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A woman holds a tape measure across the width of a tapestry screen, whilst a man stands behind making notes in a book. Both wear purple conservation gloves.
4 Jun 2018

Revealing our collections ... and our stories

Project Reveal is one of the most ambitious digitisation projects in Scotland.

A woman stands by a path at the entrance to a glen, surrounded by long dry grass. Behind her rise pointed mountains, with cloud hovering over the summits.
4 Jun 2018

Reforesting Glen Rosa

We’re working to bring native woodland back to Glen Rosa on Arran.

Interior full of decorative objects at Brodick Castle
4 Jun 2018

Less is more: innovating with our collections

We’ve made a plan to innovate how we show off our amazing collections.

A view of the caseroom at Robert Smail's Printing Works. A cloth hammer lies on type of a case of set type in the foreground. In the background are many shelves filled with pieces of type.
29 May 2018

Becoming a dab hand – printing past and present

Team East has moved to Robert Smail’s Printing Works, where the presses are more than just historical objects.

21 May 2018

‘Dress to impress’ – Lady Ailsa’s dressing case

In an age when ladies changed their clothes up to five times a day, Lady Ailsa’s dressing case reminds us of a bygone age of splendour.

11 May 2018

Forget me not – revealing Victorian mourning customs

Team West explores social history collections linked to mourning etiquette in the late 19th century.

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.

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.

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