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Painting showing an older man with a fur hat and large beard surrounded by three younger people. there is an open book in the foreground.

4 Sept 2020

Best of the beards

In celebration of World Beard Day on Saturday 5 September, we share some of the best bristles from across our collections.

An oil portrait of a young 17th-century woman seated in front of a classical background. She looks directly at the viewer. She has ringlets in her hair, held back by a wide headband with pearls. She also wears a pearl necklace and earrings. Her blue and white silk dress is voluminous and is pinned in various places with pearl brooches.

3 Sept 2020

Anne, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton (1631–1716)

Join Regional Curator Sarah Beattie over the next few months as she looks at the lives of some of the Hamilton family and explores the impact they had on the building, collections and interiors at Brodick Castle.

An old wooden shelf has a variety of old-fashioned cleaning products arranged upon it. These include old bars of soap, a metal tin of mothicide, a metal canister of Brasso, two old glass bottles and a cardboard box of Rinso.

2 Sept 2020

Vintage cleaning hacks from the Tenement House

The Tenement House archive in Glasgow holds some great advice to help you keep your home spick and span!

A grand red sandstone house stands at the top of a grassy slope, surrounded by gardens. In the foreground are tall red, white and pink flowers.

2 Sept 2020

Highlight plants at Threave Garden in September

With 64 acres to maintain, there’s always something to see (and be getting on with!) at Threave Garden this month.

An old oil painting of Culzean Castle on the cliff top, seen from the sea. A group of white sailed boats are in the foreground. The sky is large, pale blue with clouds in the distance.

1 Sept 2020

Throwing new light on difficult histories

Our collections contain a considerable number of controversial objects which we can use to reveal the complexities of our heritage and culture.

A view of the grand exterior of Newhailes House, seen through the branches of a tree. Grand stone steps lead up to the front door. Many of the windows have red blinds.

31 Aug 2020

Newhailes: designed for relaxation

Designed 300 years ago, the land around Newhailes offers woodland and parkland walks and contains some hidden archaeological treasures.

Close-up of a tree with heart-shaped purplish-red leaves.

31 Aug 2020

Highlight plants at Crarae Garden this September

September is a month of change in many gardens – and Crarae Garden in Argyll is no different. Here are some of our early autumn highlights.

A seal pup swims away from the camera on the surface of bright blue, calm water.

31 Aug 2020

Wildlife boat trips at Inverewe

Visitors now have the chance to view Inverewe’s spectacular and abundant wildlife from the water as well as the garden. You never know what you might see, as one recent boat trip discovered!

Close-up of small piles of colourful spices, including cinnamon sticks, turmeric and star anise.

31 Aug 2020

A Gladstone’s Land plague remedy

Gladstone’s Land sold all the ingredients to ‘cure’ 17th-century Edinburgh residents of the plague.

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