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Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Aberdeen Art Gallery
6 July - 27 October 2024

Adult - £8
Concession - £5*
Exhibition Pass - £10**
Children 16 and under - Free

This summer experience nature in vivid detail and get up close to some of the world’s most extraordinary species, the lives they live and the challenges they face.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the most prestigious photography event of its kind, providing a global platform that showcases some of the best photography talent from around the world. This exhibition, which represents the competition’s 59th year, attracted almost 50,000 entries from amateur, professional and young photographers from 95 countries.

These stunning images capture fascinating animal behaviour, spectacular species and the breath-taking diversity of the natural world

Tickets state an entry time of 10.00am as standard. You can enter the exhibition at any time on the date booked.

* Concession - Over 60s / Friends of AAGM / Art Fund National Art Pass / Museums Association / Registered Disabled / Registered Unemployed.  Proof of concession entitlement may be required
** Exhibition Pass - Please visit the ticket desk to convert your ticket to an Exhibtion Pass valid for the duration of the exhibition.

D&D @ AAG presents: The Radiant Vault

Saturday 19 October 2024, 9.30am-5.00pm
Aberdeen Art Gallery (Cowdray Hall)

Twelve Dungeon Masters, 12 tables, one day of epic storytelling! Experience ‘one shot adventures’ inspired by our collection and buildings. Bash monsters, explore worlds, and be the light in the darkness as you play your part in this inclusive and non-competitive roleplaying game.  

Ages 16+

Baby Boogie

Saturday 5 October 2024
Saturday 2 November 2024
Saturday 1 February 2025

Cowdray Hall - 10.30am - 12.00noon
For under 5s and their adults

Enjoy a fun-filled morning of popular music with DJ Nina in the Cowdray Hall at our monthly daytime disco for little ones and their adults! The café is open for coffees, cakes and juices to keep you well-fuelled and boogey-ing away.  

BOOKING NOTE: When booking a family ticket, please use the drop-down menu to select the total number of people (children + adults) attending in your group.

Guthrie’s Goslings

Guthrie's Goslings: Time for Tea - Wednesday 2 October 2024, 2.00-2.45pm
You’re invited to a tea party! Search the Art Gallery for party essentials before we roll up our sleeves for a spot of pretend ‘cake’ decorating… but don’t forget to wash the dishes before you leave!

Guthrie's Goslings: Trees - Wednesday 6 November 2024, 2.00-2.45pm
If you go down to the woods today…This month we’ll be enjoying nature and exploring artworks featuring trees. Join us for sensory play, games and crafts.

Guthrie's Goslings: Afterglow - Wednesday 4 December 2024 - 2.00-2.45pm
Join Guthrie for all the cosy winter vibes as we explore an Art Gallery favourite, Afterglow by Joseph Farquharson. Expect plenty of games, stories and snowflakes.

Guthrie's Goslings: Fun with Fabrics - Wednesday 5 February 2025 - 2.00-2.45pm
It’s yarns and fabrics galore in this hands-on session.  Discover what happens when you cut, wet or shine a light on different materials.  Play with weaving structures and paint with wool.

Venue: Aberdeen Art Gallery, Learning Space

For under 5s and their adults.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.  Babes in arms welcome to attend with siblings.

One Great Circle

Sunday 17 November 2024, 2.00pm - 3.30pm
Aberdeen Art Gallery (Cowdray Hall)

Three of Scotland’s finest traditional musicians, Fraser Fifield, Catriona McKay and Chris Stout present One Great Circle, a musical tribute to Stanley Robertson, the late Aberdeenshire storyteller, piper, singer, author and member of the Travelling community. “One Great Circle is dazzling and exquisite” Songlines.

Suitable for all ages

Parisienne by Eloïse Bella Kohn

Wednesday 27 November 2024, 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Aberdeen Art Gallery (Cowdray Hall)

Launching her new album, Parisienne, to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Maurice Ravel, pianist Eloïse Bella Kohn presents a concert exploring the inspirations of the celebrated French composer. With works by Schubert and Ravel the programme highlights some of the formative influences on Ravel’s most acclaimed works.

Suitable for all ages.

Family Ceilidh

Saturday 21 September 2024, 1.30-3.30pm
Join renowned Aberdeen ceilidh band Iron Broo for an exhilarating afternoon of Scottish music and dance suitable for all the family. If you’ve never ceilidh-ed, or you’re feeling a bit rusty, don’t worry, all the dances will be explained by the musicians. Iron Broo’s rousing sound is a spirited blend of traditional Scottish melodies infused with world music influences. Their Orcadian Strip the Willow is awesome!

Saturday 30 November 2024, 1.30-3.30pm
Join the pink-kilted ladies for a family-friendly celebration of Scottish music and dancing to the max! Described as ‘fantastic’ by Real Weddings Magazine, Danse McCabre have built an enviable reputation as THE all-women ceilidh band in the North of Scotland. Formed in 2003, their repertoire mixes old favourites with less familiar dances, all performed in an eclectic lively style. If you’re new to ceilidh, or feeling a bit rusty, you’ll be guided through each dance by the band’s Caller and Demonstrators.

Aberdeen Art Gallery (Cowdray Hall)

Suitable for all ages 

Swinging Christmas Classics

Friday 13 December 2024, 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Aberdeen Art Gallery (Cowdray Hall)

Ease into the festive spirit with Neil Birse, piano, Matthew Kilner, saxophone and vocalists Katie Mackie and Alastair Eddie in this evening of swinging Christmas classics and jazz favourites.

Suitable for all ages

Holocaust Memorial Day

Monday 27 January 2025
12.00pm - 1.00pm
Cowdray Hall

During the Holocaust ordinary people were perpetrators, bystanders, rescuers and witnesses – and ordinary people were victims. This event is an opportunity for us to come together to remember the victims and survivors of all genocides.

Children's Workshop: Process Art

Wednesday 12 February 2025, 11.00am-12.30pm
Aberdeen Art Gallery (Learning Space)

Process art is experimental, unstructured and there is no focus on the final outcome -the goal is not to ‘paint pretty pictures’.  Children will be invited to play games and participate in group activities designed to free their inner artists and absorb them in the process of creating, without worrying about ‘getting it right’.   

 No drawing or painting experience necessary!

For children ages 6–11 years  (adults to drop off)

Classics @ the Cowdray

14 February 2025 -  Valentines Classics @ the Cowdray
Share a wonderfully romantic concert with your loved one this Valentine’s Day as Aberdeen Archives, Gallry and Museums presents Valentine’s Classics @ the Cowdray. Everything I do, I do it for you – is the theme for our show, which takes us from classical favourites such as Massenet’s Méditation and Pachelbel’s Canon, to the classics of film and pop. Join us for an evening of romance as we ask can you feel the love tonight?  

14 March 2025 - Bond Classics @ the Cowdray
Author Ian Fleming originally intended his spy to be "a dull, uninteresting man". The character he actually created – James Bond 007 – was anything but dull: a suave, stylish and apparently indestructible hero. Each of the 26 Bond films opens with the iconic theme by Monty Norman and songs which have become classics – Goldfinger, Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, Skyfall, No Time to Die alongside many more. Nova Quartet present an evening which is sure to leave you feeling shaken and stirred!  

11 April 2025 - Musical Classics @ the Cowdray
With catchy melodies and showstopping ballads, peek behind the curtain as Nova Quartet brings the magic of the musicals to the Cowdray Hall. The programme includes favorites from An American in Paris, Funny Girl, Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables. 

Aberdeen Art Gallery (Cowdray Hall), 7.00-8.00pm

Suitable for all ages

Classics @ the Cowdray - SEASON TICKET

14 February 2025 -  Valentines Classics @ the Cowdray
Share a wonderfully romantic concert with your loved one this Valentine’s Day as Aberdeen Archives, Gallry and Museums presents Valentine’s Classics @ the Cowdray. Everything I do, I do it for you – is the theme for our show, which takes us from classical favourites such as Massenet’s Méditation and Pachelbel’s Canon, to the classics of film and pop. Join us for an evening of romance as we ask can you feel the love tonight?  

14 March 2025 - Bond Classics @ the Cowdray
Author Ian Fleming originally intended his spy to be "a dull, uninteresting man". The character he actually created – James Bond 007 – was anything but dull: a suave, stylish and apparently indestructible hero. Each of the 26 Bond films opens with the iconic theme by Monty Norman and songs which have become classics – Goldfinger, Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, Skyfall, No Time to Die alongside many more. Nova Quartet present an evening which is sure to leave you feeling shaken and stirred!  

11 April 2025 - Musical Classics @ the Cowdray
With catchy melodies and showstopping ballads, peek behind the curtain as Nova Quartet brings the magic of the musicals to the Cowdray Hall. The programme includes favorites from An American in Paris, Funny Girl, Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables. 

Aberdeen Art Gallery (Cowdray Hall), 7.00-8.00pm

Suitable for all ages

The Quality of Mercy - Dunedin Consort

Sunday 30 March 2025
Cowdray Hall
2.00pm - 3.30pm

General Admission - £20
Concession - £6*

Nicholas Mulroy leads Scotland’s only professional choir through music that invites contemplation and reflection in four of Scotland’s most beautiful acoustics. The season of Lent, a time of penitence for Christians leading up to Easter, has inspired composers over the centuries to write some of their most beautiful and heartrending music. In this programme, you’ll hear connections between renaissance polyphony, Francis Poulenc, and Cheryl Frances-Hoad. BSL interpreted.

Nicholas Mulroy, director

Paul Whittaker, BSL Interpreter

*Concession - Under 30s / Student / Child