Programme for 2025/2026


Tuesday 9th September 2025
‘Perspectives: Collecting the World’
Ingrid Leon, Curatorial Assistant (World Culture) ANGUSalive
Tuesday 14th October 2025
Annual General Meeting
followed by ‘Mapping the Unseen Universe’
Alan Rooney, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
Tuesday 11th November 2025
‘Reflections on Repatriation from Museums in Scotland’
Neil Curtis, Head of Museum & Special Collections, University of Aberdeen
Tuesday 9th December 2025
‘Badgers in Scotland’
Joe Connelly, Scottish Badgers’ Species Protection and Information Officer
Tuesday 13th January 2026
‘The Wailin’ o’ the Bummer-Jute and Dundee’
Dr. Richard Irvine, Verdant Works, Dundee
Tuesday 10th February 2026
‘Terribly Interesting: The Legacy and Challenges of Ivory in Museum Collections Today’
Caitlin Jamison, Care and Conservation Officer, Aberdeen Art Gallery
Tuesday 10th March 2026
‘Putting Montrose on the Map’
Paula Williams, Curator of Maps, at National Library of Scotland
Tuesday 14th April 2026
‘The Amazing World of Bats’
Jean Oudney B.Sc. (Hons) G.T.C.S.


All talks start at 7:30pm. Annual subscription is £20 and entitles members to attend all eight talks. Non-members are welcome at £5 per meeting.

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