wadham College, will lecture on her current...

  36. Museum Holiday Workshop
    Limited access

    Museum Holiday Workshop

    Garden in a Jar (Under 7s)

    Use your green fingers to make a mini garden inspired by the Iranian Gardens of Paradise.

  37. Ukraine: Energy in the Spotlight -- Electric Networks

    Ukraine: Energy in the Spotlight -- Electric Networks

    Electricity, like air, is something we notice when it disappears. In 2022 Ukrainians faced an acute energy deficiency, in everyday life, at work, and public...

  38. The Grapes of Desire: Fascist Agricultural Projects in Libya

    The Grapes of Desire: Fascist Agricultural Projects in Libya

    CIMS Seminar in the Environmental Humanities by Professor Michele Monserrati (Smith College)

    The Cultural Identity and Memory Studies Insititute (CIMS) invites everyone to join this seminar by Professor Michele Monserrati (Smith College) on 'The...

  39. Ukraine Energy in the Spotlight Revisited: Nuclear Worlds

    Ukraine Energy in the Spotlight Revisited: Nuclear Worlds

    Join us online or in-person on October, 26, 5 pm (UK time) for an exciting discussion on the latest updates on Ukrainian nuclear energy. We will focus on the...

  40. Light from the East: Middle Eastern Art (Dr Fabio Caiani)

    Light from the East: Middle Eastern Art (Dr Fabio Caiani)

    Free, but please book your tickets on the Byre Theatre website

    This event is a multi-media celebration of Middle Eastern art in honour of Catherine Cobham (former Head of the Arabic and Persian Department). Renowned Syrian...

  41. Reading and Writing Hong Kong in Scotland: The New Diaspora

    Reading and Writing Hong Kong in Scotland: The New Diaspora

    Over the past ten years a growing number of writers and artists from Hong Kong have established themselves in Scotland and elsewhere in the global Hong Kong...

  42. CIMS PG Training Session in the Environmental Humanities

    CIMS PG Training Session in the Environmental Humanities

    Professor Michele Monserrati (Smith College)

    All postgraduate research and postgraduate taught students are invited to attend the CIMS PG Training Session in Environmental Humanities with Professor Michele...

  43. Workshop -- Decolonize Narrative: Words and Images to Break Stereotypes

    Workshop -- Decolonize Narrative: Words and Images to Break Stereotypes

    a multimedia workshop for students by Sara Manisera and Arianna Pagani

    Decolonize Narrative: Words and Images to Break Stereotypes. This multimedia journalism lab will immerse participants in the dynamic intersection of words and...

  44. CIMS -- Metamodern Memory: On Blade Runner, Then and Now

    CIMS -- Metamodern Memory: On Blade Runner, Then and Now

    The Cultural Identity and Memory Studies Institute (CIMS) invites you to the talk 'Metamodern Memory: On Blade Runner, Then and Now' by Global...

  45. Menstruation Matters: Fighting Stigma in Scotland Today (Bettina Bildhauer)

    Menstruation Matters: Fighting Stigma in Scotland Today (Bettina Bildhauer)

    Free, but please book your tickets on the Byre Theatre website

    At least half of the world's population experience menstruation and the menopause at some stage in their lives, and yet we hardly ever speak about it....

  46. Prosthetic Performances: Technologies of the Black Mutative Body

    Prosthetic Performances: Technologies of the Black Mutative Body

    CIMS seminar with Global Fellow Professor Shelleen Greene (UCLA)

    The Cultural Identity and Memory Institute (CIMS) welcomes everyone to join the research seminar by Global Fellow Professor Shelleen Greene (UCLA) on...

  47. Medium Format: Soil Photography, Ecological Mosaics, Dispossession

    Medium Format: Soil Photography, Ecological Mosaics, Dispossession

    Dr William Schaefer - Associate Professor in Chinese Studies and Visual Culture, Durham University.

    Wang Youshen's installation Mei pingmi (Per square meter) (2014) reconfigures urban ecosystems: Wang juxtaposes fragments of drywall from his repeatedly...

  48. The Bell Pettigrew Sessions

    The Bell Pettigrew Sessions

    Join Museums of the University of St Andrews, the Students' Association and STAR: St Andrews Radio to enjoy fantastic live music from St Andrews'...

  49. Poetry slam --- Inklight X Wardlaw

    Poetry slam --- Inklight X Wardlaw

    Join Inklight Creative Writing Society for an atmospheric poetry slam in the Wardlaw Museum, inspired by culture and place. Grab a cocktail and listen to...

  50. Photography Masterclass -- Art Soc
    Limited access

    Photography Masterclass -- Art Soc

    Join Art Soc as they provide you with a photography masterclass, linked to our current exhibition Return to Mingulay. Learn how to snap photos on your phone, or...