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Picasso and Warhol at the heart of exhibition
A major London exhibition is coming to Scotland. New Lanark World Heritage Site will be hosting London’s Fashion and Textile Museum’s international travelling exhibition Artist Textiles – Picasso to Warhol will be hosted there from January 26 – April 29 in its new exhibition gallery. This touring display from the Fashion and Textile Museum, London…
Read MoreModernist jewellery exhibition to launch next month
A collection of modernist jewellery will go on display at the National Museum of Scotland on Friday 1 December until 29 April 2018. ‘Modernist Jewellery’ will feature pieces acquired by National Museums Scotland through the Art Fund New Collecting Award project, Northern Modernist Jewellery, which was awarded to Sarah Rothwell, curator of Modern & Contemporary…
Read MoreRubens portrait to make UK debut in Edinburgh
A family portrait by one of the greatest 17th-century artists will be on display at the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh from 17 November to 28 January, 2018. ‘Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Clara Serena’ by Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was probably painted around 1623, not long before the sitter’s tragically early death at…
Read MoreScottish distillery releases the country’s first absinthe
A Scottish distillery is producing what is thought to be the first absinthe created in the country. The Lost Loch Distillery has launched Murmichan, which uses Scottish ingredients such as mint and bramble leaves, heather flower and willow herb honey Based on traditional Swiss absinthe, Murmichan uses these natural botanicals for both flavouring and colouring…
Read MorePreservation of ruined church building gets underway
A ruined Fife church and its churchyard are to be preserved for their national significance. Floral Art Burntisland and primary school pupils were busy planting bulbs earlier this week at Kirkton Old Church, Burntisland. The project has been led by Burntisland Heritage Trust and supported by Fife Council. The bulb planting is part of a…
Read MoreHave you got what it takes to enter the Great British Bake Off?
Scots are being encouraged to get off their soggy bottoms and enter next year’s Great British Bake Off. The hit TV show, which moved from the BBC to Channel 4 this year, is looking for Britain’s best home bakers to enter the tent. Scots have appeared regularly on the show, with Glasgow-based James Morton reaching…
Read MoreMurder at Stirling Castle for new publication launch
Blood and murder will be at the heart of the matter at Historic Environment Scotland’s first fiction publication, Bloody Scotland. Contributing authors to the work will be in conversation at Stirling Castle later this month. Stirling Castle’s magnificent Great Hall will welcome some of Scotland’s finest crime writers later this month for a special question…
Read MorePaddle steamship restoration would be Maid in heaven
Outlander star Bill Paterson has joined forces with Celtic music legends Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain to help save the UK’s last paddle steamship. They feature in a new short film about the Maid of the Loch, offering the public a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save the ship and see her sail again on the Bonnie…
Read MoreExclusive airport whisky will be a real high flyer
Highland single malt Balblair has partnered with World Duty Free and Glasgow Airport to launch an exclusive single cask bottling. Balblair 1991 Single Cask 013 has been bottled exclusively for Glasgow Airport. The expression, Balblair 1991 Single Cask 013, was ‘chosen and bottled specifically’ for Glasgow Airport and it will only be available in the…
Read MoreStunning Scottish works of art going to auction in London
A sale of Scottish art including a significant group of works by Joan Eardley is to be auctioned later this month. The sale includes major examples by all four Scottish colourists, with a strong post-War section featuring John Bellany, Robin Philipson and Anne Redpath. A highlights exhibition was held in Edinburgh at the end of…
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