Printer-friendly versionObject of the Month - July 2019 - Wise Ways Wullie
As part of Oor Wullie's Big Bucket Trail, Dundee-based illustrator Sanna Dyker designed a Wullie based on The McManus' Wise Ways: Travels of a Dundee Doctor exhibition.
Latest Exhibitions
As We See It: Twentieth Century Scottish Art
Saturday 23 February showing throughout 2019
This exhibition explores the innovative and diverse approaches artists have taken in their creative practice. Whether representing the real world, abstracting elements from it or depicting a realm from the imagination, each artwork is unique and individual. All are a reflection of the artist’s engagement with the world at a particular time.
Admission Free. Opening times: Mon to Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 12.30-4.30pm. Last entry is
15 minutes before gallery closing time.
Wise Ways: Travels of A Dundee Doctor
Fri 8 Mar – Sun 25 Aug 2019
Born in Dundee in 1802, Dr Thomas Alexander Wise worked in India as a physician and surgeon. A true polymath, Dr Wise collected everything from Egyptian amulets to Irish copper axes, and wrote treatise on subjects as varied as the Hindu system of medicine, Buddhist imagery on Pictish stones, diseases of the eye and the preservation of ice.
Admission Free. Opening times: Mon to Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 12.30-4.30pm. Last entry is
15 minutes before gallery closing time.
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The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum offers a fascinating insight into Dundee and with 8 galleries to explore, there is a wealth of information to discover in our exhibitions of art, history and the environment.
In 2017 The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum celebrated its 150th anniversary with a year-long programme of exhibitions and events for visitors, highlighting the important role Dundee’s best loved building has played, past and present, as a major cultural attraction. Read more...
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