Beyond the Kangaroo and the Moose: 18th Century Science, Art and Exploration
Published: 21 December 2015
Thursday 4 February 2016
Thursday 4 February 2016
10.00am - 5.00pm
Hunterian Zoology Museum, Hunterian Art Gallery and University Special Collections*
Admission free - booking required
This special free seminar day is part of the Travellers' Tails project, a collaboration between Royal Museums Greenwich, The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow, The Horniman, The Grant Museum of Zoology at UCL and the Captain Cook Memorial Museum in Whitby.
It will provide an opportunity to explore further some of the themes at the heart of The Hunterian exhibition The Kangaroo and the Moose, from the history of the Kangaroo to Stubbs’s technique when painting wild animals.
Covering a wide array of topics from science to art and exploration, Beyond the Kangaroo and the Moose will seek to explore marsupials from a zoological point of view before turning to the story behind the introduction of the kangaroo to Europe . Joseph Banks’ recording of the findings of the first scientific voyage to the southern hemisphere will be considered. As The Hunterian is the repository of one of the best, yet little known, collection of bark cloths in the world, the seminar will provide an opportunity to consider the growing interest for objects from distant cultures in 18th century Europe. The artists hired by Banks to observe, draw and paint what they saw during Captain Cook’s first voyage will be considered by John Bonehill, while a unique perspective to Stubbs’ method when painting wild animals will be provided by Erma Hermans. There will also be a rare opportunity to view some of the fine books on natural history in William Hunter's outstanding library collection.
Details of the final programme coming soon.
*Please note the day will take place in a number of venues - The Hunterian Zoology Museum, Hunterian Art Gallery and Special Collections in the University Library. We will meet at 10.00am at the Zoology Museum (Graham Kerr Building). Click here for map.
Tea and coffee will be available in the morning and afternoon sessions, however lunch is not provided.
Book your place via Eventbrite.
Twitter: @HunterianMoose #TravellersTails
First published: 21 December 2015
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