Festival will mark all that’s great in current jazz

Aberdeen’s Jazz Festival is the city’s opportunity to celebrate all that’s great in jazz in 2020, from classic to cool to contemporary. Over 11 days, the festival presents over 50 bands travelling far and wide across the styles – all around jazz: from trad to swing to bop to cutting edge, and into related musics…

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Gallery welcomes 100,000 visitors in less than 100 days

Aberdeen Art Gallery has welcomed more than 100,000 visitors since it re-opened to the public less than 100 days ago.  The revitalised gallery is now well on its way to reaching the target of 235,000 visits in its first year. The milestone 100,000th visitor was 20-year-old, final year journalism student at RGU, Ceilidh Jeffrey who arrived at…

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Something for everyone at National Museums Scotland

National Museums Scotland’s 2020 exhibition programme will feature something for everyone, from dinosaurs to fashion – as well as The Declaration of Arbroath. The newly-announced schedule includes fearsome predators, iconic fashions and archaeological mysteries in highlight exhibitions Tyrannosaurs, Little Black Dress and The Galloway Hoard. The National Museum of Scotland – the most popular attraction…

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Three days until reopening after multi-million revamp

Aberdeen Art Gallery is set to reopen this weekend following a once-in a lifetime £34.6million investment to create a major cultural attraction in the heart of the Granite City. This world-class arts complex, which aims to be a must-visit attraction for both local residents and tourists alike, will throw its new doors open to the…

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Art gallery reopens after £34.6m redevelopment

This Saturday, 2 November, will see Aberdeen Art Gallery will reopen to the public after the biggest transformation in its 130-year history. It will present the Art Gallery, Cowdray Hall and Remembrance Hall as one major cultural attraction. The newly redeveloped gallery will feature special new commissions by renowned artists and an entirely new second…

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Countdown to art gallery reopening continues

Access for all visitors has been dramatically improved as a result of the landmark redevelopment of Aberdeen Art Gallery – creating one of the city’s most accessible, welcoming and inspiring public buildings. The accessibility features have been outlined as the countdown to the 2 November reopening continues. The 130-year old Grade-A listed building and its…

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Bike hire scheme approved at committee

Aberdeen is to follow in the footsteps of other Scottish cities by having a bike hire scheme. Aberdeen City Council today approved a bike hire scheme which would be 100% privately-financed, which will help increase transport options and encourage less use of cars for residents and visitors. The report to committee said the next move…

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Exhibition will mark Scots Victorian adventurer

A pioneering Egyptologist to be celebrated at a new Scottish attraction. Annie Pirie Quibell – artist, academic and adventurer – always had the makings of a trailblazer. She wrote a guidebook to Cairo Museum for soldiers stationed in the Egypt during the First World War, produced another covering the pyramids of Giza, and lived for…

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The Galloway Hoard is to go on a Scottish tour

National Museums Scotland are to tour an exhibition of the Galloway Hoard to museums across Scotland. An exhibition of the Galloway Hoard will be displayed at the National Museum of Scotland and will thereafter tour to Kirkcudbright Galleries, The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum and Aberdeen Art Gallery. The Scottish Government has provided £150,000…

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Get your hands on a little bit of Scottish history

Shoppers in the North East will have the chance to get their hands on a slice of history this week when a small display of treasures from the Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums collection goes on show. Visitors to Union Square will be able to get up close to a treasure box of real objects…

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