Monthly Archives: August 2014

Flight to Extinction

Posted on August 26, 2014 by uoamuseums

Currently on display in the Zoology Museum we have a beautiful Passenger Pigeon, donated to the Museum in 2008. September 2014 is an important month, as it marks the extraordinary and somewhat unbelievable centenary of the extinction of the Passenger … Continue reading →

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Out of this World Internship

Posted on August 19, 2014 by uoamuseums

Ellen, the museum’s summer intern and student at the University of Aberdeen, tells us about her experience at the museum, highlighting some of her favourite objects she has been researching.  When applying for The Aberdeen University Museum Assistant Internship I had very little knowledge of King’s Museum (I didn’t even … Continue reading →

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A Stab from the Past – Object of the Month

Posted on August 5, 2014 by uoamuseums

For August’s Object of the Month student curator Christopher Dobbs tells us more about his favourite object on display at the King’s Museum student curated exhibition Victorian Time Spirit of the Age My favourite object on display is the Leaf-Bladed Bronze Sword (see below) … Continue reading →

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