News in brief, 14 October 2019
Published: 4 October 2019
A round-up of news across the University
The Hunterian Museum Ferguson Bequest
Evening Event for University Staff
Thursday 17 October 2019
5.00pm - 7.00pm
Hunterian Museum
All University staff are invited to a special evening event at the Hunterian Museum on Thursday, 17 October from 5.00pm - 7.00pm.
This event offers the chance to enjoy our collections and to spend some social time with colleagues.
Staff will have the opportunity to see our current exhibitions Barkcloth: Revealing Pacific Craft and Minerals for the 21st Century, while enjoying a drink and nibbles. In celebration of the Glasgow Mòd, there will also be live music from the Oban Gaelic choir. Craft activities will be available for children.
Admission is free and staff and their families are welcome.
The Hunterian Art Gallery will also be open on the evening where you will be very welcome to visit our new exhibition GUGA: Exploring Gaelic Identities.
If you would like to attend, please email rachel.hughes@glasgow.ac.uk by Friday 11 October. Places are limited so please confirm your attendance as soon as possible.
This event is funded by the Ferguson Bequest. Professor Thomas Ferguson (1900-1977), Henry Mechan Chair of Public Health (1944-64), bequeathed his estate to the University, with the instruction that the money should be used to foster the social side of University life.
First published: 4 October 2019