Scotland's Oldest Museum
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- Founded in 1807, the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow is Scotland’s oldest public museum; an institution which is packed with a truly eclectic array of artefacts.
In this video, I’ll be telling you all about the Hunterian’s history and showing you a selection of the curious items it holds, covering everything from Roman and Egyptian history, to dinosaurs, gruesome medical objects, and much more…
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:25 Dr William Hunter
03:02 Glasgow University
04:37 The Romans in Caledonia
10:44 The Ancient Egyptians and other Civilisations
13:08 Natural History
16:48 Medical History
21:26 Outro
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www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian/
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Credits:
Hadrian’s Wall: Quisnovus, via Flickr (Creative Commons)
Roman Wax Seal: Rawpixel (Creative Commons)
Thebes Necropolis: Merlin UK
Plesiosaur image: Dimitry Bogdanov
Meteorite image: State Farm (Creative Commons)
Hunterian Museum, London: StoneColdCrazy (Creative Commons)
False Killer Whale: Juan Ortega (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...)
Asteroid belt image: ESO (Creative Commons)
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No. 1 A Minor Waltz (Esther Abrami)
Spirit of Fire (Jesse Gallagher)
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People always go on about Edinburgh but I exhausted myself going around Glasgow and feel like I barely scratched the surface. Didn't get to this one and now truly wish I had.
It’s a fantastic city… hope you make it to the museum some day!
And all this is free entry to see! Sometimes Rob you really make me wish I didn't live on the other side of the world. Another great video, Thanks for showing us.
Thanks so much Paul 🙂
Glasgow has some amazing architecture and history. It really is a magical place.
Agreed
Being a Glaswegian born and bred I'm lucky enough to have great museums in my city but the Hunterian is my favourite :)
It’s a great place for sure! 😉
It is astounding how you connect London to far away places like Glasgow, but you do! Again, Rob, you are an enviable researcher and historian, and I tip my cap to your achievements.
You’re a gentleman Paul, thank you!
Ah! I,after walking the entire length of Hadrian’s wall,spent a precious 3 days in Glasgow,where I did indeed visit the Hunterian museum.
It’s a fantastic place,harkening back to the old style of museums,as opposed to the more kid friendly ‘hands on’ type seen today.
Speaking of hands,did you see the human hand in a jar?
And mutated pig embryos?
Sooo strange.
You showed a piece of Roman tile with a dog pawprint in it.
I mudlark in London,and found one also!
It’s the pride of my collection.
This is a fine museum,I MUST visit the Hunterian in London next year!!
Great comment, thank you! And yes, I did see them 😬
Excellent presentation
Thanks!
Hello Rob
Excellent video love a nice museum. We have been to Glasgow for one night did not get to see that much. Scotland's country side is so beautiful. Thanks for the video. Take Care Chris and Sandra of Canada.
Thanks Chris and Sandra... hope you make it back to Scotland :-)
Thanks for another cracking vlog so interesting and informative 😊
Many thanks for watching! ☺️
This is a great place, I took my daughter here a few years ago, she doing a school project and we found loads of interest relevant historic details here, we took the hop on hop off bus trip so saw the rest of the city. It was really great. Deathbed memories fir me
Beautiful comment. Thank you.
Great vid as always Rob. The ear trumpet made me smile, really glad my hearing aids are a lot smaller, digital and can be controlled from my phone by an app which even tells me where they are if I misplace them!! Keep safe and well. C
Ha ha 😉 Cheers Clive
I've been to the Hunterian several times over the years yet have managed to overlook almost everything you showed us, so thanks.
Ha ha! Glad to be of service David ;-) Stay well.
I like the look of that museum!
A fascinating & informative video as always. Nice to hear a mention of shipbuilders Yarrow, as my Grandfather was Sir Alfred Yarrow's chauffeur in the 1920's.
Wow! What an incredible family connection to have. Thanks for the kind words.
I’ve been to Scotland but not the big cities I’m ashamed to say, this is now going on my bucket list as there is so much to see and learn. Thank you Rob for the inspiration 💕🦆
It’s a pleasure Pam, enjoy Glasgow when you get there 😉
Have you ever been to Scotland Rick?
Once!!!!
Thanks for this, Rob.
For some reason I thought the Hunterian was far more fusty. It was lovely to have my expectations well and truly shattered.
It’s a pleasure 😉 The museum is wonderful, I believe it recently had a makeover
Great video Rob. Lots I didn't know about. Lovely to see the view from Conic Hill too.
Thanks David 😊
Hi Rob…great that you got to my home city and to the wonderful Hunterian! Funnily I was at the Hunterian Art Gallery yesterday showing it to my out of town friend..I love those carved stone balls that are 4 thousand years old…I have a theory they may be a set of some kind of throwing game similar to ‘Jacks.’ Because they are carved differently could land on a marked out piece of the ground with a point score having a different trajectory..but that’s an amateurs guess! Did you get to Fossil Grove in Victoria Park..they are petrified tree stumps from over three million years ago, uncovered by the Victorians and protected by a man made shelter for conservation purposes..It’s amazing to think plate tectonic movement over that period has led them to arrive where they are now..fab video as per..all the best and come back soon 😊💪🏻👌🏻😎
Great comment Lindi, thank you! Glasgow is one of my favourite cities, I’m up there a few times each year (my other half is from there).
My thought is that the balls were used for a game too!
I know Victoria Park quite well but have not been into the fossil grove; last time I tried it was closed (due to Covid) but I’ll certainly get there eventually 😉
Thanks again and stay well
@@Robslondon awww brilliant! So Glasgow will be a second home! Yeah Fossil Grove isn’t open at the best of times, although the Victorians blasted the stone (why they found the stumps) and the surrounded area, and albeit small, it’s pretty cool to walk about…maybe next time you’re both up! All the best to you and great content as per ❤️😎👑👍🏻
Oop and I meant to say…if you really want to get into surgical history..schimmy along to Edinburghs Surgeons Hall…it’s amazing. Reference to Burke n Hare in a gruesome way…😉
Brilliant Rob, very informative (and on our doorstep) !!"
Thank you! ;-)
Hi Rob brilliant as always,didn’t know this museum existed.The Egyptian coins look more well made than Roman coins.The artefact which you did mention just after Cleopatra coin looks to me like a camping stove,possibly Roman? Stay well and see you next time👍👍
Thank you so much Nicholas!
It isn’t immediately obvious, but the object you mention is a water bottle! It’s from Fiji, there’s a spout on it somewhere.
I like old style museums like this. They appear to be like somebody's odd collection of "stuff"
Yep! That's pretty much was the Hunterian is ;-) Hope you're keeping well Knowlesy.
@@Robslondon
Full of a cold but thanks for asking 👍
The amount of research you have to put into you wonderful videos is impressive. Then there's the writing of the script and finally the production of your videos, so from me a very big thanks for all your hard work.
I truly appreciate that Alanaitcheson, thank you so much.
An 'excursion' from your usual stamping ground, Rob! If this is a holiday, it's most kind of you to produce another fascinating episode for us all, while you should be relaxing; the film certainly demonstrates your versatility in research and presentation. Re the medical section of the Hunterian, the quilted placenta attached to the training doll was quite darkly amusing, especially as it (oddly) had a nice little button sewn on!! With very best wishes from Oxford.
Such a lovely comment William, thank you 😊 I didn’t notice the button, well spotted!
Just wanted to say that your videos are so interesting, enjoyable, digestible and entertaining. Thank you for sharing all of your hard work! 😊
That is so kind of you to say GpLd; many thanks indeed, and thank you for watching! Much appreciated. Stay well :-)
always top entertainment! cheers Rob!
Thanks Sarahlouise 🙂
Wow i have learnt a lot from this video. Always knowledgable and your filming and editing is brilliant. Thank you ❤
Thank you so much Gill ☺️ Hope you’re keeping well
Where did those twenty odd minutes go? Brilliant Rob, thank you.
My guess would be that those carved balls were from some sort of game or pastime.
Thank so much 😉 Yes, I reckon they were for a game too!
Thank you. There is, BTW, the Hunterian collection of medieval manuscripts, which are genuinely fascinating. There is one, where a hole in a parchment looks into the next page, except it is a fiction, and there is no hole.
Oh, wow! Would love to have seen that.
Great and interesting content. I love it. Thank you Robert. 👍👍👍😍😍😍
Ha ha! Cheers Sharon! ;-)
Fascinating, thank you.
Thank you Anne 😊
Another great video Rob! 👍🏻 I have visited The Hunterian and my favourite items are all the medical equipment. I will be visiting the Glasgow area again soon so perhaps a return visit is in order? 🤔
Thank you! And yes, do go back ;-)
Again another gem, thank you
Much appreciated, thank you!
Fantastic! Thanks
Thanks ;-)
I love your content! Honestly your videos make me want to visit the UK/ London
Bless you Hughesbenjamin! Much appreciated my friend; many thanks! Hope you make it to London soon :-D
I visited the museum in May 2022. I personally like anything medically related. My daughter however wasn’t very inclined towards the staircase because she has an issue with heights. They obviously didn’t have today’s safety concerns in mind when they built the staircase.
Ha ha, thanks Andrea 😉
I know how she feels!
What a beautiful museum. The building itself is stunning. I would love to travel there to see it myself. It makes you wonder 🤔 how he managed to collect all these items while practicing as a doctor. I loved that Chinese ivory in the beginning. I think those little-known balls must have been part of a game. The Roman collection was impressive. He certainly collected internationally. Being a former nurse I was curious about the medical collection. I agree with you health care is better today. No gloves, masks, or anything to keep things clean before Lister !!! Those tables looked very short. Another one of your enjoyable posts. I imagine it was hard to choose which items to put in but I think you made good choices. Looking forward to the next one. 😀
Thank you Lesley; a lovely comment. I enjoyed reading your thoughts :-) Stay well.
Thanks
Thank you so much Elaine; I truly appreciate your kindness 🙂 Stay well.
Great photos/video. I was a Yarrows apprentice. I think a German Dr invented sterile procedure hundreds of years before Lister but his colleagues didn't want to bother washing their hands and they put him in an asylum where he died.
Thanks Andrew, I wasn't aware of that.
A very different sort of video, but just as informative Rob. I was wondering if them balls were possibly cannon shot? or maybe too early for that.
Liston even had that knife named after him, as he was that good.
Cheers Paul! They look like cannon shot, but yes too early for that…
Rob, thanks for taking in your holiday to research the content for yet another video
The Scott's kept it the family famous buildings to red telephone boxes
The view of St George's hospital I wonder if that was taken by an arriving or departing helicopter.
If you're still in Scotand, enjoy the time there
Great comment as always Butch, thank you. Hope you’re keeping well.
Love a museum. I'll never get there so thanks for sharing. The University main building is very nice also. Hello from small town Oregon US.
Thank you Melissa ☺️
Interesting video,
Thank you ☺️
Thanks for another fun video!
Just a suggestion, your voice tends to be very low volume in your videos. I have to turn the volume up, so the meteorite booms were very loud lol. But it's not too bad.
Thank you… that’s as loud as I can make it I’m afraid, the software won’t allow my voice recording to go any higher
@@Robslondon Weird. Oh well, it's not that big a problem.
@@SeventhSwell Thanks
Alba gu Bràth ! Great vid!!
Thank you so much 😊
I’ve never heard of that museum so that was incredibly fascinating. Thank you That Urine sample bottle What a thing to keep I wouldn’t like to test sample now
Ha ha! Cheers Ron ;-)
The hunterian always reminds me of the girl who told me to go there 😔
Ah 😕
It’s about 15 years, perhaps longer, since I was at The Hunterian. From your presentation it doesn’t appear to have changed too much: still a traditionally presented museum. This should act as a taster to tempt your viewers into visiting. The Romans actually went much further north than the Antonine Wall. In fact there’s evidence of their presence as far as Aberdeen. I live north of Dundee and the corner of a marching camp reached into the garden of my previous house. One wee spelling error Rob: the noun is ‘brooch’, not ‘broach’ which is a verb.
Thanks Mark… and well spotted; erm… a deliberate mistake 😂
@@Robslondon I thought it would be. Sorry, I’ve worn several hats in my career, copywriter and occasional journalist being two, so it’s second nature to spot errors. Another museum worth a visit in Glasgow is The Burrell Collection if you haven’t already been there.
It's difficult to tell from the pictures what size (and, perhaps more importantly, weight) those 'prehistoric' balls were, but the immediate thought had to be that they were for a (very) early form of golf! (Only half joking...) Perhaps more realistically, for a throwing game like boules/pétanque or even putting the shot? Did the display give any clues?
I'll be in Glasgow again in early November, so perhaps I should pop by...
They’re about the size of tennis balls, maybe a little smaller… I think they were for a game too 😉 Hope you get to seek them soon!