Culture
William Morris exhibition is coming to Edinburgh
The archive of Morris & Co, one of the world’s best known interior brands, is being celebrated later this month. Dovecot, the world-renowned tapestry studio in Edinburgh, presents a new interpretation of William Morris’ wallpaper designs to celebrate UK wallpaper innovation. Opening on January 28, this major exhibition highlights why Morris is regarded as one…
Read MoreThe February 2022 Scottish Field is out now
Scottish Field’s first issue of 2022 is now in shops and available digitally. We dangle from Scotland’s sea cliffs with rock climbing enthusiast Guy Robertson, and we meet one of the hardest working women on Tiree, local crofter Rhoda Meek, who has taken on Airbnb We chat with Perthshire’s Michael Yellowlees, who, with his four-legged…
Read MoreHänsel und Gretel opera coming to Glasgow this month
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland will open its doors for public performances later this month. The Conservatoire in Glasgow are delighted to welcome back audiences to our venues, starting with the opera Hänsel und Gretel, which will run from January 20-26. Humperdink’s Hansel and Gretel has a long association with Christmas… It was premiered on…
Read MoreColourful installation celebrating the joy of play
Listening to Joy is a new interactive playscape designed by Yinka Ilori for families of all ages. Supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, it is open at V&A Dundee in the Locke Hall on the ground floor and is free to visit. This vibrant and colourful installation, created especially for V&A Dundee, will employ pattern,…
Read MoreNew music and arts festival Otherlands is revealed
A new boutique three-day camping festival is to take place in Scotland this summer. The founders of FLY, one of Scotland’s largest music events, have created a new event, Otherlands Music and Arts. This celebration of culture will take place at Scone Palace, August 19-21- the home of Scotland’s kings and queens. The three-day retreat…
Read MoreAn exhibition to mark the untold Scottish stories
Historic Environment Scotland has today announced a programme of activity to celebrate the Year of Stories. This includes Unforgettable, an exhibition featuring the untold stories of 12 people from Scotland’s history. The exhibition, which opens in April at Blackness Castle, celebrates stories of people from marginalised communities whose lives shaped or were shaped by Scotland…
Read MoreTwo Russian operas are coming in a double bill
Scottish Opera is set to perform a double bill of short, striking Russian operas: the Scottish premiere of Sergei Rachmaninov’s The Miserly Knight and the Company premiere of Mavra, by Igor Stravinsky. Adapted from stories by Russian poet, playwright, and novelist Alexander Pushkin, The Miserly Knight is a brooding story of a father and son…
Read MoreThe Bookshop Band’s soundtrack for Netflix and Aardman film
A Scots band went global when their music featured in an Aardman and Netflix musical special. Wigtown duo, The Bookshop Band, were delighting children and families worldwide in Robin Robin, the first-ever full blown musical from Aardman – creators of Wallace and Grommit – was released on Netflix. Beth Porter and Ben Please, who moved…
Read MoreStill time to take part in Stirling’s bid for city status
Stirling Makar Laura Fyfe has joined forces with Scene Stirling to invite everyone across the area, from Cowie to Crianlarich, to unleash their creativity and share their twenty-five words for 2025. As the city’s leading poet, Laura is seeking 25-word contributions from local people (sentences, lines and phrases) for a collective poem celebrating Stirling’s rich…
Read MoreExhibitions at the National Galleries of Scotland 2022
A world-first exhibition dedicated to sharing the remarkable story of Scotland’s key role in popularising modern French art is one of several highlights of the National Galleries of Scotland’s 2022 programme. A Taste for Impressionism at the Royal Scottish Academy will focus on the pioneering nineteenth-century Scottish collectors who had the foresight to invest in…
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