Events

The Bill Gibb Line

Sat, 22/02/2020 - 10:00 am - Sun, 16/05/2021 - 4:00 pm

Explore new narratives across poetry and fashion, inspired by Aberdeenshire-born international fashion designer Bill Gibb.

Online - The Many Faces of James Giles

Wed, 16/12/2020 - 10:00 am - Sun, 14/03/2021 - 4:00 pm

150 years ago, in October 1870, noted artist James Giles died in his home in Aberdeen.

Fashion, Fantasy and Collaboration: The Legacy of Bill Gibb

Sat, 20/03/2021 - 10:30 am - Sat, 20/03/2021 - 2:30 pm

This online symposium celebrates Gibb’s legacy, his innovative approaches to design, collaboration and manufacture, and his relationship with the north-east of Scotland.

Artist in Residence: Maja Zećo

Wed, 31/03/2021 - 10:00 am - Sun, 10/10/2021 - 5:00 pm

Sound and performance artist Maja Zećo is Aberdeen Art Gallery’s first artist-in-residence following the Gallery’s landmark redevelopment.

Our Aberdeen: Fly Cup and Blether - Union Street

Wed, 31/03/2021 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 31/03/2021 - 3:00 pm

Our Aberdeen dementia-friendly events share the stories behind the many different aspects of our collection. This informal session is open to anyone affected by dementia, their families, supporters…

Lunchtime Talk: Aberdeen citizens - Portraits from Victorian studios

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 07/04/2021 - 12:50 pm

Talk by Dr Antonia Laurence Allen, Curator, National Trust for Scotland

Our Aberdeen: Made in Aberdeen

Wed, 14/04/2021 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 14/04/2021 - 3:00 pm

In this online session, we’ll be connecting to our collections through objects and artworks that were Made in Aberdeen, including textiles and pottery.

Online - Joan Eardley: Works on Paper

Tue, 18/05/2021 - 10:00 am - Wed, 18/05/2022 - 5:00 pm

ONLINE EXHIBITION ONLY This digital exhibition marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Joan Eardley (1921-1963), one of the most important artists in 20th-century Scottish art.

Lunchtime Talk: What We Wore to Work

Wed, 19/05/2021 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 19/05/2021 - 1:00 pm

Online Talk by Jenna Rose, Curator

BAS9 Ambassadors

Sat, 10/07/2021 - 10:00 am - Sun, 10/10/2021 - 5:00 pm

We have enlisted the help of local BAS9 Ambassadors to help us make connections between groups and communities and this major exhibition of the best recent art from the UK during its first v

Wed, 14/07/2021 - 10:30 am - Wed, 14/07/2021 - 11:30 am , Wed, 14/07/2021 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 14/07/2021 - 3:00 pm , Wed, 04/08/2021 - 10:30 am - Wed, 04/08/2021 - 11:30 am , Wed, 04/08/2021 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 04/08/2021 - 3:00 pm

Play along with us in these fun workshops for under 5s and their grown-ups. Led by an experienced storyteller, enjoy playful activities

Guthrie’s Goslings

Play along with us in these fun workshops for under 5s and their grown-ups. Led by an experienced storyteller, enjoy playful activities

Our Aberdeen: Tunes and Chat - By the Sea

Wed, 28/07/2021 - 10:30 am - Wed, 28/07/2021 - 12:00 pm

Join community musician Sarah Eggleton for fun and friendly music inspired workshops.

Our Aberdeen: Tunes and Chat - British Art Show 9

Thu, 29/07/2021 - 10:30 am - Thu, 29/07/2021 - 12:00 pm , Thu, 26/08/2021 - 10:30 am - Thu, 26/08/2021 - 12:00 pm

Join community musician Sarah Eggleton for fun and friendly music inspired workshops.

Guthrie’s Goslings

Play along with us in these fun workshops for under 5s and their grown-ups. Led by an experienced storyteller, enjoy playful activities

Guthrie’s Goslings

Play along with us in these fun workshops for under 5s and their grown-ups. Led by an experienced storyteller, enjoy playful activities

Our Aberdeen: Tunes and Chat - Come Together

Wed, 25/08/2021 - 10:30 am - Wed, 25/08/2021 - 12:00 pm

Join community musician Sarah Eggleton for fun and friendly music inspired workshops.

Our Aberdeen: Tunes and Chat - British Art Show 9

Thu, 29/07/2021 - 10:30 am - Thu, 29/07/2021 - 12:00 pm , Thu, 26/08/2021 - 10:30 am - Thu, 26/08/2021 - 12:00 pm

Join community musician Sarah Eggleton for fun and friendly music inspired workshops.

Guthrie’s Goslings: Early Years Music, Movement and Messy Play

Wed, 01/09/2021 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 01/09/2021 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 06/10/2021 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 06/10/2021 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 03/11/2021 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 03/11/2021 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 01/12/2021 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 01/12/2021 - 2:45 pm

Explore storytelling through music, movement and messy play in these fun workshops for pre-sch

Online - 100 Years of Insulin: The Aberdeen Story

Wed, 22/09/2021 - 11:00 am - Tue, 31/05/2022 - 5:00 pm

Online Exhibition

Our Aberdeen

Thu, 30/09/2021 - 10:30 am - Thu, 30/09/2021 - 12:00 pm , Thu, 28/10/2021 - 10:30 am - Thu, 28/10/2021 - 12:00 pm , Thu, 25/11/2021 - 10:30 am - Thu, 25/11/2021 - 12:00 pm , Thu, 24/02/2022 - 10:30 am - Thu, 24/02/2022 - 12:00 pm , Thu, 24/03/2022 - 10:30 am - Thu, 24/03/2022 - 12:00 pm

A programme of dementia and cognitive friendly events which bring people together to share their stories and feel part of a community. 

Guthrie’s Goslings: Early Years Music, Movement and Messy Play

Explore storytelling through music, movement and messy play in these fun workshops for pre-sch

Online Talk: Elements My Dear Watson

Wed, 20/10/2021 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 20/10/2021 - 1:00 pm

An encounter with a Gerald Laing sculpture leads to some thoughts about metal and its place in various societies around the world today and in the past.

Our Aberdeen

A programme of dementia and cognitive friendly events which bring people together to share their stories and feel part of a community. 

Guthrie’s Goslings: Early Years Music, Movement and Messy Play

Explore storytelling through music, movement and messy play in these fun workshops for pre-sch

Our Aberdeen

A programme of dementia and cognitive friendly events which bring people together to share their stories and feel part of a community. 

Exhibition: Dame Zandra Rhodes - 50 Years of Fabulous

Sat, 27/11/2021 - 10:00 am - Sun, 20/03/2022 - 4:00 pm

Celebrating five decades of iconic design, Zandra Rhodes: 50 Years of Fabulous is the largest ever exhibition dedicated to British design legend Dame Zandra Rhodes.

Online Talk - Fashion: 150 Years of Prints and Chiffon

Wed, 01/12/2021 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 01/12/2021 - 12:51 pm

Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums is delighted to be hosting the Zandra Rhodes: 50 Years of Fabulous exhibi

Guthrie’s Goslings: Early Years Music, Movement and Messy Play

Explore storytelling through music, movement and messy play in these fun workshops for pre-sch

Art Fund Museum of the Year Micro-commissions

Sat, 18/12/2021 - 10:00 am - Sun, 06/03/2022 - 4:00 pm

An exhibition of new artworks commissioned by Aberdeen Art Gallery using the prize money from the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2020 award.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2022

Thu, 27/01/2022 - 10:00 am - Thu, 27/01/2022 - 5:00 pm

Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Art Gallery

Guthrie’s Goslings

Wed, 02/02/2022 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 02/02/2022 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 02/03/2022 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 02/03/2022 - 2:45 pm

Our regular monthly meet up for under 5s and their adults.

In conversation: Art Fund Museum of the Year Micro-commissions

Wed, 09/02/2022 - 6:30 pm - Wed, 09/02/2022 - 7:15 pm , Wed, 23/02/2022 - 6:30 pm - Wed, 23/02/2022 - 7:15 pm

Join us for these short online events to find out more about the Micro-commissions programme and hear from some of the commissioned artists whose new works are featured in the current exhibitions i

You’re not going out dressed like that!

Wed, 23/02/2022 - 12:00 pm - Wed, 23/02/2022 - 1:00 pm , Wed, 23/02/2022 - 1:30 pm - Wed, 23/02/2022 - 2:30 pm

Talk by Christine Arnold-Solomon, Retired Lecturer, Gray’s School of Art

You’re not going out dressed like that!

Wed, 23/02/2022 - 12:00 pm - Wed, 23/02/2022 - 1:00 pm , Wed, 23/02/2022 - 1:30 pm - Wed, 23/02/2022 - 2:30 pm

Talk by Christine Arnold-Solomon, Retired Lecturer, Gray’s School of Art

In conversation: Art Fund Museum of the Year Micro-commissions

Wed, 09/02/2022 - 6:30 pm - Wed, 09/02/2022 - 7:15 pm , Wed, 23/02/2022 - 6:30 pm - Wed, 23/02/2022 - 7:15 pm

Join us for these short online events to find out more about the Micro-commissions programme and hear from some of the commissioned artists whose new works are featured in the current exhibitions i

Granite Noir: Aberdeen's crimevwriting festival

Thu, 24/02/2022 - 10:00 am - Sun, 27/02/2022 - 4:00 pm

Grace McIntosh – the life of a Victorian criminal Phil Astley, City Archivist, Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives

Our Aberdeen

A programme of dementia and cognitive friendly events which bring people together to share their stories and feel part of a community. 

Guthrie’s Goslings

Wed, 02/02/2022 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 02/02/2022 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 02/03/2022 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 02/03/2022 - 2:45 pm

Our regular monthly meet up for under 5s and their adults.

Our Aberdeen

A programme of dementia and cognitive friendly events which bring people together to share their stories and feel part of a community. 

Our Aberdeen: Frances Walker - Printing On

Thu, 28/04/2022 - 1:30 pm - Thu, 28/04/2022 - 3:00 pm

Our Aberdeen is a programme of dementia and cognitive friendly events which bring people together to&nb

Ghosts on glass: the trial of William H Mumler

Wed, 18/05/2022 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 18/05/2022 - 1:15 pm

Talk by Ashleigh Black, Archives Assistant and PhD Student Film and Visual Culture, University of Aberdeen

Our Aberdeen: Celebrating 150 years of VSA

Tue, 31/05/2022 - 1:30 pm - Tue, 31/05/2022 - 3:00 pm

Our Aberdeen is a programme of dementia and cognitive friendly events which bring people together to share their stories and feel part of a community. They are relaxed

Artist talk: Art as Therapy – Learning to Love My Hands with Carla Johnston

Sat, 11/06/2022 - 2:00 pm - Sat, 11/06/2022 - 3:00 pm

Join Carla as she reflects on how therapeutic art practices can support wellbeing.

Our Aberdeen: Grave Goods

Thu, 30/06/2022 - 1:30 pm - Thu, 30/06/2022 - 3:00 pm

Our Aberdeen is a programme of dementia and cognitive friendly events which bring people together to share their stories and feel part of a community.

Guthrie's Goslings

Wed, 06/07/2022 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 06/07/2022 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 10/08/2022 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 10/08/2022 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 07/09/2022 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 07/09/2022 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 05/10/2022 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 05/10/2022 - 2:45 pm

Guthrie the Goose playfully introduces our youngest visitors to a different artwork or theme each month. Sessions can include a mixture of music, dance, crafts and games.

The Book of Deer

Sat, 09/07/2022 - 10:00 am - Sun, 02/10/2022 - 4:00 pm

During Scotland’s Year of Stories the remarkable 10th-century Book of Deer illuminated manuscript is returning to the North-East of Scotland for the first time in more than 1,000 years.

Spotlight Tours: The Book of Deer

Sat, 09/07/2022 - 1:00 pm - Sat, 09/07/2022 - 1:20 pm , Sat, 30/07/2022 - 1:00 pm - Sat, 30/07/2022 - 1:20 pm , Sat, 06/08/2022 - 1:00 pm - Sat, 06/08/2022 - 1:20 pm , Sat, 10/09/2022 - 1:00 pm - Sat, 10/09/2022 - 1:20 pm , Sat, 01/10/2022 - 1:00 pm - Sat, 01/10/2022 - 1:20 pm

Saturdays 9 and 30 July, 6 August, 10 September and 1 October, 1pm (20mins) Members of the Book of Deer Project introduce one of Scotland’s greatest treasures.

Talk: Grave Goods

Wed, 27/07/2022 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 27/07/2022 - 1:30 pm

Join curator Morna Annandale for this talk illustrated with grave goods in our collection from the Bronze Age to the present day.

The Galloway Hoard: Viking-Age Treasure

Sat, 30/07/2022 - 10:00 am - Sun, 23/10/2022 - 4:00 pm

The Galloway Hoard brings together the richest collection of rare and unique Viking-age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland.

Spotlight Tours: The Book of Deer

Saturdays 9 and 30 July, 6 August, 10 September and 1 October, 1pm (20mins) Members of the Book of Deer Project introduce one of Scotland’s greatest treasures.

World Breastfeeding Week: Create and Play

Wed, 03/08/2022 - 10:15 am - Wed, 03/08/2022 - 1:15 pm

Aberdeen Art Gallery, Learning Space and Cowdray Hall

Talk: Aberdeen’s medieval archives

Wed, 03/08/2022 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 03/08/2022 - 1:30 pm

Aberdeen has the most complete body of surviving records of any Scottish town, with a near continuous run of council registers from 1398 to the present.

Spotlight Tours: The Book of Deer

Saturdays 9 and 30 July, 6 August, 10 September and 1 October, 1pm (20mins) Members of the Book of Deer Project introduce one of Scotland’s greatest treasures.

Guthrie's Goslings

Guthrie the Goose playfully introduces our youngest visitors to a different artwork or theme each month. Sessions can include a mixture of music, dance, crafts and games.

Hands-on family fun: Viking-age treasures

Sat, 13/08/2022 - 10:30 am - Sat, 13/08/2022 - 11:30 am , Sat, 13/08/2022 - 2:00 pm - Sat, 13/08/2022 - 3:00 pm

Ages 4–12yrs

Hands-on family fun: Viking-age treasures

Sat, 13/08/2022 - 10:30 am - Sat, 13/08/2022 - 11:30 am , Sat, 13/08/2022 - 2:00 pm - Sat, 13/08/2022 - 3:00 pm

Ages 4–12yrs

Spotlight Tours: The Galloway Hoard

Sat, 13/08/2022 - 2:00 pm - Sat, 22/10/2022 - 2:30 pm

Saturdays 13 August – 22 October, 2pm (30 mins) Find out what makes the Galloway Hoard the richest collection of rare and unique Viking-age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland.

Navigating the Aberdeen Harbour Board Archive

Sat, 03/09/2022 - 10:00 am - Sun, 08/01/2023 - 4:00 pm

Since it was established by King David I of Scotland in 1136, the Port of Aberdeen has played a vital role in the city’s de

Meet the Artists: Lynne Strachan and Mary Bourne

Sat, 03/09/2022 - 2:00 pm - Sat, 03/09/2022 - 4:00 pm

During 2021 artists Lynne Strachan and Mary Bourne developed an arts project in The Cabrach, a remote upland area in Moray, just over the border with Aberdeenshire, and close to where they both liv

Talk: The Galloway Hoard

Wed, 07/09/2022 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 07/09/2022 - 1:30 pm

Dr Adrian Maldonado, Galloway Hoard Researcher, National Museums Scotland

Guthrie's Goslings

Guthrie the Goose playfully introduces our youngest visitors to a different artwork or theme each month. Sessions can include a mixture of music, dance, crafts and games.

Spotlight Tours: The Book of Deer

Saturdays 9 and 30 July, 6 August, 10 September and 1 October, 1pm (20mins) Members of the Book of Deer Project introduce one of Scotland’s greatest treasures.

Creative Collective: Flash Fiction Workshop

Sat, 10/09/2022 - 1:30 pm - Sat, 10/09/2022 - 4:00 pm

Ages 15–21yrs

Talk: Making Strange Sickness: exploring history through game design

Wed, 21/09/2022 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 21/09/2022 - 1:15 pm

Dr William Hepburn and Dr Jackson Armstrong, co-producers

Our Aberdeen

Thu, 29/09/2022 - 11:30 am - Thu, 29/09/2022 - 1:00 pm , Thu, 27/10/2022 - 11:30 am - Thu, 27/10/2022 - 1:00 pm

Last Thursday of the month 11.30am–1pm

Gallery Late: Medieval Mayhem

Fri, 30/09/2022 - 7:00 pm - Fri, 30/09/2022 - 10:00 pm

There’s been a medieval murder! Or has there?

Spotlight Tours: The Book of Deer

Saturdays 9 and 30 July, 6 August, 10 September and 1 October, 1pm (20mins) Members of the Book of Deer Project introduce one of Scotland’s greatest treasures.

Talk: Re-naming our collections

Wed, 05/10/2022 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 05/10/2022 - 1:30 pm

Jessica Barrie, Curator

Guthrie's Goslings

Guthrie the Goose playfully introduces our youngest visitors to a different artwork or theme each month. Sessions can include a mixture of music, dance, crafts and games.

Our Aberdeen

Thu, 29/09/2022 - 11:30 am - Thu, 29/09/2022 - 1:00 pm , Thu, 27/10/2022 - 11:30 am - Thu, 27/10/2022 - 1:00 pm

Last Thursday of the month 11.30am–1pm

Guest @ Gray's: Christine Borland

Fri, 04/11/2022 - 3:00 pm - Fri, 04/11/2022 - 4:00 pm

Hear from some of the best national and international artists and designers, writers and curators, in this series of free talks delivered in partnership with Gray’s School of Art.

Our Aberdeen

Thu, 24/11/2022 - 10:30 am - Thu, 24/11/2022 - 12:00 pm , Thu, 23/02/2023 - 10:30 am - Thu, 23/02/2023 - 12:00 pm

Share stories and enjoy being part of a community in these relaxed sessions with friendly staff who enjoy a good chat while showing you artworks and objects from the collection.

Conserving St Machar’s Cathedral

Wed, 07/12/2022 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 07/12/2022 - 1:15 pm

Talk by Katherine Williams, Education Officer, St Machar’s Cathedral

Guthrie's Goslings

Wed, 07/12/2022 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 07/12/2022 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 11/01/2023 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 11/01/2023 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 01/02/2023 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 01/02/2023 - 2:45 pm

Guthrie the Goose playfully introduces our youngest visitors to a different artwork or theme each month.

Guthrie's Goslings

Wed, 07/12/2022 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 07/12/2022 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 11/01/2023 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 11/01/2023 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 01/02/2023 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 01/02/2023 - 2:45 pm

Guthrie the Goose playfully introduces our youngest visitors to a different artwork or theme each month.

World Holocaust Memorial Day: Ordinary People

Fri, 27/01/2023 - 10:00 am - Fri, 27/01/2023 - 5:00 pm

During the Holocaust, ordinary people were perpetrators, bystanders, rescuers, witnesses – and ordinary people were victims.

Guthrie's Goslings

Wed, 07/12/2022 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 07/12/2022 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 11/01/2023 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 11/01/2023 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 01/02/2023 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 01/02/2023 - 2:45 pm

Guthrie the Goose playfully introduces our youngest visitors to a different artwork or theme each month.

Shadows and Light, the Extraordinary Life of James McBey

Sat, 11/02/2023 - 10:00 am - Sun, 28/05/2023 - 4:00 pm

'Shadows and Light, the Extraordinary Life of James McBey' by Alasdair Soussi is the first biography of the celebrated Aberdonian artist who was noted for his etchings and dry point engravings.

Visual Description Talk

Thu, 16/02/2023 - 3:00 pm - Thu, 16/02/2023 - 4:00 pm

Flood in the Highlands For blind or visually-impaired visitors, or for anyone who’d like a ‘closer look’, find out more about this visitor favourite, which is on display in Gallery 9 – Ba

Body Snatching and Dissecting the Destitute

Wed, 22/02/2023 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 22/02/2023 - 1:15 pm

Talk by Dr Dee Hoole, Honorary Research Fellow in History at the University of Aberdeen

Granite Noir: Aberdeen’s Crime Writing Festival 2023

Thu, 23/02/2023 - 10:00 am - Sun, 26/02/2023 - 10:00 pm

Granite Noir is inspired by the incredible popularity of crime fiction in all its forms, by the fantastic contribution that Scottish writers make, by our love affair with Nordic Noir, on the page a

Our Aberdeen

Thu, 24/11/2022 - 10:30 am - Thu, 24/11/2022 - 12:00 pm , Thu, 23/02/2023 - 10:30 am - Thu, 23/02/2023 - 12:00 pm

Share stories and enjoy being part of a community in these relaxed sessions with friendly staff who enjoy a good chat while showing you artworks and objects from the collection.

Granite Noir: The Curriculum of Crime

Sun, 26/02/2023 - 4:00 pm - Sun, 26/02/2023 - 5:00 pm

Phil Astley, City Archivist and Dr. Dee Hoole, Honorary Research Fellow in History, University of Aberdeen.

Guthrie’s Goslings

Wed, 01/03/2023 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 01/03/2023 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 05/04/2023 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 05/04/2023 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 03/05/2023 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 03/05/2023 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 07/06/2023 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 07/06/2023 - 2:45 pm

Can you spot Guthrie the Goose with his friends and the ‘Goose Girl’ in Gallery 1?

Telling Your Story with Paul Bristow

Thu, 23/03/2023 - 2:30 pm - Thu, 23/03/2023 - 4:00 pm

Join storyteller and writer Paul Bristow to discover the power of storytelling, explore how to redefine and reclaim your own story in your own voice, and reflect on how that can help you remember w

Our Aberdeen

Thu, 30/03/2023 - 10:30 am - Thu, 30/03/2023 - 12:00 pm , Thu, 27/04/2023 - 10:30 am - Thu, 27/04/2023 - 12:00 pm , Thu, 25/05/2023 - 10:30 am - Thu, 25/05/2023 - 12:00 pm , Thu, 29/06/2023 - 10:30 am - Thu, 29/06/2023 - 12:00 pm

These relaxed dementia-friendly sessions bring people together to share stories and enjoy being part of a community.

Guthrie’s Goslings

Can you spot Guthrie the Goose with his friends and the ‘Goose Girl’ in Gallery 1?

Talk: Shadows and Light – The Extraordinary Life of James McBey

Sat, 15/04/2023 - 2:00 pm - Sat, 15/04/2023 - 3:30 pm

The Friends of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums provide vital support for our work, helping us to acquire works by leading artists and makers as well as objects relating to Aberdeen’s heritage.

Our Aberdeen

These relaxed dementia-friendly sessions bring people together to share stories and enjoy being part of a community.

Guthrie’s Goslings

Can you spot Guthrie the Goose with his friends and the ‘Goose Girl’ in Gallery 1?

Our Aberdeen

These relaxed dementia-friendly sessions bring people together to share stories and enjoy being part of a community.

Lunchtime Talk: My View of Aberdeen

Wed, 07/06/2023 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 07/06/2023 - 1:15 pm

Ross MacLennan, History Curator

Guthrie’s Goslings

Can you spot Guthrie the Goose with his friends and the ‘Goose Girl’ in Gallery 1?

Nuart Plus Street Art Conference

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 7:00 pm - Sat, 10/06/2023 - 12:00 am

Thursday 8 June Nuart Plus Kick-Off 19:00-20:30, free entry

Visual Description Talk: Penelope and the Suitors

Thu, 15/06/2023 - 3:00 pm - Thu, 15/06/2023 - 3:45 pm

For blind or visually-impaired visitors, or for anyone who’d like a ‘closer look’, find out more about this visitor favourite, painted by John William Waterhouse in 1912, through detailed descripti

Our Aberdeen

These relaxed dementia-friendly sessions bring people together to share stories and enjoy being part of a community.

Our Aberdeen: Football Memories

Thu, 06/07/2023 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 06/07/2023 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 03/08/2023 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 03/08/2023 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 07/09/2023 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 07/09/2023 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 05/10/2023 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 05/10/2023 - 3:30 pm

Enjoy a cuppa and a blether with our friends from Football Memories Scotland

Bookbug

Wed, 12/07/2023 - 10:30 am - Wed, 12/07/2023 - 11:00 am , Wed, 16/08/2023 - 10:30 am - Wed, 16/08/2023 - 11:00 am

The Bookbug team shares stories, songs and rhymes for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.

Family fun: A Doric take on Quentin Blake

Sat, 22/07/2023 - 11:00 am - Sat, 22/07/2023 - 11:45 am , Sat, 22/07/2023 - 1:00 pm - Sat, 22/07/2023 - 1:45 pm , Sat, 22/07/2023 - 2:15 pm - Sat, 22/07/2023 - 3:00 pm

Join local loon and the Scots Scriever Shane Strachan for this fun-packed event that will hae ye fair trickit wi yersel!

Family fun: A Doric take on Quentin Blake

Sat, 22/07/2023 - 11:00 am - Sat, 22/07/2023 - 11:45 am , Sat, 22/07/2023 - 1:00 pm - Sat, 22/07/2023 - 1:45 pm , Sat, 22/07/2023 - 2:15 pm - Sat, 22/07/2023 - 3:00 pm

Join local loon and the Scots Scriever Shane Strachan for this fun-packed event that will hae ye fair trickit wi yersel!

Family fun: A Doric take on Quentin Blake

Sat, 22/07/2023 - 11:00 am - Sat, 22/07/2023 - 11:45 am , Sat, 22/07/2023 - 1:00 pm - Sat, 22/07/2023 - 1:45 pm , Sat, 22/07/2023 - 2:15 pm - Sat, 22/07/2023 - 3:00 pm

Join local loon and the Scots Scriever Shane Strachan for this fun-packed event that will hae ye fair trickit wi yersel!

Our Aberdeen: Football Memories

Enjoy a cuppa and a blether with our friends from Football Memories Scotland

Bookbug

Wed, 12/07/2023 - 10:30 am - Wed, 12/07/2023 - 11:00 am , Wed, 16/08/2023 - 10:30 am - Wed, 16/08/2023 - 11:00 am

The Bookbug team shares stories, songs and rhymes for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.

Quentin Blake meets Judge Dredd

Sat, 02/09/2023 - 10:00 am - Sat, 02/09/2023 - 1:00 pm

Explore visual storytelling in this workshop with Glasgow-based illustrator and comic artist Tom Foster.

Our Aberdeen: Football Memories

Enjoy a cuppa and a blether with our friends from Football Memories Scotland

Visual description talk: The Tennis Party

Thu, 14/09/2023 - 3:00 pm - Thu, 14/09/2023 - 3:45 pm

For blind or visually-impaired visitors or for anyone who’d like a ‘closer look’, find out more about this visitor favourite through detailed description and historical insights.

Our Aberdeen

Thu, 21/09/2023 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 21/09/2023 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 19/10/2023 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 19/10/2023 - 3:30 pm

These relaxed dementia-friendly sessions bring people together to share stories and enjoy being part of a community.

Our Aberdeen: Football Memories

Enjoy a cuppa and a blether with our friends from Football Memories Scotland

From zero to hero

Wed, 18/10/2023 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 18/10/2023 - 1:15 pm

Talk by Margaret MacDonald, author

Our Aberdeen

Thu, 21/09/2023 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 21/09/2023 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 19/10/2023 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 19/10/2023 - 3:30 pm

These relaxed dementia-friendly sessions bring people together to share stories and enjoy being part of a community.

Roll of Honour: stories of local heroes

Wed, 01/11/2023 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 01/11/2023 - 1:15 pm

Talk by Anne Park, Aberdeen & North East Scotland Family History Society

Voices from the Granite Industry

Sat, 04/11/2023 - 10:00 am - Sun, 14/04/2024 - 4:00 pm

From ancient quarries to iconic buildings, this exhibition gives insights into how the Granite City earned its name. Local workers share their memories of quarrying and working our local stone.

Book Week Scotland: Alasdair Soussi on James McBey - Aberdeen’s Adventuring Artist

Mon, 13/11/2023 - 6:00 pm - Mon, 13/11/2023 - 7:30 pm

Join Scottish journalist and author Alasdair Soussi for an evening of swashbuckling adventure as he talks about his "magical and mesmerising" biography, Shadows and Light: The Extraordinary Life of

Book Week Scotland: In the Company of Rogues - In conversation with Douglas Skelton

Sat, 18/11/2023 - 2:30 pm - Sat, 18/11/2023 - 4:00 pm

As part of Book Week Scotland, Douglas Skelton joins us at Central Library to discuss his latest book ‘The Thief’s Justice’, book 2 in the Jonas Flynt, a Company of Rogues series.

Our Aberdeen

Thu, 30/11/2023 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 30/11/2023 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 25/01/2024 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 25/01/2024 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 29/02/2024 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 29/02/2024 - 3:30 pm

These relaxed dementia-friendly sessions bring people together to share stories and be part of a community.

Our Aberdeen

Thu, 30/11/2023 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 30/11/2023 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 25/01/2024 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 25/01/2024 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 29/02/2024 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 29/02/2024 - 3:30 pm

These relaxed dementia-friendly sessions bring people together to share stories and be part of a community.

Our Aberdeen

Thu, 30/11/2023 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 30/11/2023 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 25/01/2024 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 25/01/2024 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 29/02/2024 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 29/02/2024 - 3:30 pm

These relaxed dementia-friendly sessions bring people together to share stories and be part of a community.

Lunchtime Talk: History of Aberdeen Lifeboat Station and the RNLI

Wed, 20/03/2024 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 20/03/2024 - 1:15 pm

Talk by Bill Deans MBE, Deputy Launch Authority, Aberdeen Lifeboat Station

Our Aberdeen

Thu, 28/03/2024 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 27/06/2024 - 3:30 pm

These relaxed dementia-friendly sessions bring people together to share stories and be part of a community.

An Afternoon of Crime!

Tue, 07/05/2024 - 2:30 pm - Tue, 07/05/2024 - 3:30 pm

Join us at Central Library for a fun filled afternoon as we chat all things crime with Crime Writer's Association authors AJ Liddle, Adam Oyebanji, Marsali Taylor and Lydia Travers.

The Ceilidh Dance Kerfuffle with Abigail Thomson

Wed, 10/07/2024 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 10/07/2024 - 3:00 pm

Join us at Children's Library for a special storytime and craft session with author Abigail Thomson where she will read from her picture book "The Ceilidh Dance Kerfuffle".

Our Aberdeen

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 31/10/2024 - 3:30 pm

These relaxed sessions bring people together to explore the history of the north-east.

Festival of the Sea

Mon, 15/07/2024 - 12:00 am - Sun, 28/07/2024 - 10:00 pm

Aberdeen City Council is delighted t

The Ceilidh Dance Kerfuffle with Abigail Thomson

Mon, 15/07/2024 - 10:30 am - Mon, 15/07/2024 - 11:30 am

Join us at Children's Library for a special storytime and craft session with author Abigail Thomson where she will read from her picture book "The Ceilidh Dance Kerfuffle".

Lunchtime Talk: The warriors of the sea 

Wed, 17/07/2024 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 17/07/2024 - 1:15 pm

Talk by Dr Andrew Yule, Marine Biologist, University of Aberdeen

Songs and stories from the Seven Seas

Fri, 19/07/2024 - 10:30 am - Fri, 19/07/2024 - 11:15 am , Fri, 19/07/2024 - 11:45 am - Fri, 19/07/2024 - 12:30 pm , Fri, 19/07/2024 - 1:30 pm - Fri, 19/07/2024 - 2:15 pm , Fri, 19/07/2024 - 2:45 pm - Fri, 19/07/2024 - 3:30 pm

Sail along to Aberdeen Maritime Museum and meet Captain Neil

Songs and stories from the Seven Seas

Sail along to Aberdeen Maritime Museum and meet Captain Neil

Songs and stories from the Seven Seas

Sail along to Aberdeen Maritime Museum and meet Captain Neil

Songs and stories from the Seven Seas

Sail along to Aberdeen Maritime Museum and meet Captain Neil

Plop! In the Ocean

Sat, 27/07/2024 - 11:30 am - Sat, 27/07/2024 - 12:30 pm , Sat, 27/07/2024 - 2:30 pm - Sat, 27/07/2024 - 3:30 pm , Sun, 28/07/2024 - 11:30 am - Sun, 28/07/2024 - 12:30 pm , Sun, 28/07/2024 - 2:30 pm - Sun, 28/07/2024 - 3:30 pm

Poseidon, Greek god of the sea, is sent on an adventure across the oceans to find the treasure 'deep within', but he comes back with more than anyone bargained for.

Plop! In the Ocean

Poseidon, Greek god of the sea, is sent on an adventure across the oceans to find the treasure 'deep within', but he comes back with more than anyone bargained for.

Plop! In the Ocean

Poseidon, Greek god of the sea, is sent on an adventure across the oceans to find the treasure 'deep within', but he comes back with more than anyone bargained for.

Plop! In the Ocean

Poseidon, Greek god of the sea, is sent on an adventure across the oceans to find the treasure 'deep within', but he comes back with more than anyone bargained for.

Lunchtime Talk: The Granite Safari – A celebration of Aberdeen’s wildlife

Wed, 07/08/2024 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 07/08/2024 - 1:15 pm

Talk by Jack Elphinstone, Countryside Ranger

Creative Writing Workshop at Children's Library for 8-11 year olds

Tue, 13/08/2024 - 10:00 am - Tue, 13/08/2024 - 11:00 am

As part of Aberdeen Reads, get writing this Summer with a creative writing workshop led by local author and storyteller Jackie Ross. All you need to bring is your imagination.

Creative Writing Workshop at Children's Library for 12-15 year olds

Tue, 13/08/2024 - 12:00 pm - Tue, 13/08/2024 - 1:00 pm

As part of Aberdeen Reads, get writing this Summer with a creative writing workshop led by local author and storyteller Jackie Ross. All you need to bring is your imagination.

Spotlight display: The Montrose Letter

Wed, 04/09/2024 - 10:00 am - Sun, 08/09/2024 - 4:00 pm

One of the most remarkable items kept by Aberdeen City Archives is a 380-year-old letter with a direct connection to the Battle of Justice Mills

Living History – The Battle of Aberdeen

Sat, 07/09/2024 - 11:00 am - Sat, 07/09/2024 - 4:00 pm

Meet soldiers from the Royalist forces of the Marquis of Montrose and the Covenanter forces of Lord Burleigh.

Scottish Archaeology Month

Sat, 14/09/2024 - 11:00 am - Sat, 14/09/2024 - 4:00 pm

Get hands on with the fascinating archaeology collections.

Three Times Buried: A Tale of Secrets, Superstition, and Murder

Mon, 23/09/2024 - 6:00 pm - Mon, 23/09/2024 - 7:30 pm

Australian author Jane Smith discusses her novel Three Times Buried.

Legends, Lies, and Laughter - Stories for Teenagers

Tue, 15/10/2024 - 10:00 am - Tue, 15/10/2024 - 12:30 pm

Do you like tales of adventure, magic, and intrigue? Interested in creative writing, or performance?

Lunchtime Talk: The Clipper Ship Voyages of Aberdeen Sailmaker James Mackland 

Wed, 16/10/2024 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 16/10/2024 - 1:15 pm

Talk by Hugh Falconer BA, Author

Banter and beats – an evening of Doric

Fri, 25/10/2024 - 7:30 pm - Fri, 25/10/2024 - 9:00 pm

A modern take on the North East’s mother tongue of Doric.

Guthrie’s Goslings

Wed, 06/11/2024 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 06/11/2024 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 04/12/2024 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 04/12/2024 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 05/02/2025 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 05/02/2025 - 2:45 pm

Join Guthrie the Goose as each month

Our Aberdeen

Thu, 07/11/2024 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 07/11/2024 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 05/12/2024 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 05/12/2024 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 06/02/2025 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 06/02/2025 - 3:30 pm

These relaxed sessions bring people together to explore the collection

Talk: New Aberdeen Bestiary – Jane Geddes in conversation

Sat, 09/11/2024 - 2:00 pm - Sat, 09/11/2024 - 3:00 pm

Discussing the history of the 12th-century Aberdeen Bestiary in relation to more modern takes on the theme

Imagined Norths

Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:00 am - Sun, 13/04/2025 - 4:00 pm

An exhibition investigating myths, misconceptions and fantasies of ‘the North’.

Guthrie’s Goslings

Wed, 06/11/2024 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 06/11/2024 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 04/12/2024 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 04/12/2024 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 05/02/2025 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 05/02/2025 - 2:45 pm

Join Guthrie the Goose as each month

Our Aberdeen

Thu, 07/11/2024 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 07/11/2024 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 05/12/2024 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 05/12/2024 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 06/02/2025 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 06/02/2025 - 3:30 pm

These relaxed sessions bring people together to explore the collection

Holocaust Memorial Day: For a better future

Mon, 27/01/2025 - 12:00 pm - Mon, 27/01/2025 - 1:00 pm

This event is an opportunity for us to come together to remember the victims and survivors of all genocides.

‘Writing for children’ workshop with award-winning author Maisie Chan

Sat, 01/02/2025 - 2:00 pm - Sat, 01/02/2025 - 4:00 pm

This two-hour workshop, presented by award-winning author Maisie Chan, will give you a great grounding in the basics of writing for children.

Guthrie’s Goslings

Wed, 06/11/2024 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 06/11/2024 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 04/12/2024 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 04/12/2024 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 05/02/2025 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 05/02/2025 - 2:45 pm

Join Guthrie the Goose as each month

Lunar New Year Story and Craft Session at Dyce Library

Wed, 05/02/2025 - 3:30 pm - Wed, 05/02/2025 - 4:15 pm

Join us at Dyce Library for a Lunar N

Our Aberdeen

Thu, 07/11/2024 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 07/11/2024 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 05/12/2024 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 05/12/2024 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 06/02/2025 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 06/02/2025 - 3:30 pm

These relaxed sessions bring people together to explore the collection

Valentine's Story and Craft Session at Bucksburn Library

Tue, 11/02/2025 - 10:30 am - Tue, 11/02/2025 - 11:30 am

Join us at Bucksburn Library for a Va

Book Group for Children & Young People at Children's Library

Mon, 17/02/2025 - 6:00 pm - Mon, 17/02/2025 - 7:00 pm

Come and join our fun-filled monthly book group aimed at 9-11 year olds. Discover fantastic books and authors, chat about what you are reading, and explore new things to read.

Wildflowers, Insects, and Us

Wed, 26/02/2025 - 6:00 pm - Wed, 26/02/2025 - 7:00 pm

Why are local wildflowers and insects so important? This talk at Central Library will look at some of the ways wildflowers and insects help each other and what we can do to help both.

Guthrie’s Goslings

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 05/03/2025 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 02/04/2025 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 02/04/2025 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 07/05/2025 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 07/05/2025 - 2:45 pm , Wed, 04/06/2025 - 2:00 pm - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 2:45 pm

Join Guthrie the Goose as each month he playfully introduces our youngest visitors to a different artwork or theme.

Our Aberdeen

Thu, 06/03/2025 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 06/03/2025 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 03/04/2025 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 03/04/2025 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 01/05/2025 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 01/05/2025 - 3:30 pm , Thu, 05/06/2025 - 2:00 pm - Thu, 05/06/2025 - 3:30 pm

Stay well, stay connected and learn som

Treasure Hub Open Days

Sat, 08/03/2025 - 11:00 am - Sat, 08/03/2025 - 4:00 pm , Sat, 09/08/2025 - 11:00 am - Sat, 09/08/2025 - 4:00 pm , Sat, 08/11/2025 - 11:00 am - Sat, 08/11/2025 - 4:00 pm

Come along and meet some of our team and enjoy a short behind-the-scenes tour

Visual Description Tour: Discover Aberdeen Art Gallery

Thu, 13/03/2025 - 3:00 pm - Thu, 13/03/2025 - 4:00 pm

For blind or visually impaired visitors or for anyone who would appreciate more detail

Guthrie’s Goslings

Join Guthrie the Goose as each month he playfully introduces our youngest visitors to a different artwork or theme.

Our Aberdeen

Stay well, stay connected and learn som

Our Aberdeen

Stay well, stay connected and learn som

Lunchtime talk: A haven for history – The Port of Aberdeen archives

Wed, 07/05/2025 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 07/05/2025 - 1:15 pm

Talk by Phil Astley, Team Leader, Archives, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums

Guthrie’s Goslings

Join Guthrie the Goose as each month he playfully introduces our youngest visitors to a different artwork or theme.

An afternoon with Leila Aboulela at Central Library

Sat, 24/05/2025 - 2:30 pm - Sat, 24/05/2025 - 4:00 pm

Join us at Central Library for an afternoon of conversation with award-winning local author Leila Aboulela.

Guthrie’s Goslings

Join Guthrie the Goose as each month he playfully introduces our youngest visitors to a different artwork or theme.

Our Aberdeen

Stay well, stay connected and learn som

Welcome to Aberdeen Art Gallery

Sat, 21/06/2025 - 2:00 pm - Sat, 21/06/2025 - 4:00 pm

Everyone is invited to join us for an afternoon of music, crafts and discussion as part of Refugee Festival Scotland.

Lunchtime talk: All Aboard for Tall Ships Aberdeen!

Wed, 02/07/2025 - 12:30 pm - Wed, 02/07/2025 - 1:15 pm

Talk by the Tall Ships Aberdeen Management Team

Sea Dragon

Sat, 12/07/2025 - 1:00 pm - Sat, 12/07/2025 - 1:40 pm , Sat, 12/07/2025 - 2:30 pm - Sat, 12/07/2025 - 3:10 pm , Sun, 13/07/2025 - 11:30 am - Sun, 13/07/2025 - 12:10 pm , Sun, 13/07/2025 - 1:00 pm - Sun, 13/07/2025 - 1:40 pm , Sun, 13/07/2025 - 2:30 pm - Sun, 13/07/2025 - 3:10 pm

Three Kelpies arrive on the reef for a play date, only to find that the colour from the coral has all washed away.