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18th-century portrait of a man with a long grey wig and a red outercoat

11 May 2021

Costume and colour

The third in our A Student’s View series takes us on a journey into a painting to discover how clothing can tell a story.

A young woman walks along a clifftop path, with binoculars around her neck.

10 May 2021

Introducing: ‘I love this place’

Fall in love with our places all over again when you watch our new film.

A pile of letterpress-printed cards are arranged over a flat surface. Most cards are bright and colourful, and are facing up. The card on the top of the pile is reverse-side up. It shows the logos of Paper Tiger and Robert Smail's Printing Works, as well as a couple of lines of text describing how the cards are printed.

10 May 2021

New partnership between Smail’s and Paper Tiger

Robert Smail’s, our traditional Borders-based printing press, has been employed to create a brand new range of cards to mark the 40th birthday of a specialist Scottish stationer.

A wheelbarrow stands on a grass lawn in front of a bed of a purple-leaved plant, with occasional daffodils poking through! Some long-handled shears lie in the wheelbarrow.

7 May 2021

Threave Gardening Show returns

Threave Gardening Show is back for 2021 with a new approach, from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 June.

An aerial view of Culzean Castle, taken from over the sea. The castle and surrounding buildings have been labelled with letters. Black arrows have also been superimposed, showing the direction of the sketches referred to in the story.

6 May 2021

Culzean Castle before Robert Adam

Remains of the medieval castle at Culzean are recorded in a series of sketches and an estate map.

An oval portrait of a young man, displayed against a white background. He is shown seated, looking to the right. He wears a dark jacket and a white shirt.

5 May 2021

William Douglas-Hamilton (1845–95), 12th Duke of Hamilton

In her penultimate blog of the series exploring the lives of the Hamilton family at Brodick Castle, Curator Sarah Beattie takes a look at William, 12th Duke of Hamilton.