Heritage
Scottish International Storytelling Festival
As the nights draw in, the Scottish International Storytelling Festival celebrates the art of yarn-spinning and tale-telling held.
Gaslight Stories: Women in White, Eccentric Heirs, Inconvenient People
The 1800s saw a series of scandals concerning individuals being locked away in lunatic asylums – the victims of unscrupulous persons who wanted to be rid of a ‘difficult’ family member, spouse or frie
Step Dance Showcase Explores Treepling for Contemporary Performers
The Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland (TDFS) & The University of Edinburgh present ‘The Art of Treepling’, a mini festival of percussive dance in Scotland’s capital
Talk: Concerning Beards: Facial Hair, Health and Hygiene in Britain, c.1650-1900
Despite growing historical interest in the male body, historians have, until fairly recently, overlooked a principle component of both men’s bodies and masculinity - facial hair.
The Nose Knows: Syphilitic Noses in British Art
Speaker: Dr Noelle Gallagher, Senior Lecturer in 18th Century British Literature, University of Manchester
Coping with Plague: Public Health and Epidemics
Speaker: Professor John Henderson, Professor of Italian Renaissance History, University of London
National Galleries of Scotland Exhibitions 2019
With the Edinburgh Art Festival firming up its Summer programme of shows it's a good time to survey the highlights of forthcoming National Galleries of Scotl
Documents Show Mary Queen of Scots Getting Down to Business
Documents believed to have been signed by Mary Queen of Scots have recently come to light at the Museum of Edinburgh.
Exhibition Looks at Parenting Over the Decades
A new exhibition at Edinburgh’s Museum of Childhood looks at the challenges of parenthood over the years.
Scotland's Storytellers Celebrate St Andrew with a Fisherman’s Feast
Inspired by St Andrew himself, ‘Fisherman’s Feast’ has received support through Scotland’s Winter Festivals to bring the Galilean fisherman’s story of strength and sociability to life at the Scottish