Event
The Solebay Tapestry: New Insights
The fifth webinar in the 'Going Dutch at Lunch' series of talks, which explore the world of the Van de Veldes
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Water, Water, Everywhere: Picturing Water in 17th-Century Dutch Art
The third webinar in the 'Going Dutch at Lunch' series of talks, which explore the world of the Van de Veldes
Blog post
Armchair Empires: Thomas Pennant’s ‘Outlines of the Globe’
Explore a fascinating collection in the Caird Library and Archive which was written by a “traveller” who didn’t do any travelling.
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Life on a North Sea oil rig
Photographer and offshore worker Peter Iain Campbell shines a light on one of Britain's most challenging working environments
Borrowing from our collections
Find out more about our loans programme, and help us make our collections available to the widest possible audience
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Drawing paper and materials
What did the Van de Veldes use to create their detailed ship portraits and maritime sketches?
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Black Holes: A Guide
If you could squash the Earth into a ball the size of a marble, it would become a black hole. What are these mysterious entities?
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Is noon 12 am or 12 pm?
Ever wondered whether midday or midnight is 12 am or 12 pm?
Event
Living with the Sea: Dialogue Between Past and Present
Join us for an engaging evening of conversation with Professor Sujit Sivasundaram, Professor of World History at the University of Cambridge and Gusti Ayu Ismayanti, environmental documentarian