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An old-fashioned doll with a papier-mâché face lies in a wooden cradle. It is dressed in a tweed jacket with a tartan skirt.
11 Jan 2018

The Weaver’s Cottage doll

A doll found in the collection at Weaver’s Cottage offers a fascinating insight into life in the weaving village of Kilbarchan.

Christmas Revealed, part 2
19 Dec 2017

Christmas Revealed, part 2

The Project Reveal teams pick their favourite discoveries from the past 5 months.

15 Dec 2017

Christmas Revealed, part 1

The Project Reveal teams pick their favourite discoveries from the past 5 months

Cataloguing Christmas cheer
14 Dec 2017

Cataloguing Christmas cheer

A Father Christmas army and fancy dress crackers – revealing the spirit of Christmas at Newhailes.

A black and white photograph of the Hill House, shortly after it was completed.
1 Dec 2017

An extraordinary house

The Hill House in Helensburgh is Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s domestic masterpiece.

Wooden dining chairs are set around a long wooden dining table in a grand, wood-panelled room.
1 Dec 2017

Princess Louise’s Highland seat(s)

Project Reveal Team North East find a set of chairs at Mar Lodge with a royal connection and a divided history.

The carved Mackintosh white bed in the Hill House main bedroom
30 Nov 2017

The work of Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh

We take a brief look at some beautiful examples of the work of Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh at the Hill House.

Explore the Hill House
30 Nov 2017

Explore the Hill House

The Hill House in Helensburgh is universally regarded as Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s finest domestic creation.

21st-century needlework in 17th-century Culross Palace
22 Nov 2017

21st-century needlework in 17th-century Culross Palace

Project Reveal Team East uncovers the work that goes into creating a splash of colour in Culross Palace.