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For the first time in hundreds of years, the 10th-century Book of Deer has returned to the North East, where it may have originated. The rare example of a pocket gospel will be on display at Aberdeen Art Gallery, on loan from Cambridge…
Aberdeen set to honour Armed Forces past and present
Crowds will line Union Street as Aberdeen welcomes more than 1,000 serving, veteran and cadet force personnel when they parade through the city centre to mark Armed Forces Day.
The City of Aberdeen will welcome more than 1,000…
Two commemorative plaques are to be erected after committee approval (Tuesday 21 June) – one to mark a woman who was a doctor, social welfare pioneer and politician and the other one to acknowledge the history of a structure in Old Aberdeen.
…Today, Aberdeen Art Gallery launched a new, digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cultural app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Bloomberg Connects app, available free to download from Google Play or the App Store, makes Aberdeen Art Gallery accessible for both onsite or…
Aberdeen City Council, in co-operation with Scottish Cycling, multiple Grampian cycling clubs, Sweetspot Group and GetAbout, is pleased to announce a packed day of cycling activities across the city centre to celebrate the Tour of Britain Grand Depart on 3rd September 2022.
The…
A group of staff from Aberdeen City Council’s Archives, Gallery & Museums (AAGM) service is showing their support for the annual Pavlovka Pinhole Festival in Ukraine by staging an exhibition at Aberdeen Maritime Museum of images from previous Festivals (opens…
The city of Aberdeen is preparing to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a number of events planned to allow residents and visitors to the city the chance to take part in the historic celebrations.
The celebrations will begin on the evening of Thursday 2nd June when a traditional…
Today (Monday 18 April) sees the launch of Aberdeen City Council’s annual Creative Funding scheme for 2022-23.
The Creative Funding scheme gives cultural organisations, community groups, charities and…
Aberdeen Artists Society, one of the country’s longest-established artist-led membership organisations, today celebrated its return to Aberdeen Art Gallery with the launch of an exhibition of almost 300 works by 178 artists.
The exhibition was…
A much-loved local restaurant is to bring its home-cooked field-to-fork soul food to Marischal Square – filling the last empty leisure space at the development.
…Following the latest update to Scotland’s Strategic Framework COVID-19 Guidance, Aberdeen City Libraries are extending the opening hours of several libraries from today (Monday 28 March).
Aberdeen City…
Entries are being encouraged from charity and not for profit organisations for the chance to take part in the second Aberdeen Highland Games mascot challenge.
The Aberdeen Highland Games will…