Lost score revives Scotland’s sound of music and voices from centuries past
2024-12-18
A fragment of ‘lost’ music found in the pages of Scotland’s first full-length printed book is providing clues to whatContinue Reading
Famous Cellists of All Time
2022-10-21
Cellists are some of the most iconic figures in music. They are known for their incredible range and ability toContinue Reading
Auld Reekie Retold @ Museums & Galleries Edinburgh
2020-10-25
Museums & Galleries Edinburgh officially launch Auld Reekie Retold, the largest collections inventory project ever undertaken in the organisation’s history.Continue Reading
30th Anniversary of Cocteau Twins’ Heaven or Las Vegas ALBUM
2020-09-15
In a world that was confined, many sought sanctuaries in their music collections. As we emerge from behind the sofaContinue Reading
100-year-old manuscripts reveal incredible talent of Christine Orr
2019-08-27
The Writers’ Museum is now exhibiting two beautiful manuscript illustrated magazines produced in Edinburgh by Christine Orr and friends between 1911 andContinue Reading
Scottish Secret Bunkers NOW Accessible
2019-07-10
New funding means 13 buildings will fully accessible to public for first time Two secret bunkers will be accessible toContinue Reading
Documents linked to Mary Queen of Scots discovered…
2019-03-08
After decades spent unseen, a group of documents believed to have been signed by Mary Queen of Scots have recentlyContinue Reading
DANNY BOYLE’S ARMISTICE DAY COMMISSION @ SCOTS NATIONAL THEATRE
2018-10-05
National Theatre of Scotland will be part of Pages of the Sea, Danny Boyle’s commission for 14-18 NOW to markContinue Reading
The “Berlin School“- The school that actually isn’t one
2017-04-09
by Birgit Winkler What do you associate with the 9th November of 1989 first? The fact that the Cold WarContinue Reading
A Short History of Nepal
2017-03-31
by Rupert Wolfe Murray There are many small countries that have the misfortune of sharing a border with a muchContinue Reading
The Long History of Ghost In The Shell
2017-03-27
by Andrew Jamieson This year sees Ghost In The Shell, the manga (a Japanese comic for the uninitiated), turn twenty-eightContinue Reading
Edinburgh Festivals in its FINAL WEEK
2016-08-21
by Paula Smith Like many locals I avoided, I reflected then I eventually ventured. I was reminded of how theContinue Reading