Thanks to generous funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, an exhibition has been launched and will be the centriepiece of the centenary celebrations, running for 6 months.
The exhibition is at Verdant Works @ Scotland’s Jute Museum and is free to visit.
The main exhibition will run from 11 April – 1 November 2015
The upper gallery features a selection of entries from the centenary competitions which will be open from 11 April until 19 July 2015
For more details about Verdant Works please call 01382 309060
The centenary exhibition tells the story of Mary Slessor’s journey from Dundee mill girl to missionary and later magistrate in Calabar. It celebrates her work to improve the lives of the local tribes, in particular the women and children and her ongoing legacy.
This tempoaray exhibition includes personal objects which belonged to Mary Slessor from the collections of Dundee Art Gallery and Museums, along with contemporary images and quotes from her letters wrtten during her life in Calabar.
The story begins in Dundee, an expanding industrial city, struggling with poor housing, sanitation and poverty. It then follows Mary as she sets out for the then mysterious continent of Africa, encountering a whole new set of dangers and challenges.
Exhibition curated by: Catriona Baird, Freelance Curator
Designed by: GBDM Ltd. Dundee: Griff Boyle, Wendy Maltman and Emma Thompson.
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- Mary Slessor Mill Girl to Magistrate
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- Mary Slessor Mill Girl to Magistrate
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- Mill Girl
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- Mill Girl
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- Missionary
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- Mediator & Mother
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- Magistrate, Legacy
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- Magistrate, Legacy
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- Mary Slessor Foundation
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- Case Studies
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- Mary Slessor Mill Girl to Magistrate
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- Mary Slessor Mill Girl to Magistrate
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- Mary Slessor Mill Girl to Magistrate
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- Mary Slessor Mill Girl to Magistrate
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- Mary Slessor Mill Girl to Magistrate
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- Order of St John Ceriticate
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- The Missionary Magazine
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- The Missionary Record
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- Cross of the Order of St John
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- Cross of the Order of St John
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- Mary Slessor’s Bible
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- Mary Slessor’s pocket watch and compass
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- Mary Slessor’s Diary
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- Mary Slessor’s Glasses
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- Church of Scotland Postcard Competition
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- Centenary Competition entries
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- Church of Scotland Postcard Competition
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- Church of Scotland Postcard Competition
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- Church of Scotland Postcard Competition
I have the prayer book, entitled Daily Light ,belonging to Peter Rattray,husband of my great-aunt Janet Wright both of whom worked in Calabar with Mary Slessor. It is very tattered but you might be interested in having it for your exhibition.Sadly the quinine cup and idol that are part of my childhood memories have been thrown out.Regards ,Dorothy Williamson
Hi Dorothy,
This is so nice to read, my husband is the grandson of Dr Robert Rattray and he has had left to him by his mother whom was Janet Rattray, a Pocket Watch That was a gift to him for his wedding to Janet Wright in 1902 and is inscribed with sentiments from Old Calabar. It would nice if you could email me as soon as possible.
Best Regards
Janine Grimshaw