King's Museum is a small

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operated by the

University of Aberdeen , mottoeng = The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom , established = , type = Public research universityAncient university , endowment = £58.4 million (2021) , budget ...

and located in the Old Town House in

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, Scotland.

History

The museum collection's origin was originally established in King's College in 1727. A dedicated museum opened at No. 17 High Street in April 2011, but the collection was re-located to the Old Town House in the High Street in 2013. The collections are used for teaching and research, both within the University of Aberdeen community, and by visiting academic researchers. The museum has hosted a number of temporary exhibitions featuring items from the university collections. The University of Aberdeen's collections are among the largest and most important in Scotland, having been granted the status of a Recognised Collection of National Significance by

Museums Galleries Scotland Museums Galleries Scotland, formerly the Scottish Museums Council, is the National Development Body for the museum sector in Scotland. It offers support to 400 museums and galleries, ranging from small local museums to larger regional and natio ...

. The museum closed in March 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, initially to support the public health response to the pandemic in the city of Aberdeen. As of December 2022, no plans had been announced to reopen.

Schools Service

The museum runs a schools service for primary school classes in

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and

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. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics, and all workshops link in with the Scottish

Curriculum for Excellence Curriculum for Excellence is the national curriculum for Scottish schools for learners from the ages 3–18. It was developed out of a 2002 consultation exercise – the 'National Debate on Education' – undertaken by the-then Scottish Execut ...

Events

The museum runs an evening lecture series on Tuesdays throughout the university term time, and also participates in national and international events, such as the annual "Night at the Museums" event, part of the ICOM ''European Night of Museums'' and

's ''Festival of Museums''.

References

External links

King's Museum
- official site {{authority control Museums in Aberdeen University of Aberdeen University museums in Scotland 2011 establishments in Scotland Museums established in 2011