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Our blogs might be written by curators, learning officers, museum assistants or volunteers.

They are a way to explore the collection in new and often surprising ways or discover more about what we do behind closed doors. 

Why not dive in? 

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Heartbreak and Heartache

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A Frugal Meal: Food for thought

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Curating at Home

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Writing Music in Lockdown

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Pride in Aberdeen Art Gallery

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The language of fashion is inherently poetic

Our Aberdeen

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The Painter and the Prime Minister (& Me)

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James Giles - My Grandfather

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James Giles - An Aberdeen Artists Society Perspective in 2020

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My favourite things

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Nursing museum records back to good health

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Decorative jade carvings highly prized

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Pointing a finger at thimble history

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Curious connections across museum collections bring us to Glen Tanar

Aberdeen City and Shire Archives

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Archives Blog

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Criminal Portraits

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Aberdeen Harbour Board

 

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