'Loch Lomond and Ben Lomond’ by Horatio McCulloch, 1846.

McCulloch's dramatic, often romantic views did much to popularise Scottish landscape painting in the Victorian era.

See it in the #Hunterian Art Gallery University of Glasgow.

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'Trembling Conversations' brings together an incredible lineup of contemporary practitioners to reflect on the themes and ideas raised in 'The Trembling Museum'.

Vanessa Onwuemezi Jelena Sofronijevic Tawona Sithole @grahameatough @tiwaniart #leorobinson #miekzwamborn

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Join Curator of Numismatics Jesper Ericsson for this week's Friday Focus about the British Aluminium Company, its deep roots in Scotland, connections to @uofglasgow and historical links to the British Empire.

Friday 26 April
1pm - 1.30pm
Online via Zoom

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'Le Viole Persan' by John Duncan Fergusson, 1909.

This striking portrait belongs to the series of decorative, boldly coloured female studies Fergusson painted between 1908 and 1910.

See it in the #Hunterian Art Gallery University of Glasgow.

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Delighted to return the Jamaican Giant Galliwasp specimen from our #Hunterian collection University of Glasgow to The University of the West Indies. The historic handover took place today in our study centre at Kelvin Hall. UWI Global Campus Institute of Jamaica

Could you carve a better looking elephant than this? I don't think I could in all honesty! :-) Find out more about this #token and others The Hunterian in the Friday focus talk this Friday 1-1.30pm! eventbrite.co.uk/e/friday-focus…

Charles Rennie #Mackintosh 's design for a stencilled mural decoration, created for Miss Cranston's Tea Rooms, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, in 1896. #KateCranston90

From The #Hunterian collection University of Glasgow.

Adire is traditionally an indigo-dyed hand-woven cotton fabric. The eleko method, used on both adire textiles featured in ‘The Trembling Museum’, employs a starch resist of cassava paste.

Top: Adire Eleko 'Sun Bebe', 1980s, Nigeria
Bottom: Adire Eleko 'Jubilee', 1980s, Nigeria

'Horseman and Sailing Ship', 1908, by Oskar Kokoschka.

Now on display at the #Hunterian Art Gallery University of Glasgow.

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In addition to works of art and design from all over Africa, 'The Trembling Museum' features a number of historical musical instruments. One of the first objects visitors encounter in the exhibition is this rare 19th century memel kettle drum from southern Ghana.

The carving of miniature sculptures in dense thornwood for Nigeria's tourist art market was devised by Yoruba artist and museum conservator Justus Akeredolu during the 1930s. The carvings depict Nigerians going about the everyday activities of both village and urban life.

In April, we are co-organising a conference with the The Hunterian & Institute of Art & Law 'From Scotland to the World: Repatriation and Museums' 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌍

Returns to countries and communities raise the question of best practice on repatriation...

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Sorry, can't get up. The cat's in my lap...

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🖼️ Mary Viola Paterson, 'Christmas 53', from The #Hunterian collection University of Glasgow.

After a break for the Easter holidays our online Friday Focus talk programme is back!

This week we'll be taking a look behind the scenes at The Hunterian's store at Kelvin Hall and our collection's move to this state-of-the-art facility.

Zoom link:
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If you plan on visiting the Hunterian Art Gallery or the Mackintosh House tomorrow (Thursday 11 April) please note that the venue will close at 4pm. The Hunterian Museum will be open till 5pm as usual.

It's probably still a bit chilly for painting 'en plein air', so here's 'Poppleton' of 1882 by Glasgow Boy Sir James Guthrie.

This informal study, painted near York, shows an artist at work with the necessary easel, umbrella and picnic hamper.

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Our Friday Focus #Hunterian Weekly Talk Series is still on holiday this week but will be back on Friday 12 April at 1.00pm.

Find out what's coming up on our website!

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Book now for our 'Curious Creatures Creative Writing Workshop', a very special session for budding writers aged 12 to 16.

#Hunterian Zoology Museum University of Glasgow. Friday 5 April 2024, 2pm–4pm. Free!

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Our wonderful venues on the University of Glasgow campus are open as usual this Easter Weekend! The #Hunterian Museum, Hunterian Art Gallery and #Mackintosh House are open from 10am until 5pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Closed Monday.

We’re so excited to be part of this year’s Glasgow International festival ✨

'Cathy Wilkes' opens this summer at the Hunterian Art Gallery and is an IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund commission in partnership with The Hunterian.