Culture
National Wallace Monument hosts series of lectures
A special programme of evening lectures taking a look at Scottish history and culture is set to take place at The National Wallace Monument in March and April. Designed to both educate and entertain attendees during the landmark’s 150th anniversary year, the line-up of lectures starts on Thursday, 7 March, with The Quest for Scotland’s…
Read MoreCelebrate poetry at Scotland’s international festival
Scotland’s International Poetry Festival is set for another outstanding year as event organisers prepares to welcome the world to Fife for a five-day celebration of all things poetical. The annual StAnza event, which takes place from 6 to 10 March, will bring dozens of poets from Scotland, the UK and overseas to St Andrews for…
Read MoreAfrican brass and copper at heart of new display
A new display exploring how brass and copper were used as objects of exchange, status and power in Africa has opened at the National Museum of Scotland. The creation and trade of elaborate, decorated metalwork has been widespread across West and Central Africa for centuries, and these feature in the Art of African Metalwork. Objects…
Read MorePressing Scottish questions given some answers
Scotland has many questions that are regularly asked of it. And there’s plenty of questions to be asked about Scots and their inventions and successes too. Here, we endeavour to answer some of those. Q What is elephant polo? A Polo, but played riding atop an elephant instead of a horse. Invented by Scotsman James…
Read MoreThe April 2019 edition of Scottish Field now in shops
Scottish Field’s April 2019 edition is now available. We turn our monthly focus on the coastline of Scotland, and celebrate all the good things to be found around our shores. Scottish Field editor Richard Bath said: ‘I was born on the coast, and for the past twenty years have lived within a five-minute walk of…
Read MoreNew exhibits come to Abbotsford for March opening
A wooden Jacobite quaich, a rare pack of 17th century playing cards, a slop bowl and a Persian charm are among a range of items added to the Sir Walter Scott exhibition. Being held at his famous home Abbotsford, in the Scottish Borders, the new attractions are all ready for the opening of the new…
Read MoreStAnza poetry festival will enchant all
Young poetry fans are in for a treat with enchanted rhyme and nonsense verse at this year’s StAnza Festival. StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival is serving up a treat to young poetry fans with this year’s dedicated children’s programme. StAnza has always featured events for younger audiences from readings by children’s authors to staged performances…
Read MoreGranite Noir’s biggest crime writing festival to date
Aberdeen’s crime writing festival Granite Noir was held at the weekend – with organisers hailing it the biggest and best since its launch in 2017. Highlights of the weekend included an evening with Aberdeen’s own Stuart MacBride and his biggest fan comedian Susan Calman in the newly renovated Music Hall, the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon…
Read MoreViews wanted on 18th century Scottish shipwreck
A consultation has been launched seeking views from the public on the designation of the site of an 18th century merchant ship which sunk off the coast of Shetland over 250 years ago. The wrecked vessel is believed to be the Queen of Sweden, a merchant ship of the Swedish East India Company which hit…
Read MoreLife of the ancient Egyptians at National Museums
The secrets of ancient Egypt are currently being revealed at National Museums Scotland. The exhibition is part of the event to mark the completion of the transformation of the National Museum of Scotland’s iconic Victorian building in Edinburgh and a diverse and world-class programme of exhibitions means a fascinating world of discovery is ready. The…
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