Free Dundee Light Show at Lamb Gallery runs in July

A free exhibition in Dundee is bringing art, design, science, medicine and natural history into the same room to look at one everyday force: light.

Light Show is open at the Lamb Gallery, Tower Building, University of Dundee, from Friday 3 July to Friday 24 July. Listed opening times are 9:30 on each published date, entry is free, and no booking is required. The exhibition is aimed at the general public and is presented by University of Dundee Museums.

A free July exhibition inside the University of Dundee

Light Show takes place at the Lamb Gallery in the Tower Building at the University of Dundee. The exhibition has been listed as part of Dundee City Events, with information published by Leisure and Culture Dundee.

The event is not framed around one discipline. Instead, it gathers objects from across the University’s museum collections to show how light has been studied, used and interpreted in different fields.

For visitors, that means the exhibition can be approached from several directions: as a visual arts visit, a science-minded stop, or a short cultural trip into the University’s collections.

How light connects art, nature and discovery

The exhibition starts from a familiar idea: light is so present in daily life that it is easy to overlook. The source description points to the simple act of switching on a light and the constancy of the sun, before widening the subject into something central to what people see, know and experience.

That broad scope is reflected in the objects chosen for display. Light Show brings together material linked to art and design, science, medicine and natural history, using the University’s collections to trace how light has inspired artists and informed scientific discovery.

The subject also gives the exhibition a natural bridge between observation and imagination. In art and design, light can shape colour, form and atmosphere. In science and medicine, it has been generated, harnessed and studied. In natural history, it is part of the conditions that affect nature itself.

The result is a compact event with a clear public hook: a familiar part of ordinary life presented through objects that cross museum categories rather than staying inside one subject area.

Published dates for the Light Show

The event listing gives multiple July dates for Light Show at 9:30. The first listed date is Friday 3 July, and the final listed date is Friday 24 July.

Published dates are 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 July. The listing does not provide separate accessibility, food, stall or transport details, so visitors should not assume those arrangements from the event notice alone.

Contact details before you go

Light Show is listed as free, with no booking required. The venue is the Lamb Gallery, Tower Building, University of Dundee.

Contact details published with the listing are 01382 384310 and museum@dundee.ac.uk. The event organiser is University of Dundee Museums.

Source: Dundee City Events