The Hunterian

Wishing you all a very #MerryChristmas! 🎄 This sketch by Duncan Shanks captures a snowy but sunny Christmas day in his Davingill garden, looking across the greenhouse roof toward Crossford bridge and the Clyde, with pink-tinged clouds gathering in the evening sky.

This watercolour by Charles Rennie #Mackintosh, titled 'Pine Cones and Needles', is fitting for the festive season!🎄 This study was made during a stay in Walberswick, likely from a cultivated pine specimen as the nearest indigenous woodlands of Scots Pine were in the Highlands.

Not your average winter wonderland, this wood engraving by Paul Nash, titled 'Winter Wood', captures the stark beauty of winter with bare trees and a quiet, cold landscape. It evokes the stillness and sometimes melancholic nature of the colder months.

Welcome back! Our venues will reopen as usual from tomorrow. Come and see us from 10.00am–5.00pm @uofglasgow. Visit our website to find out what’s on. gla.ac.uk/hunterian/visi…

Happy New Year’s Eve!🎉 This woodcut print by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, titled 'Tanzlokal’ or 'People Dancing in a Bar', is perfect for today’s celebrations! A founding member of Die Brücke, Kirchner's prints are defined by bold colors, distorted figures, and dynamic compositions.

Catch up with all things #Hunterian wherever you are! Recordings of our #FridayFocus talks are available to watch online. Get a behind the scenes insight into our collections, exhibitions, research and more. ow.ly/i6Gt50Usrrm

Our venues are reopening today, Friday 27 December, from 10.00am–5.00pm. Pop in to see us before we close again for New Year’s from Monday 30 December to Thursday 2 January. Visit our website to see our full festive opening hours. gla.ac.uk/hunterian/visi…

Happy #ChristmasEve! This watercolour sketch by Duncan Shanks is a design for a Christmas card, from his sketchbook 46 (1995–2009). It features a stylised still life with a cake, candles, flowers, and a window view with snow, a crescent moon, clouds, and doves.

Our venues are closing for the Christmas period from 5.00pm today. But we'll be back open on Friday 27 December, from 10.00am–5.00pm, so pop in and see us! Visit our website to see our full festive opening hours. gla.ac.uk/hunterian/visi…

Today is #WinterSolstice, the first day of winter in the astronomical calendar! We’re marking the day with this oil painting ‘Sundown’ by George Henry. This artwork by #GlasgowBoy George Henry is on display at the #Hunterian Art Gallery. 🖼️ George Henry, ‘Sundown’, 1887.

This print from The #Hunterian collections, 'December Morning' by Robert Sargent Austin (1895–1973) captures a serene winter landscape with soft light and gentle shadows. Known for his simplicity and clean lines, Austin widely is considered one of Britain's leading printmakers.

A huge thank you to @wordsmansfield @scotsman_arts for including 'Digging in Another Time: Derek Jarman's Modern Nature' in the best exhibitions of 2024!

📢 We're very pleased to announce that the essential maintenance work on our #Hunterian Museum lift is now complete and the lift is available for use!

📢 If you're visiting the #Hunterian Museum @UofGlasgow over the next few days, please be aware that there is no access to the Museum via our lift. This is due to essential maintenance. We're really sorry about this and will post an update when the work is complete.

This watercolour titled ‘Jasmine’ is part of a series of botanical studies by Scottish artist and architect Charles Rennie #Mackintosh. It shows vibrant yellow jasmine flowers, which often appear before Christmas in mild enough temperatures, and can last through to Spring!

Many of the works in ‘Digging in Another Time: Derek Jarman’s Modern Nature’ were informed by the artist’s AIDS activism. Jarman campaigned tirelessly against representations of the illness in British media and his later paintings convey a palpable sense of anger.

Derek Jarman described the series of paintings from which ‘Landscape with Sandbars’ comes as empty and ‘waiting for something to happen’. The work seems to anticipate his later fascination with the coastal landscape on Dungeness, where he established his home Prospect Cottage.

Join us in tomorrow's #FridayFocus online talk, as we delve into one of the latest additions to The #Hunterian collection: a view of Glasgow Green by John Knox. Friday 13 December 1-1.30pm Via Zoom eventbrite.co.uk/e/friday-focus…

🚨 We're hiring! Join us at The #Hunterian @UofGlasgow. We're looking for a Projects and Exhibitions Manager (vac ref 161252) and an Audience Engagement Manager (vac ref 161651). 👉 gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ Enter the vacancy reference number or search 'Hunterian'.

The earliest work featured in ‘Digging in Another Time: Derek Jarman’s Modern Nature’ is ‘Landscape with Sandbars’, from a series made shortly after Jarman graduated from @sladeschool in 1967. We are delighted to have acquired this painting with the support of @artfund