Marischal Museum
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 The entrance to the Marischal Museum, at the rear part of Marischal College, seen prior to restoration | |
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| Established | 1907 (1907) |
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| Dissolved | July 2008 (2008-07) |
| Location | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Owner | University of Aberdeen |
| Website | web |
Marischal Museum was a museum in Aberdeen, Scotland, specialising in anthropology and artifacts from cultures around the world. The museum was a part of the University of Aberdeen, situated at Marischal College, a grand neo-gothic building said to be the second-largest granite building in the world, displaying collections owned by the university. The museum is closed to the public, but now operates as the University of Aberdeen's museum collections centre.[1]
The museum most notably housed examples of Egyptian and Classical antiquities,[2] non-Western ethnography and pieces relating to Scottish prehistory and numismatics.[3][4][5] The collections are part of the University of Aberdeen's museum collections which have been recognised as being of national significance by the Scottish Government.
History
The museum was proposed in 1899 by Sir William MacGregor, and opened in 1907.[6] It was established and curated by Professor Robert William Reid (who was also Regius Professor of Anatomy), who did so until he retired in 1938.[7]
Closure
The museum has been closed since July 2008 due to renovation work at Marischal College.[8] Although part of Marischal College re-opened after renovation in Summer 2011 as the corporate headquarters of Aberdeen City Council, the museum remains closed to the public. It now operates as a museum collections centre, with conservation laboratory, research stores, offices and workshop, supporting the work of the University of Aberdeen's museums elsewhere.
To allow the public to continue to view exhibits from its collections, in April 2011 the University of Aberdeen opened King's Museum, a small museum (much smaller than Marischal Museum) located in the Old Aberdeen Town House, which is part of the King's College campus in Old Aberdeen, King's Museum hosts a range of changing exhibitions, drawing on objects from the university's stored collections, primarily those formerly displayed in Marischal Museum.
References
- ↑ Gossip, Alastair (21 September 2021). "Marischal Museum: Could Aberdeen University reopen vaults to the public?". Press and Journal. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ↑ Curtis, N.G.W.; Kockelmann, H.; Munro, I. (2005). "The collection of book of the dead manuscripts in Marischal Museum, University of Aberdeen, Scotland a comprehensive overview". Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale du Caire.
- ↑ "Marischal Museum from The Gazetteer for Scotland". Gazetteer for Scotland. Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ↑ Southwood, Helen (2007). "Dust, History, and Politics: Assigning Meanings to Objects at Marischal Museum, 1980-2000". Journal of Museum Ethnography (19): 121–134. ISSN 0954-7169. JSTOR 40793846.
- ↑ Walklate, Jennifer Anne (Jen) (2024). "'Confederate agencies': William Knight, document phenomenology and the 'vibrant materiality' of the nineteenth century museum lists at Marischal College, Aberdeen". Museum History Journal. 0: 1–27. doi:10.1080/19369816.2024.2412180. ISSN 1936-9816.
- ↑ Waterston, Kirstie (14 April 2024). "In photos: Memories of mummies and antiquities at Marischal College Museum". Press and Journal. Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ↑ Southwood, Helen (2003). "The History and Wonder of Marischal Museum's Catalogues, 1900-2000". Journal of Museum Ethnography (15): 94–108. ISSN 0954-7169. JSTOR 40793715.
- ↑ Pizzuto-Pomaco, Josh (8 October 2024). "Exclusive: Photos reveal state of UoA's shuttered Mitchell Hall" (PDF). The Gaudie. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
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