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Buy an Oor Wullie sculpture at auction or bid online
Hundreds of Oor Wullie sculptures will go under the hammer next week to raise vital funds for children and young people in hospital. Following the spectacular success of this summer’s art trail, the Edinburgh auction takes place on Thursday 19 September at Prestonfield House, with all 60 life-sized Oor Wullie sculptures from the capital –…
Read MoreCelebrating storytelling with cultural exchange
The 2019 Scottish International Storytelling Festival hosts 15 guest artists from Canada, along with 60 Scottish storytellers, as part of its biggest international exchange to date. The group, which includes storytellers, musicians and dancers, represents the rich cultural diversity and heritage of Canada. They will perform in Edinburgh and travel across Scotland, as part of…
Read MoreThe Botanics will host the light fantastic again
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh will sprinkle a generous dusting of cheer and wonder once again this year. One of Edinburgh’s most popular festive season events, Christmas at The Botanics, returns for its third consecutive year running for 30 nights from 22 November to 29 December. Enjoyed by visitors in their thousands last year, the…
Read MoreTurning back to clock to an industrial past
New Lanark’s autumn exhibition looking at the decline of Scottish industry gets underway this Saturday. As a historic hub of learning and leisure, New Lanark is hosting Snapshots of a Lost World: the Decline of Scottish Industry. The exhibition displays the Historic Environment Scotland (HES) photography exhibition, Industry and Aesthetics, which explores emotional responses to…
Read MoreMajor new Scottish sculpture unveiled at Marchmont House
A new work by one of the leading abstract sculptors in Scotland is set to go on show to the public for the first time. It can be seen later this month at Marchmont House near Duns in the Scottish Borders. Epsilon is a 2.5m high bronze by Keith McCarter, who has created private and…
Read MoreScottish boat festival confirms 2020 event details
The 2020 Scottish Traditional Boat Festival will take place under new leadership. Following a successful two day event in June earlier this year, plans for the next event in Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, are already underway with the appointment of Myles Murray and Vivien Rae as co-chairs of the festival’s organising committee. They, along with a team…
Read MoreV&A Dundee architect returns for first birthday
The internationally renowned architect of V&A Dundee, Kengo Kuma, will give a special talk to celebrate the museum’s first birthday on Sunday 15 September. Kengo Kuma will return to Scotland’s first design museum to discuss how designing V&A Dundee has informed the National Stadium, the main venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The stadium is…
Read MoreThe King and the Bard were under her spell
Jane, Duchess of Gordon, threw legendary parties, hosted Edinburgh’s best literary salon and recruited troops through her beauty and charm. No wonder everyone from King George III to Robert Burns was under her spell. The streets and closes of eighteenth century Edinburgh could be a dangerous place to walk. Every evening, the public houses and…
Read MoreOur top 10 of Scotland’s mad, bad and dangerous
From cannibals to grave robbers, Scotland has had its fair share of diabolical criminals. Here’s a rogues’ gallery of some of the most notorious. 1. Invasion of the Bodysnatchers Brendan Burke and William Hare were Irish immigrants in 1820s Edinburgh who robbed graves for Dr Robert Knox, who needed bodies to dissect in his anatomy…
Read MoreDaniela Nardini – enjoying This Life and loving Largs
The Nardini family were best known for their ice cream before daughter Daniela won us over with her portrayal of a fiesty young lawyer in This Life. The acclaimed actor now lives in Glasgow, but Largs is still in her heart. In this interview, originally published in 2015, she tells of her life and love…
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