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Reading Between Lines – Embroidered Samplers, a new exhibition of embroidered samplers from the Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums collection, is now open at Aberdeen Art Gallery. The exhibition provides insights into the lives of the girls…

Three artists based in the North East of Scotland have been awarded funding by Aberdeen Art Gallery to make new works inspired by the Archives, Gallery & Museums’ (AAGM) collection…

An intriguing new exhibition exploring the creative processes of Members of Aberdeen Artists Society opens at Aberdeen Art Gallery this weekend (Saturday 7 December).  Process…

A vibrant new exhibition of textiles and fashion by leading 20th-century artists opens at Aberdeen Art Gallery this weekend (Saturday 23 November).

Artist Textiles – Picasso to Warhol explores works on fabric as a popular artform in 20th century Britain, Europe and the United States…

A special event presenting a modern take on the North East region’s mother tongue of Doric takes place at Aberdeen Art Gallery on Friday (26 October). 

Renowned wildlife cameraman and photographer Raymond Besant will visit Aberdeen Art Gallery later this month as part of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition programme.

Raymond will take to the stage at the Cowdray Hall on Saturday 28 September at 2pm for a talk which sees him…

Visitors to Aberdeen’s historic Provost Skene’s House in Marischal Square can enhance their experience with a new digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cultural app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The guide is available in more than 25 languages, including Scots…

September is Scottish Archaeology Month and this coming Saturday, 14 September, Aberdeen Art Gallery is hosting a special one-day event including a family-friendly mini-archaeological dig and a series of fascinating talks highlighting the archaeological research being carried out in the North…

 

Aberdeen Art Gallery is one of three leading Scottish galleries to benefit from a new funding award. The William Syson Foundation Travel Fund supports school visits to galleries and museums across the country.

Along with Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum in Glasgow and the…

 

One of the most remarkable items kept by Aberdeen City Archives – the Montrose Letter – will go on display at Provost Skene’s House this week to coincide with the 380th anniversary of the Battle of Justice Mills, sometimes known as the ‘Battle of Aberdeen’.On 13 September 1644…

 

 

Lovers of live music are chord-ially invited to the weekly Lunchbreak Concerts series which returns to Aberdeen Art Gallery’s Cowdray Hall this month.The season opens on Thursday 12 September with North Sea Sketches by jazz duo Neil Birse and Matthew Kilner, presented…

Artists living in AB postcode areas are being invited by Aberdeen Art Gallery to submit proposals for funded Micro-Commissions. The opportunity is supported by the Friends of Aberdeen…