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 ..read more

This week on Museum Storytime, join Dr Emily Michelson, School of History, to hear a story connected to the Missionary Chest in our collection here at St Andrews. 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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

This week on Museum Storytime, join Eilidh to hear the story of sport at the University of St Andrews. Why is the sporting community so diverse in St Andrews? Find out about the history of golf and archery, alongside other sports enjoyed by students today, from rugby to water polo.  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 ..read more

This week on Museum Storytime, join Eilidh to hear the story of William Scheves. Who was William Scheves? Find out about his connection to St Andrews, how his friendship with King James III influenced the course of his life, and the story of his controversial rise to power.  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 ..read more

This week on Museum Storytime, join Eilidh to hear the story of the Cult of St Andrew. Find out how the Cult came to be, the influence it had on the town of St Andrews in the Middle Ages, and how its influence can still be felt around the world today. 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 ..read more

This week on Museum Storytime, join Eilidh to hear the story of pilgrimage to medieval St Andrews. Find out what the experience of a pilgrim in the Middle Ages was like, what a pilgrim badge signified, and how the layout of the town was central to the experience of being a pilgrim to St Andrews... 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 ..read more

This week on Museum Storytime, join Eilidh to hear the story of John Hardyng's Map of Scotland, currently on loan to the Wardlaw Museum from the British Library as part of their Treasures on Tour programme, supported by the Helen Hamlyn foundation. Find out about Hardyng's secret mission to Scotland, the intelligence he gathered, and what happened to it on his return to England. © British Library Board Lansdowne 204 ff.226v - 227r Find us at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/Museum... Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumsUniStA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumsunista/ Websi ..read more

This week on Museum Storytime, join Eilidh to hear the story of the foundation of the University of St Andrews. Find out who Henry Wardlaw was, and how his friendship with an Antipope helped to bring the University of St Andrews into existence. 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 ..read more