Culture
Transport museum goes green with new display
Glasgow’s Riverside Museum has unveiled a new display inspired by the achievements of one of Scotland’s most influential inventors, James Watt. Going Green – The Drive for Energy Efficiency, sponsored by Aggreko, considers James Watt’s pioneering spirit and his legacy in a modern-day context, where the desire to be increasingly energy efficient to combat climate…
Read MoreA new exhibition remembers those lost on the Iolaire
An exhibition of remembrance to mark Britain’s worst peacetime disaster at sea has been opened. Running until February 1 2020 at Museum nan Eilean in Benbecula, it ensures that the memory of HMY Iolaire is never forgotten. It sank on the approach to Stornoway Harbour on 1 January 1919, with the loss of 201 Islanders returning…
Read MoreMajor celebration of Scots Colourist J D Fergusson
Derain, Peploe and Matisse to be displayed alongside J D Fergusson in a major new exhibition celebrating the Scottish Colourist. The works of one of the most significant Scottish artists of the modern age are to go on display in a major new exhibition at Perth Museum and Art Gallery. John Duncan Fergusson was an…
Read MoreExhibition will showcase Scotland’s fight with parasites
A new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland will explore Scotland’s role in the fight to eliminate tropical diseases by tackling the parasites that cause them. Parasites: Battle for Survival will run from Thursday, 6 December, to Sunday 19 April 2020, and will examine five deadly diseases, which together affect 1 in 18 people…
Read MoreScottish Ballet will thaw The Snow Queen this winter
Scotland’s national dance company, Scottish Ballet’s 50th anniversary comes to a spectacular close with the world premiere of CEO/artistic director Christopher Hampson’s The Snow Queen. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s much-loved tale, which was also the basis for Disney’s hit film Frozen, this glittering new production opens at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre on Saturday 7 December,…
Read MoreVisit National Trust for Scotland properties – for free
A host of National Trust for Scotland sites across the country are offering free entry to National Lottery players from 23 November to 1 December this year. Properties including the Battle of Bannockburn Centre, Pollok House in Glasgow and Glencoe are just some of the hundreds of National Lottery funded venues and visitor attractions across…
Read MoreIconic Scottish painting to go on display in Perth
An iconic painting by the acclaimed Scottish artist John Bellany is to go on display this winter as part of Perth Museum and Art Gallery’s latest ICONS exhibition. ICONS II: John Bellany celebrates the life of one of the most prolific and acclaimed Scottish artists of his generation, John Bellany. The exhibition brings together works…
Read MoreSomething for everyone at National Museums Scotland
National Museums Scotland’s 2020 exhibition programme will feature something for everyone, from dinosaurs to fashion – as well as The Declaration of Arbroath. The newly-announced schedule includes fearsome predators, iconic fashions and archaeological mysteries in highlight exhibitions Tyrannosaurs, Little Black Dress and The Galloway Hoard. The National Museum of Scotland – the most popular attraction…
Read MoreArt trail going the way of nature – as its creator planned
A unique Cairngorms sculpture trail is slowly losing its works of art – just as the artist intended. The Frank Bruce Sculpture Trail hosts an impressive collection of work in timber and stone in the ‘archetypal abstraction’ style developed by the self-taught, Aviemore-based sculptor Frank Bruce (1931 – 2009). Sited on land managed by Forestry…
Read MoreProminent printmakers’ work on show
A wide-ranging exhibition featuring examples from some of the most prominent printmakers in Britain during the 20th century is opening next week. The Power of Print will run from 29 November – 23 December 2019 at the Open Eye Gallery. Paying particular attention to the vibrant and dynamic works created by the acclaimed Grosvenor School…
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