All Stories
Big dig at The Glenlivet distillery
An archaeological dig discovers details of historic whisky production at former The Glenlivet distillery, part of our Pioneering Spirit project.
A letter from a suffragette
Part of our series Student View, that asks university students to look at our collections and discover stories that resonate with their lives today.
Help us restore Kippen Smiddy
We’re inviting volunteers to help reinstate the 18th-century blacksmiths back to its former glory and reopen it to the public.
Contesting Landscapes: ‘We ghost the past, we are its eerie.’
Part 2 in the series. We are delighted to be working with the artist Annalee Davis on the creative intervention ‘Contesting Landscapes of Distraction’ at Balmacara Estate, which will explore the complex shared histories of the Scottish Highlands and Barbados.
Plague, fire, floods and a king
A PhD candidate has been researching the history behind some of the objects in a new exhibition at Brodick Castle on Arran.
‘Inverness Stinks’ – new exhibition at Abertarff House
Hold your noses and journey back in time to Inverness’s not-so-fragrant past in a new exhibition, which explores the city before clean water and sanitation.
A lady’s diary: the first Edinburgh Musical Festival of 1815
The first Edinburgh Music Festival was founded in 1815, and we look at the diary of a lady who attended the festival that year.
Tales from the stills
Last year, we asked for people to share their stories about whisky production in Scotland so that we could find out more about the illicit stills at our places.
Beloved pets of the Brodie family
The Brodies have always loved animals, and many of their favourite pets were included in portraits of the family!