To celebrate the opening of the new Hunterian Art Gallery exhibition: ‘This Unrivalled Collection’: The Hunterian’s first catalogue, our latest Flickr set features relevant items from Special Collections, some of which feature in the exhibition. There will also be a… Read More ›
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Creating a ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’
Emanuel Mendes da Costa (1717-1791) was a prominent naturalist who traded in natural history objects such as fossils, corals and shells but who is little remarked upon within the secondary sources of this field today. Da Costa’s contribution to science,… Read More ›
Antonine’s Wall found in the Forth and Clyde Canal
The Antonine Wall, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, constructed in the AD 140s on the orders of the Emperor Antoninus Pius was for a generation the north-western frontier of the Roman Empire. It runs for 60 km from modern Old… Read More ›
Polish Ambassador visits Hunterian Museum
On Wednesday 30th September the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the UK, Mrs. Barbara Tuge–Erecinska paid a visit to Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery. The reception was hosted by Mr. Ewen Smith, Director of the Hunterian Museum &… Read More ›