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Museum Storytime

Museum Storytime

By Museums of the University of St Andrews

Join us for a moment of calm. Our collections in the Museums of the University of St Andrews are full to the brim with objects that have interesting stories to tell. Take 10 minutes out of your day to hear them in Museum Storytime.
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Willa Muir

Museum StorytimeAug 18, 2021

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Mary Sabine

Mary Sabine

This week on Museum Storytime, join Dr Elsje van Kessel, School of Art History, to hear the story of a missing painting, and a girl called Mary Sabine. Find us at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/Museum... Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumsUniStA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumsunista/ Website: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/museums/

Sep 28, 202211:51
The Missionary Chest
Sep 21, 202209:08
Playfair

Playfair

This week on Museum Storytime, join Dr Luke Gartlan, School of Art History, to discover the colonial connections in some of the photography collection here at St Andrews, with a focus on James Playfair and the Playfair family.

Find us at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/Museum... Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumsUniStA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumsunista/ Website: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/museums/

Aug 31, 202214:33
Tenualosa Ilisha fish

Tenualosa Ilisha fish

This week on Museum Storytime, join Dr Anindya Raychaudhuri , School of English, to hear The story of the Tenualosa Ilisha fish and how what was once considered a simple specimen can tell a complex and personal story of cultural memory.

Find us at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/Museum... Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumsUniStA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumsunista/ Website: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/museums/

Aug 17, 202205:42
Sport at the University
Jul 20, 202205:43
William Scheves
Apr 11, 202206:12
The Cult of St Andrew
Mar 30, 202205:02
Pilgrimage to Medieval St Andrews
Mar 15, 202205:09
John Hardyng's Map of Scotland
Mar 02, 202206:46
The Foundation of the University of St Andrews
Feb 15, 202206:31
Medieval St Andrews
Feb 02, 202206:24
The Reformation
Oct 27, 202107:37
Venus' Flower Basket

Venus' Flower Basket

This week on Museum Storytime, join Eilidh to find out all about the intriguing Venus' Flower Basket - and the secret of what lies inside. 


Find us at:  

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumsUniStA

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumsUniStA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumsunista/

Website: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/museums/



Oct 20, 202104:48
Sir David Brewster
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The Bell Pettigrews
Sep 29, 202104:47
Fridtjof Nansen
Sep 15, 202105:48
Early Student Days
Sep 08, 202104:54
Scottish Students Song Book
Sep 01, 202107:22
Survival Stories
Aug 25, 202107:12
Willa Muir
Aug 18, 202107:08
Sir James Black
Aug 11, 202104:20
Women's Work, Pittenweem
Aug 04, 202104:45
Franki Raffles
Jul 30, 202104:39
Mary, Queen of Scots
Jul 21, 202107:56
The Challenger Expedition
Jul 14, 202105:54
The Beatles and Cassius Clay
Jul 07, 202107:21
Peter Pan
Jun 30, 202106:26
Margaret Fairlie
Jun 23, 202104:45
Julia Margaret Cameron
Jun 16, 202104:25
Museum Storytime Trailer

Museum Storytime Trailer

Join us for a moment of calm. Our collections are full to the brim with objects that have interesting stories to tell. Take 10 minutes out of your day to hear them in Museum Storytime.

May 06, 202101:07