Culture
The Steamie is back at the SSE Hydro next month
The Steamie has become one of Scotland’s favourite theatre shows – and it’s returning for New Year. Tony Roper’s play which the nation has taken to its heart is coming to the SSE Hydro, Glasgow, from 27-31 December with a bigger cast, bigger sets and more songs and music than ever before. The Steamie is…
Read MoreBlown away by beautiful glass sculptures
Ice and fire, light and shade, Elin Isaksson’s beautiful glass sculptures have been shaped by her travels and love of nature. From the icy depths of her native Sweden, with its rugged landscape hinting at the country’s volcanic past, it is perhaps not surprising that Elin would find herself drawn to creating stunning works of…
Read MoreThe Scotsman who shot President Lincoln
From Joe Rosenthal’s striking image of the moment the American flag was raised on Iwo Jima – the most reproduced image of all time – to Nick Ut’s heart-wrenching Pulitzer-winning photograph of burning children fleeing a napalm bomb in Vietnam, photographs of war represent some of the most memorable images of modern times. Among the…
Read More10 scary things that went bump in the night
The darker nights have arrived, and when we hear something go bump in the night, we can’t help but wonder what it was. Here we round up 10 of Scotland’s scariest ghost stories. 1. The ghost in the bath Blythswood Square in Glasgow was the place to live in the 1800s, but when Captain Smythe…
Read MoreTime’s on your side to see Linda McCartney’s work
Time’s running out for people wanting to see Linda McCartney Retrospective – a major photographic exhibition, which is curated by Paul, Mary and Stella McCartney. Located at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Museum, it features iconic names and moments in music from the 1960s along with more intimate and emotional later work by this acclaimed and prolific photographer.…
Read MoreInterest in St Andrew’s Day is growing globally
Interest in Scotland’s patron saint’s national day is on the increase. Data provider SEMrush has been analaysing online searches, and finds that interest in Scotland increases ahead of St Andrew’s Day on 30 November. SEMrush analysed the most searched St Andrews Day queries that the Scottish public and the world have been looking up online.…
Read MoreNo need to crack the Da Vinci code to see his art
The largest-ever display of Leonardo da Vinci works in Scotland opens at The Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse tomorrow (Thursday). Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing marks the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death and includes 80 of the Renaissance master’s greatest drawings, selected entirely from the unrivalled holdings of the Royal Collection. In…
Read MoreIndustrial heritage marked in new exhibition
An exhibition showcasing the visual impact, drama and power of Scotland as an industrial nation has gone on display. It is being held at the York Arcade Shopping Centre in Grangemouth and will run until Saturday 11 January. Industry + Aesthetics features survey photography of industrial sites which forms part of the National Record of…
Read MoreGetting ready for the UK’s first Fine Art Crawl
Art fans are being offered a guided art tour like no other this weekend, with the launch of the UK’s first ‘fine art crawl’. Edinburgh Art Fair sponsor Tobermory Distillery, Hebridean creators of single malt and gin, will launch the four-day celebration of fine art with a specially-curated tour of Edinburgh bars showcasing an array…
Read MoreRailway restoration wins a prize
A project to restore an Edwardian railway turntable has won an award. The Ferryhill Railway Heritage Trust was awarded the Aberdeen Civic Society’s Principal Award for 2019 for the work done to restore the facility in Aberdeen. The turntable, located adjacent to the Duthie Park, had been abandoned by the national railway system; Network Rail…
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