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A large rectangular piece of carpet is displayed against a black background. The carpet features concentric squares of blue, green, yellow and red, some with classical patterns inside. At the centre are two blue squares with a floral design.
6 Jul 2021

Creating carpets for Holmwood

Find out how we’re creating new carpets for Holmwood in the final phase of the Holmwood Redecoration Project.

Stone cairns with old tractor seats attached to the top stand beside each other. Slates lie against the cairns, with names painted on it. Across the bay, in the distance, can be seen St Edward's Church, pictured through a large iron cartwheel hoop.
2 Jul 2021

The Solas Point: Canna’s new art installation

A new multi-sensory art installation is taking shape on the Isle of Canna to mark the creative world of Margaret Fay Shaw.

A miniature netsuke sculpture, showing a central conch shell with several figures depicted standing beside it or climbing on it.
1 Jul 2021

The whimsy of netsuke

Find out more about the symbolism seen in the Japanese art of netsuke, several examples of which are found at our properties.

30 Jun 2021

Edinburgh’s Pantry: Tatties, neeps, oranges and lemons

This is the third in our series of articles about Edinburgh’s pantries of the past, and looks at fruit and vegetables in the Scottish diet.

A room is set up to re-create an Edwardian boarding house. An iron bed stands on a wooden floor, with a threadbare rug beside it. A wooden clothes horse stands beside the fireplace across the room.
29 Jun 2021

The Great Eight at Gladstone’s Land

Kate Stephenson, Visitor Services Manager at Gladstone’s Land, tells us about some of her favourite things to look for at the newly reopened property.

A oil painting of a young woman, dressed in a long dark dress. She is seated at a small table, and rests her arm on an open book on the table. Her hair is arranged in top of her head, and she wears a long pearl necklace.
24 Jun 2021

Mary, Duchess of Montrose (1884–1957), née Douglas-Hamilton

Join Regional Curator Sarah Beattie for the final post in her series exploring the lives of the Hamilton family and the impact they had on the building, collections and interiors at Brodick Castle.

22 Jun 2021

Wine and dine: 17th-century Dutch still life paintings at Hill of Tarvit

We explore the unique table settings seen in paintings at Hill of Tarvit in Fife.

Silver teapot with a dark handle and knob on the top. It is sitting on a silver stand.
16 Jun 2021

Hester Bateman – British silversmith and entrepreneur (1709–94)

We take a look at the life and legacy of one of Britain’s most famous female silversmiths.

A hollow wine jug, shaped like a salmon, is made from glass and silver. It has a large yellow and black eye above the spout mouth. It is displayed against a plain grey background.
14 Jun 2021

Edinburgh’s Pantry: herring, haggis and hucksters

This is the second in a series of articles that highlights the food and drink to be found in Edinburgh’s pantries of the past. This time we take a look at meat and fish.