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2 May 2019

Morton Photography Symposium at Broughton House

Read about the fascinating topics that were discussed at the inaugural Morton Photography Symposium at Broughton House.

1 May 2019

Matchmaking: when collections met photography

The National Trust for Scotland’s Collections Information Officer keeps the information we hold about our collections and objects as accurate and usable as possible.

26 Apr 2019

Have dowel, will travel

During the second half of 2018 Mike Taylor supported the Project Reveal team in making an inventory of firearms at Trust properties.

25 Apr 2019

Exposing an imprint of the past

Looking beyond the marks on a copper printing plate reveals a history hot off the press.

23 Apr 2019

The Beauties and the Beasts

Project Reveal Team East share their favourite animal objects from properties in Edinburgh and the East. How many have you seen?

A row of terraced cottages stands at the edge of a street. The end two cottages are painted white, in contrast to the exposed brickwork of others in the row. The end cottage has a lantern-style light fixed at first-floor level.
12 Apr 2019

Think snappy thoughts

We’re celebrating one of our best-loved storytellers, J M Barrie, with the installation of a new sculpture at the house where he was born.

Photograph of Harry Jacob in his BEF uniform with his mother Violet, possibly 1914 or 1915
11 Apr 2019

The Jacob letters from the House of Dun

A small collection of letters relating to Violet Jacob, her son Harry and their friendship with the Kappey family from Windsor.

8 Apr 2019

In your Easter bonnet

The Easter bonnets of Canna House were photographed by Margaret Fay Shaw.

27 Mar 2019

Everyday photographs reveal history at the Tenement House: Part 3

Changing technology and the changing fashions of a burgeoning middle class are evident in the later photographs from the Tenement House.