阿伯丁New King’s Museum开放

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A new museum in the heart of Old Aberdeen, opposite the historic King’s College Chapel, has been opened on Monday April 18.

Although this is Scotland’s newest museum, it may also be the oldest as its origins lie in a museum collection in existence in King’s College in 1727.

By the end of the 18th century King’s College and Marischal College both had established museums, with their purpose-built galleries forming an important part of the 19th century buildings of the colleges.

Today, the University of Aberdeen’s museums are among the largest and most important in Scotland, having been awarded the status of a ‘Recognised Collection on National Significance’. King’s Museum will have a programme of exhibitions that will change every few months to show some of these collections.

The collections reflect the activities of generations of students, staff and friends of King’s College, Marischal College and University throughout its history. This includes hundreds of thousands of scientific specimens collected as a result of scientific research, such as those in the geology, anatomy, pathology, herbarium and zoology collections, many of which are on show in the university’s Zoology Museum.
For more information: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-10091.php

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