Museum blog

This month we take a look at an item from the Historical Records Collection of the Caird Library and Archive: the Instrument of Surrender of the Japanese forces at Hong Kong.

Discover what to see in the night sky this April, from the Lyrid meteor shower to bright inner planets, and more.

Find out how to make the most of two eclipses this month, spot the dazzling Pleiades star cluster, and more.

In this blog we look at the role and experiences of Royal Navy chaplains and what their accounts can tell us about shipboard life.

Our archives hold a small collection of papers related to David Lawson, master of a cargo steamer that disappeared in 1905 after leaving the coast of America to return to Europe. They offer clues on what became of SS Freshfield on its journey home.

Discover what to see in February's night sky including a planetary parade, shining Saturn and Venus, and a host of deep sky objects in Orion

Start the year by catching the Red Planet at its brightest, take in the distant Elephant's Trunk Nebula, and view the Quadrantid meteor shower