Seeing the moon smile: Dundee witnesses the partial lunar eclipse
Image: Billy Urquhart The partial lunar eclipse towered above the skies of Dundee last night where stargazers were able to capture the beauty of this amazing sight! This was the first lunar eclipse to tower above the city since January 2019 when a total lunar eclipse was visible across Dundee and the rest of the…
Andrew Batchelor: ‘It’s Been An Honour Presenting The Duke Of Edinburgh Awards’
Founder of Dundee Culture, Andrew Batchelor has spoke of his honour of presenting at the Duke of Edinburgh Awards at Holyrood Palace today. “It was a huge honour presenting at the Duke of Edinburgh Awards, celebrating young people’s achievements from across Scotland as part of the Duke of Edinburgh programme”. Andrew met HRH Prince Edward,…
10 Reasons Why V&A Dundee Is Awesome
Tonight we will find out the winner of the Art Fund Museum of the Year in which the V&A Dundee has been made a finalist in. The museum has been made a finalist in this prestigious award only months after it opened which is no means feet for a museum. We look at ten reasons…
Over Bridges: First mini-episode ‘will focus on two things in Dundee that have one thing in common’
Over Bridges, Dundee Culture’s new online show produced for BBC Scotland will begin filming at the end of May, early June it has been confirmed. After a meeting took place between Anna Fenton from BBC The Social and Andrew Batchelor from Dundee Culture at the BBC Scotland studios at Pacific Quay in Glasgow, the idea…
Why Is Dundee Nicknamed The City of Discovery?
Dundee has went through many nicknames over the years and decades, but there is one that will always stick and it is the motto of the city: The City of Discovery or One City, Many Discoveries. The Discovery Expedition The first and obvious reason why Dundee is entitled “The City of Discovery” is because of…
Finlay McKillop: A local singer who has wowed the people of Dundee
Finlay McKillop is one example of extreme talent we have here in Dundee. Finlay comes down to the Murraygate now and again to entertain folk in Dundee city centre. One of his recent performances was captured by standbyer Tam Jean Tyrell who uploaded a video of Finlay singing on Facebook. So far, Tam’s video has…
Dundee Culture shortlisted for micro-grant competition at V&A Dundee
Dundee Culture has been shortlisted in a micro-grant competition with the event being held at the V&A Dundee next Wednesday. Dundee Soup is an event co-hosted by Creative Dundee and the Circle Dundee which shortlists four businesses or projects who pitch for a micro-grant for their business/project. Dundee Culture has been shortlisted alongside Community Food…
V&A Dundee shortlisted for £100,000 Art Fund Museum of the Year 2019
V&A Dundee has been selected as one of five finalists for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2019, regarded as the most prestigious museum prize in the world. The annual award celebrates innovation and exceptional achievement in museums and galleries across the UK. The other four museums shortlisted for the title are HMS Caroline, Belfast;…
REVIEW: V&A Dundee’s Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt Exhibition
The V&A Dundee will be officially opening up their second ever exhibition on Saturday which looks at everything video games! Dundee Culture got a sneak peak to see what was on show! This exhibition was incredible! There was no denying that Ocean Liners: Speed and Style wasn’t favoured by a handful of people but Videogames:…
Three new records SMASHED as over 106,000 people visit Dundee Culture in the space of one week
Dundee Culture has smashed a new record as over 106,000 people have visited the platforms in the space of just one week. On Dundee Culture, the weekly average visit count hits approximately 25,000-30,000 people and on occasions when posts get so popular, this attributes to the growing visit count. On this occasion due to Dundee…
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