Museums, archives and heritage
Heritage
We’re counting down to the re-opening of the National Museum of Scotland. Join the street party on Chambers…
The 1800s saw a series of scandals concerning individuals being locked away in lunatic asylums – the victims…
“Maker, ye maun sing them…
Tomorrow, songs
Will flow free again, and new voices
Be borne on the carrying…
This was a very informative and entertaining tour of some historic sites in and around St Giles'.
While it may have been natural for the Edinburgh International Book Festival to commence its ‘Re-Thinking The…
‘Made in Hong Kong, assembled in Fife’ is how musician Andy Chung describes his background. James Connolly,…
Robert Crawford took the concept of the poet as bearer of tradition for the theme of his Saltire Society…
In his introductory discussion of ‘A Military History of Scotland’ Edward Spiers was careful to point out…
Hans Gál was born near Vienna in 1890 and, as a respected composer, became Director of Mainz Conservatoire in…
With the Commonwealth Games due to open in Glasgow on Wednesday, 23 July and the Centenary of the start of…
Tree of Knowledge is an attempt to bring its audience face to face with the contradictions of philosophy, or…
‘Caledonia’ is an undeniably ambitious undertaking, rather like the project it seeks to portray. Remembered…
The exhibition in the National Library of Scotland on George IV Bridge, tells the personal stories of the…
The Edinburgh International Book Festival started with a bang!
To commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, a special exhibition, "Treasures from The Queen's…
I rarely review films anymore having swapped writing for making my own very modest efforts in the medium and…
The reports that the hugely unpopular Edinburgh trams project has caused the City Council to cut down some
The first Scottish Women’s Health Fair in 1983 saw women coming together from across Scotland to explore…
Edinburgh's trams have been causing more upset, and not just with the forthcoming roadworks (see below).
The National Galleries of Scotland today announced upcoming exhibitions for 2012, including the first…