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7 Aug 2019

Top Scots musician releases ‘Centre of My World’ music video

Piper James Duncan Mackenzie releases the second music video from the ‘Solas’ soundtrack, celebrating the life of Margaret Fay Shaw.

6 Aug 2019

John Lorne Campbell’s Canna Diaries

This article explores some of the contents of two sets of diaries compiled on Canna by John Lorne Campbell.

A colour photograph of Inverewe House, seen from the lawn. A gravel path runs along the edge of the lawn with a group of people walking on it. Several other groups of people either sit on the grass or on the wooden benches in front of the house.
5 Aug 2019

Aiming to surprise with art at Inverewe

We’re bringing bold, contemporary art to Wester Ross in a series of events and exhibitions at the Sawyer Gallery, Inverewe.

A black and white photo of a young woman sitting on a hillside in the 1930s. A mat is spread out next to her.
2 Aug 2019

Making Canna’s photo collections digital

We’re digitising the thousands of photographs stored in Canna House.

A painting of the Madonna in a gold frame hangs on a wall covered with blue paper. In the background is a dining room with many other portraits on the wall.
2 Aug 2019

The mystery of the Madonna

We’ve been carrying out more investigations into the attribution of the Haddo Madonna.

1 Aug 2019

Landscape focus for Glencoe exhibition

An exhibition of vibrant Highland landscapes by acclaimed Scottish colourist artist Hamish MacDonald opens at the revamped Glencoe Visitor Centre on Saturday 3 August.

A miniature portrait of Mrs Jean Dempster. Her hair is elaborately curled on top of her head, and she wears a blue bow at the front of her dress.
18 Jul 2019

The missing miniature: finding Jean Dempster – Newhailes

Exploring the stories of women and girls preserved in our historical collections in the east of Scotland.

A watercolour of Hannah Lorimer, shown sitting in a chair and embroidering a large red bedcover. This is spread over her knees and falls onto the floor.
18 Jul 2019

The lost Lorimer: rediscovering the extraordinary life of Hannah Lorimer – Kellie Castle

Exploring the stories of women and girls preserved in our historical collections in the east of Scotland.

An etching of a group of men in a tavern. The men are grouped around the table in a state of drunkenness. One is vomiting, and one has collapsed to the floor.
18 Jul 2019

The invisible taverner: the hidden history of Issobel Johnstone – Gladstone’s Land

Exploring the stories of women and girls preserved in our historical collections in the east of Scotland.

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