All Stories
New traditions for Christmas 2020
As we approach a Christmas that’ll be like no other, we turn to our collections for inspiration and invent some new traditions for 2020.
Margaret Fay Shaw’s first Christmas in Britain in 1920
Folklorist Margaret Fay Shaw, from Pittsburgh and Canna, describes her first British Christmas in London, on holiday from school in Helensburgh.
A Canna Christmas
Join Canna archivist Fiona Mackenzie at her fireside in Canna House for a special insight into Christmas in the Hebrides.
Collections Diaries – Princess Marie’s Napoleonic coins and medals at Brodick Castle
Discover how we’re protecting and promoting an internationally important collection of coins and medals from Brodick Castle, previously owned by Princess Marie of Baden.
High Water at Glasgow Bridge
In conjunction with our Facing Our Past project, a unique clock at Pollok House provides a clue to the 18th-century commercial interests of the Maxwell family.
Written in the stars
Explore the astrological signs through objects from our historical collections!
The past in the post
Agnes Toward, of the Tenement House, held onto many letters throughout her life, from which we can learn about bygone eras.
What’s Up with Hornel
An exhibition at Edinburgh City Art Centre called E. A. Hornel: From Camera to Canvas is very interesting and doesn’t take long to see.
Tokens of remembrance
November is a month for remembrance, both privately and publicly. Curator Emma Inglis uncovers the physical tokens of remembrance in our collections – those personal or public objects that honour and remember the dead.