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Today's #MuseumWeek2022 theme is #FreedomMW. ‘Les Eus’ from our collection @UofGlasgow is by Scottish Colourist John Duncan Fergusson, a big fan of freedom of expression in art who said: "One of the chief characteristics of modern painting is free thinking and free expression."
Don’t miss the free online talk about ‘Old Ways New Roads’ from The Hunterian and @UofGlasgow’s Anne Dulau, Nigel Leask and John Bonehill! Part of the @PaulMellonCentr Spring Research Lunch series. Friday 18 March from 1-2pm. More info and tickets here: https://t.co/eTyCHzTxT0
This #IWD2022 we’re featuring depictions of women currently on display in the Hunterian Art Gallery @UofGlasgow. Produced at the turn of the 20th century when society and women’s roles changed significantly, these works present the viewer with very different realities.
Did you know that this stained glass panel formed part of the Mackintoshes' celebrated room setting ‘The Rose Boudoir’ exhibited in Turin in 1902? Find out more about visiting the Mackintosh House @UofGlasgow on our website: https://t.co/zCTLGdcp0H
Whistler was an enthusiastic collector of Japanese woodblock prints and this one by Hiroshige is titled ‘Clearing Weather at Shibaura’. See it as part of ‘Whistler: Art and Legacy’ at the Hunterian Art Gallery. Open today, 10am–5pm. Book free tickets at: https://t.co/PPuNkXbyiP
In this work by Marcantonio Raimondi from The Hunterian @UofGlasgow, three goddesses, Juno, Venus and Minerva, compete for the golden apple in the hand of the Trojan prince Paris. In mythology, he awarded it to Venus, goddess of love, leading to the Trojan war. #HunterianFromHome
Our theme of literature, myths and legends continues with 'Judith' by Scottish artist David Donaldson. This work from The Hunterian @UofGlasgow was first exhibited in 1955 and reprises the story of Judith, which has inspired artists since the Renaissance. #HunterianFromHome
“Hunter, Midwives & Medicalisation” - Our #StudentVoice today is from @UofGlasgow Gender History Masters student @ionatytler_ on the 18C rise of the professional “man-midwife” and its impact women midwives: https://t.co/u7WjqN4Mrr
@UofGGenderHist #WHM image: @WellcomeLibrary
These dinosaur eggs from The Hunterian collection @UofGlasgow date to the Upper Cretaceous period. Dinosaurs, like other reptiles, hatched from eggs and many dinosaur eggs have identical shells to modern-day birds’ eggshells. #HunterianFromHome
Try the Mary Queen of Scots #Christmas Ornaments Craft Challenge! Info : https://t.co/fNglpnd1hL Here's our first by Amélia Dulau Beveridge and an etching of Mary (Gaywood,1655 : GLAHA 1065). Can’t wait to see what you make! @insearchofMQS #CurricularTour #ScottishHistory