Mineral Minds: Orkney Geologists Under the Microscope
Stromness Museum’s summer exhibition centres on the work of two under-celebrated geologists: Ted Kellock and Matthew Forster Heddle. Ted Kellock’s collection of over 4000 thin section rock slides has been the subject of a year-long project to digitise the catalogue, with help from volunteers to transcribe and photograph the slides. The exhibition explains the background to the global collection and showcases beautiful photography of slides viewed under cross-polarized light. The exhibition also features Matthew Forster Heddle, arguably Scotland’s greatest ever mineralogist, who was born and brought up in Orkney. A sample of his collection has been loaned from the National Museum of Scotland for the exhibition. Lastly, the exhibition also contains a section curated by Dounby Primary school p6/7. They share their experiences of a creative project, in which they worked with Sheila Fleet, renowned jeweller and Kirsteen Stewart, award-winning textile designer.
On from 6 May – 31 October 2024
Open 10am-5pm Mon to Sat and 11-4 Sunday.
Venue – Stromness Museum, 52 Alfred St, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DH. More information on venue accessibility can be found here.
An event in the Scottish Geology Festival 2024, organised by the Scottish Geology Trust. Please support us: Discover – Support – Join.
