Museum blog

In this blog we look at a beautifully illustrated account of some eruptions of Mount Vesuvius and Mount Etna by the British Envoy Extraordinary to the Court of Naples, Sir William Hamilton.

Discover some of the surprising entries recently discovered in the medical records of the Dreadnought Seamen’s Hospital.

A recent visit to the Caird Library by students from the School of Oriental and African Studies shows that making collections accessible is a two-way street.

A look at the treatment of a taxidermy puff adder captured by the crew of HMS Terrible

See what cosmic news our young people have found for you!

Learn more about the nocturnal or ‘nocturlabe’, used for centuries to tell the time based on the movement of the stars

Explore a fascinating collection in the Caird Library and Archive which was written by a “traveller” who didn’t do any travelling.