On the 8th July 2023, the University Libraries and Museums hosted an exhibit for the Fifth International Congress of the John Gower Society. We displayed… Read More »Fifth International Congress of the John Gower Society
We were delighted to be able to host two events in mid-August to support work by colleagues in the School of Divinity. On Friday 19… Read More »Summer conference season
Last week Special Collections had a visit from the photographer and artistic researcher Lisandro Suriel. Born and raised in Saint Martin in the Caribbean, Lisandro… Read More »Visit to Special Collections
Recently, The Library’s Special Collections Division hosted a crime-themed Show and Tell for visitors attending The Smithsonian at St Andrews course Scottish Crime Writing: from… Read More »Special Collections Show and Tell; Scottish Crime Writing Visit
On 21st January we held our first outreach session of the year: Meet your rare anatomy books. This event gave staff and students from the… Read More »Meet your rare anatomy books
The following blog is the account of 10 year old Zachary’s visit to the Library’s Special Collections to see early Alchemical books to help with… Read More »Searching for the Philosopher’s Stone
As we move into May, the regular pattern of visiting classes using Special Collections materials comes to an end. We have enjoyed bringing original material… Read More »Palaeography Class Trip 2016/17
