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A view of the front of the north side of Charlotte Square, featuring a terraced row of grand Georgian townhouses with black railings separating them from the wide pavement.
8 Jun 2022

A lady’s diary: the first Edinburgh Musical Festival of 1815

The first Edinburgh Music Festival was founded in 1815, and we look at the diary of a lady who attended the festival that year.

A composite artwork depicting an orchard with Falkland Palace rising beyond. The palace is stitched in brown thread, but the trees are made out of a fine fabric, directly applied to the canvas. The daisies in the foreground are made from white felt stitched onto the canvas, with bright yellow buttons at the centre.
6 Jun 2022

Falkland and beyond

Award-winning artist Pat Beveridge returns to Falkland Palace this year with an exhibition of her work, including paintings of the palace and garden as well as scenes of Fife.

3 Jun 2022

Beloved pets of the Brodie family

The Brodies have always loved animals, and many of their favourite pets were included in portraits of the family!

2 Jun 2022

A Jubilee exhibition at Falkland Palace

As part of Falkland Palace​’s celebrations to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee we are delighted to exhibit, for the first time, a Royal Company of Archers uniform from our collection within the Keeper​’s Dressing Room.

Craigievar Castle viewed from a lawn to the side of the pink tower house. It's a bright and sunny day, and the castle casts a long shadow over the drive.
26 May 2022

The Great Eight at Craigievar Castle

John Lemon, Visitor Services Supervisor at Craigievar Castle, tells about some of the things he loves at this place.

Two box beds sit alongside period furniture in the Parlour of Moirlanich Longhouse
13 May 2022

Generations of wallpaper at Moirlanich Longhouse

Discover a world of wallpaper at Moirlanich Longhouse. The many layers of pattern in this tiny cottage record the popularity and practicality of wall coverings across several generations.

A kitchen in a tenement flat, displayed as it may have looked in the mid-20th century. A large wooden table stands in the middle of the room, with mixing bowls, weighing scales and a rolling pin laid out on top. A black cooking range stands at the side, with cloths hanging from a washing line suspended in front. A sink with wooden cupboards beneath stands in front of a large sash window.
12 May 2022

The Great Eight at the Tenement House

Ana Sanchez, Visitor Services Manager at the Tenement House, tells us about some of the things that she loves at this place.

A view of the island of Hirta, part of St Kilda, looking out to sea. In the foreground is a steep grassy cliff. It stretches to a rocky point, reaching out into the sea.
4 May 2022

The Book of Kells

Iona, a tiny island in the Inner Hebrides, has been a sanctuary for Celtic Christianity for hundreds of years. It’s also where an incredible piece of religious history, the Book of Kells, was most likely created.

A lady wearing a face covering uses a small tool to make repairs to a carved wooden headboard of a bed.
7 Apr 2022

Seagrass and fish glue: principal practices at Culross

We have recently used traditional skills to replace the seagrass flooring and conserve the four-post bed at Culross Palace.