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Two women stand either side of a large portrait of a young woman. The portrait leans against the wall inside a studio and has a gilt frame. Both women wear conservation gloves and face masks.
21 Sept 2021

Conserving our new painting at Fyvie Castle

Join us for a look behind the scenes at the work that was undertaken to restore our newly acquired portrait of Lorna Forbes-Leith.

9 Sept 2021

Tales from the Trust’s teams #3: Falkland Palace & Garden

Join our teams from around the Trust to hear about some of their interesting stories from their daily working lives. In our third story we hear from Sandie Allison at Falkland Palace & Garden, with ‘Palace uniforms’.

A view of Falkland Palace from the gardens on a sunny summer's day. A stretch of green lawn ends in a collection of different trees and shrubs. Behind those the stone walls of the palace are visible, with the tower stretching up into the blue sky.
30 Aug 2021

The Great Eight at Falkland Palace & Garden

Naomi Webster, Visitor Services Supervisor at Falkland Palace & Garden, tells us about some of the things she loves at this place.

A leaflet from the 1970s featuring the copy: Let it be. on the left. On the right is a photo of a kilted man standing on a rock by a Highland loch.
17 Aug 2021

Reaching Out – engaging with our audiences over the years

With the help of our archive collections, this article takes a look at the ways the Trust has communicated with our supporters over the years.

16 Aug 2021

E A Hornel exhibition comes to Drum Castle

Drum Castle is hosting an exhibition which enables visitors to see through the eyes of acclaimed Scottish artist, Edward Atkinson Hornel.

A tea cup sitting on a matching saucer is displayed against a plain grey background. It has a silver-gilt mount and is decorated with pink flowers and gold tendrils.
12 Aug 2021

Edinburgh’s Pantry: tea and coffee

This is the fourth in our series of articles about Edinburgh’s pantries of the past. Here we take a look at how tea and coffee became such important parts of day-to-day life.

A woman in a white 18th-century dress with a green ribbon under the bust holds her skirts and points her foot forward and to the floor, as if about to dance.
11 Aug 2021

Dancing in Georgian Edinburgh

Join our historical dance expert and volunteer Dr Alena Shmakova at the Georgian House for a look at the importance of dancing in Georgian Edinburgh.

The front entrance of House of Dun, with the gravelled driveway and lawn.
10 Aug 2021

The Great Eight at House of Dun

Jason Robertson, Visitor Services Manager at House of Dun, tells us about some of the things he loves at this place.

Specialist textile conservator Sophie Younger pins netting to a tapestry in Falkland Palace, which is decorated with a forest scene.
6 Aug 2021

Stitching the past: the tale of the Falkland tapestries

We are conserving special tapestries that have hung at Falkland Palace for 115 years. We look back at how their story reveals decades of care and restoration throughout the 20th century.