Marischal Museum
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The Marischal Museum is the main museum in the city centre of Aberdeen
, Scotland
. It was established in 1786 and is situated in the architecturally notable Marischal College
building, part of the University of Aberdeen
.
The museum most notably houses examples of Egyptian
and Classical antiquities, non-Western ethnography and pieces relating to Scottish prehistory and numismatics.
From July 2008, the museum has been closed to the general public due to the ongoing renovation work at Marischal College. In April 2011, The University of Aberdeen opened King's Museum. Situated at 17 High St., Old Aberdeen, King's Museum hosts a calendar of changing exhibitions, drawing on objects from the University's stored collections.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It was established in 1786 and is situated in the architecturally notable Marischal College
Marischal College
Marischal College is a building and former university in the centre of the city of Aberdeen in north-east Scotland. The building is owned by the University of Aberdeen and used for ceremonial events...
building, part of the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
.
The museum most notably houses examples of Egyptian
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
and Classical antiquities, non-Western ethnography and pieces relating to Scottish prehistory and numismatics.
From July 2008, the museum has been closed to the general public due to the ongoing renovation work at Marischal College. In April 2011, The University of Aberdeen opened King's Museum. Situated at 17 High St., Old Aberdeen, King's Museum hosts a calendar of changing exhibitions, drawing on objects from the University's stored collections.