Heritage

Museums, archives and heritage

The exhibition in the National Library of Scotland on George IV Bridge, tells the personal stories of the…
Sunday 2 November sees the Glorious Half-Mile to Holyrood – the Canongate – come to life with a free…
The Nelson Monument on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill has been colourfully commemorating Trafalgar Day.
Border ballads, fiddle tunes, traditional tales and dances will be hot topics in Hawick at an upcoming…
A moving, new exhibition opening today at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery brings home the tragedy of…
With the Commonwealth Games due to open in Glasgow on Wednesday, 23 July and the Centenary of the start of…
The latest in the National Museum of Scotland's series of hugely popular after-hours Friday evening…
Edinburgh joins Europe in the Festival of Museums with special events throughout the weekend that bring a…
When EdinburghGuide.com started covering the Fringe festival at the beginning of the millennium, John Ritchie…
Scotland’s first complete map and dataset of Scotland's native woodlands was revealed yesterday (Monday).
This Thursday, more than one thousand children and young people will be taking over 30 museums across…
Over 30 museums throughout the country are part of the first ever Takeover Day Scotland in museums.
He (or should that be "she") looks like someone who has had an unfortunate accident with a leaf-blower and a…
As in previous years, government heritage agency Historic Scotland will be marking Scotland's national day,…
Historic Kinneil House in Bo’ness – said to be haunted by the ghost of a ‘White Lady’ – is opening its doors…
The 500th anniversary of the Scottish defeat at the battle of Flodden will be marked this Sunday in the…
A quiet oasis located in the heart of the city. The Old College Quad on South Bridge, rarely visited but…
As part of TradFest, Edinburgh’s newest Festival, the Storytelling Centre have put together a series of…
Karine Polwart, Mairi Campbell and other top Edinburgh folk musicians will come together at this year’s…