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11 May 2018

The St Kilda Diaries: reflections on St Kilda

This is the transcript of a talk Alice gave to a YWCA group after she left St Kilda in which she reflects upon the time she spent on the islands.

10 May 2018

On the Jacobite trail at Glenfinnan

Travel writer Robin McKelvie and family discover that Jacobites aren’t just a type of biscuit.

A crystal tumbler is a third full of whisky. It is displayed against a black background.
7 May 2018

The illicit still game

Project Reveal North East explore the history of illicit distilling in the Angus glens.

2 May 2018

Scottish stars back our biggest ever campaign

Brian Cox, Gerard Butler, Sir Chris Hoy, Judy Murray, Alex McLeish, Stuart Hogg, Finn Russell, Andrea McLean and Evelyn Glennie all appear in our new film.

1 May 2018

The St Kilda Diaries: 1 to 10 May 1909

Extracts and transcripts from the handwritten diaries of Alice MacLachlan

30 Apr 2018

Conservation in Action: working in full sight

The Project Reveal teams enjoy the benefits and challenges of working all year round in front of visitors and staff.

Silvia Scopa, Demi Boyd, Sarah Heaton and Brian McDonough at the Hill House
30 Apr 2018

Bye-bye Reveal!

Read about an Inventory Officer’s enjoyable experience of Project Reveal.

Detail in a tapestry showing two lovers in a forest, before and after cleaning
27 Apr 2018

Falkland tapestries return from Belgium ablaze with colour

A set of six tapestries that hang at Falkland Palace have been cleaned by the world-renowned De Wit Studios in Mechelen, Belgium – the results are stunning.

A group of people stand with their backs to the camera, looking out across the parterre garden at Pollok House.
26 Apr 2018

‘Cabinet Interventions’ - an exhibition at Pollok House

Pollok House is the venue for a collaboration between 10 artists and the Trust, part of Glasgow International 2018.