Heritage

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The first Scottish Women’s Health Fair in 1983 saw women coming together from across Scotland to explore…
200 years on, meet David Livingstone through the eyes of the Africans who knew him.
First Reading of a new play about the life of Belle Stewart, a cultural icon, and Scottish Traditional…
A bit sick of Christmas? Come indulge your dark side with a modern dramatisation of RL Stevenson’s 'The…
The National Galleries of Scotland today announced upcoming exhibitions for 2012, including the first…
An intimate audience with Shakespeare’s patron, King James.
Gaelic musical traditions and influences are thriving throughout Scotland, with the strong impact of the…
Sunday 2 November sees the Glorious Half-Mile to Holyrood – the Canongate – come to life with a free…
Inspired by St Andrew himself, ‘Fisherman’s Feast’ has received support through Scotland’s Winter Festivals…
Because our passion for fairy tales starts at a young age, with the human mind intrinsically hard-wired to…
Border ballads, fiddle tunes, traditional tales and dances will be hot topics in Hawick at an upcoming…
The reports that the hugely unpopular Edinburgh trams project has caused the City Council to cut down some
As in previous years, government heritage agency Historic Scotland will be marking Scotland's national day,…
From Frozie-Toesie to Goosie Gander, a bevy of birds take centre stage at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on…
Celebrated annually on Robert Burns’ birthday, 25 January, Burns Night gathers Scots around the world to pay…
He (or should that be "she") looks like someone who has had an unfortunate accident with a leaf-blower and a…
This week marks the 5th RLSDay organised by Edinburgh City of Literature, so in celebration it's a week long…
As part of TradFest, Edinburgh’s newest Festival, the Storytelling Centre have put together a series of…
A unique opportunity to see two landmark works of British social realism side by side on the big screen,…