The latest display in the Special Collections foyer features a small selection of the rich and varied material from the Scottish Theatre Archive. Founded in 1981, the Scottish Theatre Archive forms part of the Special Collections Department of the University… Read More ›
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A Tale of Twin Cities
by Dr Peter Davies A new poster exhibition celebrating Marseilles’ status as European City of Culture 2013 is now on display in Am Fosglan (level 2). Glasgow and Marseilles were twinned in 2006. This exhibition complements the latest cultural exchange… Read More ›
More than a game: How Scotland shaped world football
A new exhibition charting Scotland’s role in the development and growth of football has recently opened at the Kelvingrove Museum and Special Collections is delighted to contribute by loaning an important item. The 1691 edition of Scottish school-teacher David Wedderburn’s… Read More ›
The Hunterian Library according to Captain Laskey
You may have visited the Unrivalled Collection exhibition currently on display in the Hunterian Art Gallery. This show celebrates the first general guide to the Hunterian Museum. Compiled by Captain James Laskey (ca. 1760- 1829), it was published two hundred… Read More ›
Captain James Laskey and the Hunterian Museum – images now online
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 ›
Astronomy in the University of Glasgow
We are happy to announce our new exhibition in the library “Astronomy in the University of Glasgow”. Alexander Wilson became the first Regius Chair of Astronomy in the University of Glasgow in 1760. Since then the Department of Astronomy has… Read More ›
Extraordinary Stories about Ordinary Things!
Today, the Design Museum’s Extraordinary Stories about Ordinary Things exhibition opens in London. On display as part of the exhibition is a design sketch from the Stoddard-Templeton Archive by Marion Dorn Ltd. Dorn was an influential interior and textile designer,… Read More ›
Treasures of the Scottish Theatre Archive
A new poster exhibition featuring treasures from the Scottish Theatre Archive is currently on display in the University Display area, Am Fosglan (Library entrance level). Founded in 1981, the Scottish Theatre Archive forms part of the Special Collections within the University… Read More ›
Black History Month exhibition
We are celebrating Black History Month with our new poster display in Am Fosglan (Level 2 of the Library) and our online display. Black History Month (BHM) is celebrated in October each year. Our display details our rich connections with… Read More ›
Maps of Glasgow: Historical to Digital
We are pleased to announce the Library’s current poster display “Maps of Glasgow: Historical to Digital” on the entrance level, in Am Fosglan. It features treasures from the University Library’s map collection and shows the growth of the city from a… Read More ›