University of Glasgow’s Fantasy Night at the Museum

Can you find the University of Glasgow's equivalent of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardary's Sorting Hat' Do you know where in Scotland you could find evidence of the legend of King Arthur? Or would you like to discover what real life creatures inspired the story of the Loch Ness monster? - These are just some of the questions visitors to the University of Glasgow's Night at the Museum: Fantasy Scotland will be able to answer if they join us on Friday 24 November. Scotland's oldest public museum - The Hunterian - will play host to the exciting event which will celebrate the world of fantasy fiction. Pupils from Hillhead High School and some of the University of Glasgow's students today (30 October 2017) got a sneak preview at The Hunterian of some of the artefacts visitors will see at the Fantasy Night at the Museum event. The idea for this year's event is inspired by the University's newly established postgraduate programme - MLitt English Literature: Fantasy. The Hunterian will come to life for one night only to celebrate Scotland's reimagined histories and heritage from J M Barrie's Peter Pan and J K Rowling's Harry Potter to the historical time travel Outlander novels and TV series. Modern Scottish fantasy as portrayed in literature, film and TV will provide a backdrop for this dazzling Night at the Museum. The organisers of the event have promised that there will be something for everyone from the young to the not so young to enjoy.