Posts Tagged ‘museums’
Skeletons discovered in 5,000-year-old tomb in Orkney
Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an incredibly rare 5,000-year-old Neolithic tomb in Orkney. Fourteen articulated skeletons of men, women and children – two positioned as if they were embracing – were found at the site at Holm, East Mainland. The three-week excavation has revealed traces of a stone cairn 15m in diameter, which had…
Read MoreSt Mungo Museum in Glasgow reopens
THE St Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art is reopening to the public. St Mungo is the only public museum dedicated to religious life and art in the UK. The museum – which is run by Glasgow Life, the city council’s arms-length cultural body – closed at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Duncan…
Read MoreClimate and ecology in focus at National Museums Scotland
Scotland’s Climate Challenge is a new display on show at the National Museum of Scotland. Running until March 27 2022 at the museum in Edinburgh, this small exhibition highlights the exciting work being carried out in Scotland to fight against climate change. It brings together just some of the technological responses that have been developed…
Read MoreNational Museum of Flight launches new future of aviation trail
The National Museum of Flight in East Fortune is exploring the future of aviation with a brand new family summer trail. From reusing old technology to flying without pilots, the new Flying into the Future trail, supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, takes visitors around each of the Museum’s hangars to get a glimpse…
Read MoreA digital exhibition celebrates the art of Edinburgh
As galleries in Edinburgh and across the UK remain dark due to the ongoing pandemic, a new digital exhibition has opened providing a welcome cultural illumination. Presented by Museums and Galleries Edinburgh, Edinburgh: Our City features 22 works from the City’s Collection of Scottish art which is housed in the City Art Centre and widely…
Read MoreAnd that’s a wrap…
ARTIST Mat Dugard has decorated the four columns at Perth museum in a colourful wrap to spread hope amid the pandemic. Dugard has also created three murals on the doors of the city’s AK Bell library. “Each of the artworks is meant to reconnect the public with public spaces and bring some sense of optimism…
Read MoreTwo Scottish sites among ‘museums of the year’
A PAIR of Scottish attractions has been named among the “museums of the year” by Art Fund. Aberdeen Art Gallery and Gairloch Museum were two of the five sites that shared this year’s prize. Each museum will receive £200,000. Councillor Marie Boulton, Aberdeen City Council’s culture spokeswoman, said: “Covid-19 abruptly halted the fantastic momentum that…
Read More‘Whisky Galore!’ bottle bought by maritime museum
A BOTTLE of Scotch salvaged from the ship that inspired Whisky Galore! has been bought by the Scottish Maritime Museum. The unlabeled bottle of blended whisky was salvaged from the SS Politician, which ran aground off the Isle of Eriskay in 1941. George Currie, a diver from Orkney, recovered the bottle from the wreck in…
Read More‘Hello Dolly!’ as museum and other sites reopen
THE National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh is among the tourist attractions reopening today as Scotland’s businesses continue to bounce back from the coronavirus lockdown. The Chamber Street museum’s entrance hall and level one galleries open today, with other parts of the site opening on unspecified later dates. Two new displays have been completed to…
Read MoreA fascinating insight into museums’ model ship collection
On the back of the success of Glasgow Museums’ ship model collection, they have created this extraordinary coffee table book. Taking a decade to compile, it covers all 676 ship models produced by Clyde shipyards and Glasgow-based ship owners. Ranging from the majestic RMS Queen Mary and famous Royal Navy battleship HMS Hood to the…
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