In our final bulletin of 2023, we’re highlighting our latest exhibitions, inviting teachers to join our Advisory Group, sharing our learning resources and providing guidance on how to make the most out of a visit.
Latest exhibitions
Constructed Narratives: Lennox Dunbar, Ian Howard and Arthur Watson
14 October - 28 January
Aberdeen Art Gallery
Admission free
This is a great exhibition for S4 to S6 and college learners to visit as inspiration for their portfolio development.
Lennox Dunbar, Ian Howard and Arthur Watson are three of Scotland’s foremost artists. The Aberdeen-born contemporaries attended Aberdeen Grammar School and were greatly influenced by visits to the Art Gallery. This exhibition features works purchased for the collection early in the artists’ careers. These sit alongside more recent examples by these significant figures who, as artists and educators, have influenced subsequent generations.
Polishing granite at J R Henderson’s, June 1978
Voices from the Granite Industry
4 November - 14 April
Aberdeen Art Gallery
Admission free
From ancient quarries to iconic buildings, this exhibition gives insights into how the Granite City earned its name. Local workers share their memories of quarrying and working our local stone in the form of short films which bring life to objects from the city’s collections.
See the hand tools used to carve memorials shipped worldwide, while you listen to some of the last generation of apprentices describe how they were used.
AAGM Website
Visit the Learn pages on our website at www.aagm.co.uk to check out our learning resources covering everything from the Victorians to the Science of Colour and Scottish Art.
Visit us
Get in touch with our Learning team to arrange a visit via the online ‘contact us’ form on our website. Select ‘Learning’ from the drop-down menu.
Before a visit, check out our access pages to find out about the provisions in place to make your visit as enjoyable as possible.
Aberdeen Maritime Museum
The museum will be closed to the public from 30 October until spring 2024. This is to allow essential repairs and maintenance to be carried out.
If you have any Maritime learning enquiries contact us at AAGMLearning@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Teachers Advisory Group
Are you fired up about Science Technology Engineering and Maths?
Do you love museums, art and heritage?
Can you help make our venues a destination for learning?
We are looking for new members for our Teachers Advisory Group to advise and steer the learning programmes at Aberdeen Archives Gallery & Museums. We want to encourage the wider use of archives and museum collections across a variety of curriculum subjects and are seeking teaching professionals to join us as we refresh our service.
Advisory Group meetings will take place at Aberdeen Art Gallery once per term on the following dates and will include a brief introduction to our current offer and a look around some of the galleries and displays.
Tuesday 21 November 16:15 - 17:30
Tuesday 20 February 16:15 - 17:30
Tuesday 21 May 16:15 - 17:30
If you would like to be involved, please contact us at AAGMLearning@abedeencity.gov.uk
Image at top: 'The Second Coming' (detail), by Ian Howard © the artist, 2023
