The Lost Tomb of Robert the Bruce
24 June 2014 – 4 January 2015
Hunterian Museum
Admission free
Special Festive Opening from 11.00am - 4.00pm on 3 and 4 January 2015
This special exhibition celebrates the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn and presents the first complete 3D digital model of the lost tomb of Robert the Bruce (1274 - 1329). King Robert I of Scotland was buried at Dunfermline Abbey and his grave marked by a monument imported from Paris. The tomb was lost in the turmoil of the post-Reformation era, but a grave and fragments of carved and gilded stone, believed to be those of the vanished tomb, were found in 1818 and given to The Hunterian and to the National Museums of Scotland.
The exhibition re-unites all the fragments of the lost tomb for the first time since their discovery and explores the process of archaeological reconstruction.
The Lost Tomb of Robert the Bruce is a collaboration between The Royal Commission for Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Historic Scotland, The Hunterian (University of Glasgow), the National Museums of Scotland, Fife Cultural Trust, the Abbotsford Trust, the National Records of Scotland, the Digital Design Studio (Glasgow School of Art) and received research grant funding from the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
Related Events
‘Robert the Bruce: King of Scots’ Book Reading
Tuesday 21 October 2014
5.30pm
Hunterian Museum
Admission free
This free event presents a unique opportunity to come and hear Dr Michael Penman from the University of Stirling talk about his book ‘Robert the Bruce: King of the Scots’ published 2014 by Yale University Press.
The Lost Tomb of Robert the Bruce Colloquium
Event postponed - date to be confirmed
Organised by Historic Scotland, this colloquium will present new research that informed the detailed visualisation of the lost tomb of Robert the Bruce. Leading researchers involved in the project will share their discoveries and debate their interpretations, covering the process of archaeological reconstruction and use of 3D digital modelling that created the visualisation.
Robert the Bruce Insight Talk
Tuesday 11 November 2014
1.00pm
Hunterian Museum
Admission free
Dunfermline as a Royal Mausoleum by Professor Dauvit Broun, Scottish History, University of Glasgow
Tony Pollard in Conversation
Wednesday 26 November 2014
5.30pm
Hunterian Museum
Admission free
Dr Tony Pollard and Professor Matt Strickland from the School of Humanities in conversation about 'Fragments of Fragments: The Archaeology of Warfare in the time of Robert the Bruce'. Followed by a drinks reception.
Robert the Bruce Insight Talk
Tuesday 2 December 2014
1.00pm
Hunterian Museum
Admission free
Robert the Bruce Tomb Visualisation Project by Alastair Rawlinson, Digital Design Studio, Glasgow School of Art