The Bell Pettigrew Museum is located in the Bute building within St Mary’s Quad and is home to a rare example of a Victorian teaching museum. The displays include examples of several extinct species and the space is regularly open to the public.
During the MUSA refurbishment, the Bell Pettigrew Museum will be hosting a range of events previously held in MUSA, including Baby MUSA.
This workshop brings together colleagues from the Department of Art History at Charles University and the School of Art History at St Andrews to explore how we use museums and collections in our teaching. Colleagues will share existing creative practice and discuss new ways of bringing museology into the teaching of art history and vice…
At the intersection of environmental humanities and modern languages, this event explores how student-led research can contribute to the contemporary rethinking of our relationships with the environment and the production of food. Centred around a dissertation written by St Andrews student Eleanor Summers in 2024, we will converse with the author and representatives of St…
Experience the best of St Andrews’ vibrant music scene at the Bell Pettigrew Sessions, hosted in partnership with STAR: St Andrews Radio. Set in the unique and atmospheric Bell Pettigrew Museum, these sessions feature live performances from talented student musicians and groups. Enjoy an eclectic mix of genres, from soulful jazz to acoustic folk and…
Experience the best of St Andrews’ vibrant music scene at the Bell Pettigrew Sessions, hosted in partnership with STAR: St Andrews Radio. Set in the unique and atmospheric Bell Pettigrew Museum, these sessions feature live performances from talented student musicians and groups. Enjoy an eclectic mix of genres, from soulful jazz to acoustic folk and…
The Bell Pettigrew Museum at the University of St Andrews, a teaching museum since its foundation in 1912, houses a vast collection of natural history specimens and scientific instruments. Founded by Elsie Gray after the death of her husband, James Bell Pettigrew, a pioneer in anatomy and early flying machines, the museum today continues to…
The Bell Pettigrew Museum at the University of St Andrews, a teaching museum since its foundation in 1912, houses a vast collection of natural history specimens and scientific instruments. Founded by Elsie Gray after the death of her husband, James Bell Pettigrew, a pioneer in anatomy and early flying machines, the museum today continues to…
Join Museums of the University of St Andrews, the Students’ Association and STAR: St Andrews Radio to enjoy fantastic live music from St Andrews’ quirkiest venue. From singer-songwriters with a guitar to acoustic funk via jazz, soul and more besides, the Bell Pettigrew Sessions showcase the best student musicians in town.
Join Museums of the University of St Andrews, the Students’ Association and STAR: St Andrews Radio to enjoy fantastic live music from St Andrews’ quirkiest venue. From singer-songwriters with a guitar to acoustic funk via jazz, soul and more besides, the Bell Pettigrew Sessions showcase the best student musicians in town.
Join Museums of the University of St Andrews, the Students’ Association and STAR: St Andrews Radio to enjoy fantastic live music from St Andrews’ quirkiest venue. From singer-songwriters with a guitar to acoustic funk via jazz, soul and more besides, the Bell Pettigrew Sessions showcase the best student musicians in town.
£4.00 per individual — time slots at 4.00pm or 5.30pm There’s a hidden code in the Bell Pettigrew Museum of Natural History that might help save the planet’s endangered animals. The Scientist trying to protect them entrusted his notes to his Research Assistant, who now needs your help in cracking the code. It’s a race…