University of Edinburgh Online Exhibitions
The Heritage Collections teams preserve, provide access to and interpret the heritage collections looked after by the University of Edinburgh. We actively collect and document heritage past, present and future. We are a unique and interdisciplinary research laboratory, collaborating on research, teaching and civic engagement. As part of this the Heritage Collections teams facilitate a wide range of exhibitions and events throughout the year. Here you can explore all our online exhibitions.
Featured exhibitions
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From the Archives to the Future
Exploring queer identity through writing and zine making
A showcase of creative responses to the Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard collection in the Lothian Health Services Archive. -
Animal Encounters in the RESP Archive
Exploring animal-human relationships across the Regional Ethnology of Scotland Project
Showcasing content from the extensive archive of the Regional Ethnology of Scotland Project that explores relationships between humans and animals over the past 80 years.
Most recent exhibitions
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Voices of Textiles
Unraveling the personal and the political
This student-led exhibition focuses on 5 objects from the CRC to explore the multifaceted ways that women have harnessed the art of textile production as a means of expressing their voices. -
Art in Mind
Art and wellbeing through your eyes
This student-led exhibition looks at the University of Edinburgh's Art, Geology and Natural History collections through the eyes of 9 co-curators to explore the link between art and mindfulness