DUNDEE UNESCO City of Design
Dundee is home to the exciting V&A Dundee, which opened in September 2018. V&A Dundee is the international centre for design for Scotland – the first ever design museum to be built in the UK outside London. Housed in a world-class building at the heart of Dundee’s waterfront, it will host major exhibitions, celebrate Scotland’s design heritage, inspire and promote contemporary talent, and encourage design innovation for the future.
The University of Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD) is Top in Scotland for Art & Design (Complete University Guide 2018).
CONFERENCE VENUE
Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee
A warm welcome awaits you at the award-winning Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee. Situated within the cultural quarter of the city, Dalhousie Building is a short walk from the City Centre and the Railway Station.
The Dalhousie Building was designed to encourage innovation and creativity and was named ‘Best Commercial/Public Building’ by the Dundee Institute of Architects in 2007. The building was named in honour of the University’s second Chancellor, the 16th Earl of Dalhousie, and opened by the Queen.
The Dalhousie Building is also the venue for the Civic Reception on Tuesday 9 April, 18.30-19.30.