Culture
Celebrating 80 years of service to the public
A new exhibition is to tell the story of more than 80 years of Royal Voluntary Service in Glasgow. Compassion in Crisis at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum celebrates the contribution of volunteers in the city, from the Second World War to the Facebook generation From collecting salvage and distributing ration books during the Second…
Read MoreFilm makers wanted for Granite Noir fiction festival
Scots film makers are being invited to play their part in the 2020 instalment of Aberdeen’s crime fiction festival Granite Noir . With plans forwell underway for the weekend of February 20-23, festival organisers are offering a unique opportunity to aspiring filmmakers. In the Frame will offer the chance for some of the north east’s…
Read MoreStair Art showcases the best British designers
Alternative Flooring’s new Stair Art opens on the Design Avenue at Focus/19, with expressive patterns created in collaboration with some the best British designers. Alternative Flooring champions design, craft and UK manufacturing. This British brand has been bringing award-winning innovative designs to floors for over 20 years. A series of creative collaborations with iconic figures…
Read More830,000 visitors at V&A Dundee in first year
V&A Dundee welcomed over 830,000 visitors in its first year, 330,000 more than the pre-opening estimate of 500,000 visitors. In the last 12 months the museum was visited by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for its official opening, made the front cover of TIME Magazine as one of the world’s Greatest Places of 2019,…
Read MoreScots language poem wins international poetry prize
A poem in Scots has won the annual £1,500 international Wigtown Prize for poetry for the first time. Shiftin, by Mhairi Owens, was among entries from poets from as far afield as the USA, China, Canada and Ecuador, writing in English, Scots and Scottish Gaelic. This year, the Wigtown Prize was opened up to entries…
Read MoreDracula to be performed at its inspirational castle
Slains Castle in Aberdeenshire is widely acknowledged having inspired Dracula’s castle, in Bram Stoker’s famous novel. Now, award winning circus company, Modo, brings the classic vampire story to life with a new Doric twist. The production reflects the inspiration Stoker found in his frequent visits to Slains Castle and Cruden Bay. Following its premiere at…
Read MoreTen of Scotland’s most famous soldiers
Virtually all Wellington’s generals were Scots and almost 50 Victoria Crosses have been won by Scots. Martial prowess is in the blood – so here’s our top ten of home-grown warriors 1. William Wallace The most iconic Scottish soldier of all, Sir William Wallace was a knight who became one of the first leaders of…
Read MoreThe lady vanishes – a real 18th century mystery
Was Lady Grange kidnapped by her own husband and sent into exile on St Kilda because she was ‘mad’ or knew too much? When completing their tour of the Western Isles, Dr Johnson and James Boswell made a point of discussing the extraordinary circumstance of an unfortunate woman, ‘The Prisoner of St Kilda’. The woman…
Read MoreOur top ten Scottish doomed love affairs
‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all’ according to Alfred Lord Tennyson. Although we’re not sure that all of these couples would agree, romance certainly can be a difficult path to navigate. Here’s 10 of our favourites. 1. Madonna and Guy Ritchie The Queen of Pop married director…
Read MoreBiggest Gaelic festival in the world returns to Glasgow
The Royal National Mòd will return to Glasgow next month for the 13th time – with an outstanding number of individual participants set to take to the competition stage. This success is attributed to the work that An Comunn Gàidhealach and the Royal National Mòd do with Feisgoil and Glasgow Language Provision Schools, helping to…
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