Museum Collections Unit
Founded between 1410 and 1414, St Andrews is Scotland's oldest university. The history of the University, its personalities and its teaching practices can be traced through the collections of documents, art works, furniture, photographs, laboratory equipment and specimens that it has accumulated.
Highlights of the University's Collection are on display in three public venues: MUSA, Gateway Galleries and Bell Pettigrew Museum. To request an appointment to view other items in the collections please contact us. All enquires should be sent to the Museum Collections staff. We will deal with your request initially, and pass it to an honorary curator if necessary.
Who
The Museum Collections Unit is managed on a daily basis by the Director and the Curators. There are also 10 departmental curators (the positions are honorary, except for geology) who are subject specialists and provide detailed knowledge as required. The Collections office also often has students or volunteers working on projects around the University.
- Professor Ian Carradice (Director and Head of Unit) Tel. 01334 (46)2402
Collections
- Dr Helen Rawson (Senior Curator, Collections) Tel. 01334 (46)2413
- Ms Amy Dale (Collections Curator) Tel. 01334 (46)2417
- Ms Deborah Mason (Curatorial Trainee, Collections) Tel. 01334 (46)1662
Learning and Access
- Ms Annette MacTavish (Learning and Access Curator, Mon-Thurs) Tel. 01334 (46)2396
- Ms Alison Hadfield (Learning and Access Curator, Wed-Fri) Tel. 01334 (46)1683
- Mr Matthew Sheard (Audience Development Officer) Tel. 01334 (46)1699
- Ms Rebecca Berger (Curatorial Trainee, Learning and Access) Tel. 01334 (46)1663
Operations and Projects
- Ms Emma Jane Wells (Operations and Projects Curator) Tel. 01334 (46)3946
- Ms Ella Voce (Operations and Projects Officer): Tel: 01334 (46) 1711
- Ms Arianna Carlini (MUSA Visitor Services Assistant): Tel:01334 (46)1660
- Ms Chera Cole (MUSA Visitor Services Assistant): Tel: 01334 (46)1660
Museum Collections Unit, 87 North Street, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AE, SCOTLAND
General Email: museumenquiries@st-andrews.ac.uk
Departmental curators
- Amerindian & Ethnographic Collection: Dr. S. Bunn
- Anatomy & Pathology Collection: Dr S.C. Whiten
- Applied Art (Heritage) Collection: Ms A. Carruthers
- Archaeology Collection: Dr. R. Sweetman
- Bell Pettigrew Museum & Natural History Collection: Dr M. Milner
- Chemistry Collection: Prof. J. D. Woolins
- Fine Art (Heritage) Collection: Ms A. Gunn
- Furniture (Heritage) Collection: Mr D. Jones
- Geology Collection: Mr S. Allison
- Historic Scientific Instrument Collection: Dr. T. Edwards
- Psychology Collection: Dr. M. Oram