National Museums Scotland listings
21 January to 3 March 2008
For more on what’s on at the Museums
throughout 2008, please see:
http://www.nms.ac.uk/pressrelease_year_ahead_2008.aspx
Highlights
Sunday Morning
Music
National Museum of Scotland
Main Hall
Sun 27 January, Sun 24 February
10:45 (1hr)
Free/Drop-in
Enjoy a relaxing Sunday brunch at
Café Delos to the soothing sounds of talented young musicians.
Willow
Harvest
National Museum of Rural
Life
Meet at Ticket Desk
Sun 3 February
10:30 (4hrs)
Book now on 0131 247 4377
This natural, eco-friendly and versatile material has been
used for centuries to make utensils and in herbal remedies. Help us harvest
this year’s crop.
Exhibitions
Jerwood Applied Arts Prize 2007: Jewellery
National Museum of Scotland
Special Exhibition Gallery
Until Sun 2 March
Free
From the ethereal headpieces of woven nylon to contemporary
mourning brooches that gradually transform from black to gold and whimsical
jewellery made from vintage buttons and toy animals sourced from eBay.
The Jerwood Applied Arts Prize is the UK’s
most prestigious prize in the applied arts. It is run annually by the Crafts
Council and Jerwood Charitable Foundation over a six-year cycle, with a
different medium represented each year: jewellery, textiles, ceramics, glass,
furniture and metal.
This display showcases work of the short-listed jewellery
makers: Nora Fok, Yoko Izawa, Grainne Morton, Mah Rana, and joint winners Susan
Cross and Adam Paxon.
Silver: Made in Scotland
National Museum of Scotland
Fri 25 January–Sun
27 April
Adult £6, Concession £5,
Members/children 12 and under free
Book now online at
www.nms.ac.uk/silver or call 0870 421 4299
This
beautiful, versatile precious metal has long symbolised wealth, power, status
and success. In this never-to-be-repeated exhibition see over 350 shining
examples, past and present, from a ‘mazer’ linked with Robert the
Bruce to a teapot crafted for Billy Connolly.
Celebrate
the glittering tradition of silversmithing in Scotland over seven centuries
and, as we commemorate the 550th anniversary of hallmarking in Scotland,
find out about the ancient Incorporation
of Goldsmiths that oversees the
craft. Unearth the stories behind the makers, objects and owners and delve into
the science of silver.
Royal Museum Project: Your
Museum is Changing
Crafts Gallery
Fri 8 February–Sun 27 April
Free
The £46 million transformation of the Royal Museum building
into a museum for the 21st century is underway.
Your Museum is Changing chronicles
the history of the building and reveals the plans for its future. For almost
150 years the Royal Museum has
inspired visitors from around Scotland and across
the world. Explore the changes that have taken place over the years through
archive footage and images. Find out why things are changing now, how the
transformation will be realised – including which galleries will be
closed when – and the benefits the refurbishment will bring. A computer generated
‘fly-through’ and artist’s impressions offer a ‘sneak
peak’ of what the revamped museum will look like from 2011.
Events/activities
National Museum of Scotland
Science at the Museum
Connect Gallery
Every Sat and Sun
11:45/12:45/13:45/14:45 (20 mins)
Free
Come along to our free events every weekend in Connect. Find
out about science in the real world in Meet
the Scientist or enjoy a free Super
Science Show. Age 5+. Limited space (seating for 20).
Bruce and Bannockburn
Hawthornden Court
Sun 27 January
12:45/13:45/14:45 (30 mins)
Free
Jerwood Jewellery
Symposium
Main Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh College of Art
Tue 29 January
Free
This
inspiring event features Jerwood Applied Arts Prize 2007 joint winner Susan
Cross, who will be joined by speakers from the field of contemporary jewellery.
For
further information and booking contact Professor Dorothy Hogg MBE, tel 0131
221 6126, email [email protected]
Talk: The Tiree
Frigatebird
Education Centre
Fri 1 February
14:00 (1hr)
£5/£4/Members free
Book now on 0131 247 4422
Join Bob McGowan,
Senior Curator of Birds, and find out how a dying Frigatebird found in Tiree in
1953, identified as Magnificent Frigatebird,
came to be reassessed 50 years later as the first record of a new
species for the Western Palearctic.
Scottish Traditions of Dance Trust
Hawthornden Court
Sun 3 February
13:45/14:45 (30mins)
Free
Lecture – Hamilton Palace: Making a
Powerhouse and a Treasurehouse
Lecture Theatre
Tue 5 February
14:00 (1hr)
£5/£4/Members free
Book now on 0131 225 7534
Godfrey Evans, Principal Curator of European
Applied Art, explores how Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton (1767-1852),
transformed his old baroque palace by installing extraordinary interiors.
Silver: Made in Scotland – Exhibition
Guided Tours
Main Hall
Tue 5 February–Fri 25 April (Every Tue and Fri)
Tue 15:00/Fri 12:00 (1hr)
Free with valid exhibition ticket
Book now on 0131 225 7534
Find out more about Silver:
Made in Scotland on a guided tour. A valid exhibition ticket is
required. Book in advance and meet your guide at the Totem Pole in the Main
Hall. Places limited.
Chinese New Year – Year of the Rat
Co-ordinated by Intercultural Music and Arts
Project (iMAP)
Hawthornden Court
Sun 10 February
12:00–16:00 (Drop-in)
Free
Silver: Made in Scotland – Family
Silver
Main Hall
Sat 9, Sun 10, Sat 16, Sun 17 February
10:30–16:00
Free/Drop-in
Make an embossed ‘silver’ or ‘gold’ treasure
with your own unique design to take home, with artist Daphne Louter. Age 5+
Half-Term Handling Sessions: Museum
Treasures
Ancient Egypt gallery First
Floor (Mon)
Early People gallery Level 0 (Tue, Wed)
Industry and Empire gallery Level 5 (Thu)
Mon 11–Thu 14 February
13:30–15:30
Free/Drop-in
Drop-in during the February half-term holiday and get a
handle on history through real and replica objects.
Mon 11: Egyptians
Tue 12: Romans
Wed 13: Vikings
Thu 14: Victorians
Printed Wishes – 500 Years of
Printing in Scotland
Hawthornden Court
Tue 12–Thu 14 February
10:30–12:30/13:30–16:00
Free/Drop-in
Celebrate 500 Years of Printing in Scotland by making
your own beautifully printed postcard to send to a friend or loved one. Use the
stamps supplied to design your own message then post it from the museum.
Silver: Made in Scotland – Gold
Fever!
Education Centre
Wed 13–Sat 16 February
10:30–16:00
Free/Drop-in
Try your hand at the ancient art of gold panning! Sieve
through sand and gravel to discover ‘gold’ nuggets and gemstones with
expert gold panners Lorna Sangster and Eileen Smillie. Age 5+
Silver: Made in Scotland – Silver
Roadshow
Main Hall
Sun 17 February
11:00–16:00
Free/Drop-in
Bring along your silver or gold treasures and let our
experts tell you about their origins and explain the hallmarks. Enjoy music by
the Newtongrange Silver Band. Sorry, no valuations can be given!
Medieval Weaponry
Hawthornden Court
Sun 17 February
12:45/13:45/14:45
Free
Hysterical History of Scotland
Hawthornden Court
Sun 24 February
12:45/13:45/14:45
Free
Silver: Made in Scotland – Lecture
Lecture Theatre
Tue 26 February
14:00 (1hr)
£5/£4/Members free
Book now on 0131 247 4422
As we celebrate the 550th anniversary of hallmarking in Scotland, join George
Dalgleish, Principal Curator of Scottish History to find how we can
identify individual makers from the hallmarks on their surviving wares.
Edinburgh Lecture – Inside Out: Buildings and their Landscapes
Lecture Theatre
Thu 28 February
18:30 (1hr 30mins)
£3
Gareth Hoskins, architect for the Royal Museum Project,
discusses the connections between buildings and their surrounding landscapes. Tickets
available from The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh, tel 0131 473 2000, or online at www.edinburghlectures.org
Silver: Made in Scotland – Talk:
Precious Creations: Old Values, New Technology
Lecture Theatre
Sat 1 March
14:00 (1hr 15mins)
£5/£4/Members free
Book now on 0131 225 7534
Silversmith Grant Macdonald discusses how his 21st-century
workshop is embracing new technologies whilst retaining the craftsmanship and
quality of the past.
Silver: Made in Scotland –
Watercolours in the Museum
Main Hall 13:30 (2hrs)
Sun 2, 9, 16, 23 March
£20/Conc £16
Book now on 0131 225 7534
Artist Karen Clulow leads a four-week course using
watercolour techniques to create images of silver, gold and glass objects from
the collections. Includes entry to Silver:
Made in Scotland. Places limited. Please bring your own materials.
National Museum of Flight
Workshop: Make and Take
Sundays
11:30–13:00/14:00–16:00 (20mins)
Drop-in
Bring the kids along to a Make
and Take workshop where they can have fun making toys, using
everyday objects, from cotton-reel tanks and paper planes to camouflage
bandanas. Age 3+.
Camouflage!
Sat 9–Sun17 February
11:30–13:00/14:00–16:00 (30mins)
Drop-in
Try on some real uniforms before designing your own
camouflage. Will your friends and family still be able to spot you? Age 3+
National Museum of Rural Life
Burns and Beasties: Family Evening Event
Sun 27 January
17:00–19:00
Adult £5, Child (age 5+) £2.50
Book now on 0131 247 4377
Come and hear Burns’ poetry as told by his wife!
‘Jean Armour’ will take you on a torch lit walk and recite some
Burns favourites for your entertainment.
Make a Bird Feeder
Education Centre
Sun 10 February
14:00-16:00
Drop-in
Help our feathered friends! Build a simple feeder for the
birdlife in your garden, and then wait to see who comes to visit!
National War Museum
Commando Country
Until Sun 27 April
Included in museum admission
It’s June 1940. British forces are being forced to
evacuate Norway and France. Britain faces
imminent invasion. Drastic measures are required.
Commando Country examines the country’s response to
this dire situation. Special training centres were set up in the Highlands to train
Commando forces to strike in enemy-occupied Europe. First-hand
reports and personal items provide compelling accounts of secret raids, enemy
sabotage and deadly missions. Would you have managed to stay the course?
Museum addresses:
National Museum of Scotland, Chambers
St, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF
National War Museum, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, EH1 2NG
National Museum of Costume,
Shambellie House, New Abbey, Dumfriesshire,
DG2 8HQ. Now closed until 21 March 2008
National Museum of Flight,
East Fortune Airfield, East Lothian. For updated opening times see: http://www.nms.ac.uk/mf_openingtimes_ticketprices.aspx
National Museum of Rural Life, Wester Kittochside,
Philipshill Rd (off Stewartfield Way), East Kilbride, G76 9HR
For booking, opening times and location
details, contact National Museums Scotland on 0131 225 7534/www.nms.ac.uk
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