Culture
Restaurant to present Lost Jazz photo exhibition
A Scots restaurant is to host an exhibition of the jazz photography and print graphics of John Claridge in celebration of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, running till August 31. Le Roi Fou (the mad king), was opened in 2017 by chef proprietor, Jérôme Henry, and creative director, Isolde Nash, bringing together a love…
Read MorePiping Live! on the search for people’s piping stories
Piping Live!, the Glasgow International Piping Festival, are asking fans from across the globe to submit their fondest piping memories. They are giving them chance to become part of the festival’s history and have their story printed on the official Piping Live! 2019 festival T-shirt, available to buy when the event returns from 10–18 August.…
Read More10 signs you enjoyed Scottish holidays in the 70s and 80s
Archie Hume of A Hume Country Clothing recalls the joy of blistering like a brandy snap beneath the Scottish sun of his childhood holidays If, like me, you recall summer holidays in the days before cheap travel and Airbnb, when all holiday houses looked and smelt the same and when a trip from Kelso to…
Read More10 fascinating facts about Scotland you never knew
You may think that you know everything about Scotland, but here are ten entertainingly obscure Caledonian factoids to shock and awe your friends. 1. Queen of Pots Apparently Mary, Queen of Scots was a mean billiards player. The first recorded billiards table was ordered by Louis XI of France in 1470. She owned her own…
Read MoreStart date announced for new tourist attraction
Work on the redevelopment of a historic building as a new visitor attraction in Aberdeen is due to start later this month. The Provost Skene’s House (PSH) project will on July 22, and renovation of the historic building is scheduled to take 52 weeks followed by 12-week fit-out, with a planned opening in autumn 2020.…
Read MoreThe Declaration of Arbroath will go on show
The Declaration of Arbroath will be displayed at the National Museum of Scotland next year to mark 700 years since its creation. The document will be displayed within the Scotland galleries of the National Museum of Scotland from 27 March to 26 April 2020. The news has come from National Museums Scotland and National Records…
Read MorePhotographer Martin Parr to exhibit at Aberdeen Art Gallery
Work by Martin Parr, one of the world’s leading photographers, is to be the first special exhibition in the new BP Galleries at Aberdeen Art Gallery. The exhibition, which is presented by Aberdeen Art Gallery and Magnum Photos, will feature two bodies of work by Parr. The first is ‘Think of Scotland’ and the second…
Read MoreBlind Edinburgh artist wants to change the way we view art
An exhibition showcasing the work of blind local Edinburgh artist Alan McIntyre is now on display in The Water of Leith Cafe Bistro. Alan McIntyre is a contemporary visual artist who lives and works in the capital. He has had a lifelong passion for making visual arts and painted predominantly with oil until being diagnosed…
Read MoreGlasgow School of Art graduate’s first solo exhibition
GSA Graduate and one of GAC‘s youngest artist members, Hannah Lyth’s first major solo exhibition goes on show in the Billiard Room this weekend. Entitled ‘Apple of My Eye’, the exhibition explores symbolic narratives connected to the apple in watercolour, pencil and printmaking. Touching on religious and mythological iconography and composition, these mainly figurative works…
Read MoreTWO FOR ONE ENTRY TO GEORGE WATSON’S COLLEGE ANTIQUES & ART FAIR
There’s nothing quite like a weekend spent browsing a lovely selection of antiques and art. Galloway Fairs will hold their July antiques and fine art fair from 26 – 28 July at Edinburgh’s George Watson’s College. Galloway Antiques Fairs have been organising quality antiques and fine art fairs for 24 years. They…
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