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An event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day will take place on Monday 27 January 2025 in the Cowdray Hall at Aberdeen Art Gallery.
Holocaust Memorial Day is held annually across the world to remember the six million Jews and other groups murdered under Nazi persecution, and more recent…
As 2025 begins, Aberdeen City Council is already looking forward to this year’s cultural events calendar which promises to be spectacular.
Councillor Martin Greig, the Council’s culture spokesman, said: “2025 will be an incredibly important year for cultural events in Aberdeen. An…
A giant dreamy inflatable light castle and a huge illuminated slinky toy are the first light installations of Aberdeen’s Spectra 2025 to be announced.
Art light installations from Australia and Newcastle are the first to be announced in the line-up for Spectra, Scotland’s…
Reading Between Lines – Embroidered Samplers, a new exhibition of embroidered samplers from the Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums collection, is now open at Aberdeen Art Gallery. The exhibition provides insights into the lives of the girls…
Three artists based in the North East of Scotland have been awarded funding by Aberdeen Art Gallery to make new works inspired by the Archives, Gallery & Museums’ (AAGM) collection…
An intriguing new exhibition exploring the creative processes of Members of Aberdeen Artists Society opens at Aberdeen Art Gallery this weekend (Saturday 7 December). Process…
Spectra, Scotland’s Festival of Light, will make a spectacular return to light up the skies of the North-east, from Thursday 6 February to Sunday 9 February 2025.
Drawing visitors from across Scotland and beyond, the popular festival will transform iconic Aberdeen city centre sites into a…
Christmas in Aberdeen will continue on Monday (2nd December) when a blessing service for the nativity scene in Union Terrace Gardens will take place.
…A vibrant new exhibition of textiles and fashion by leading 20th-century artists opens at Aberdeen Art Gallery this weekend (Saturday 23 November).
Artist Textiles – Picasso to Warhol explores works on fabric as a popular artform in 20th century Britain, Europe and the United States…
Christmas in Aberdeen officially started today with the opening of the Christmas Village on Broad Street.
Organised by John Codona’s Pleasure Fairs on behalf of Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeen Inspired, the village will be open 7-days a week throughout the festive period until 31…
Subjects as diverse as knitting, crime-solving and the world of bridges are on the menu as Aberdeen City Libraries celebrate Book Week Scotland this November.
Now in its thirteenth year, Book Week Scotland encourages people of all ages and walks of life…
Aberdeen’s annual Christmas Parade will light up the city centre this weekend when it takes place on Sunday (17 November).
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