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Black and white photograph of two small girls sitting next to each other in front of a 'cut out' piano in a photographer's studio.

The turn of the page: a photographic ghost story

We explore Victorian studio photography through a fictional ghost story!

An old gold and cream silk dress is displayed on a mannequin against a plain grey background. It has a tight bodice section, with a long full skirt. Red flowers decorate the silk at the back.
22 Oct 2020

The tale of a silk dress: part 2

Read the next entry in our imagined diary of a beautiful silk dress, as she continues her account of her exciting travels, leading to her final destination.

A grand 3-storey Georgian House, flanked by two single-storey pavilions. There are curving stone steps with two lion statues on pillars leading up to the house.
22 Oct 2020

What’s up at Pollok

Read about Pollok House from a teenager’s point of view – it’s still a great way to spend a day.

Two bookshelves filled with hardback books. There is a photo of Charles Rennie Mackintosh to the right.
21 Oct 2020

The Hill House: the library

Find inspiration in the book titles in this room, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for book publisher Walter Blackie.

A white ceramic plate sits beside its lid, which is decorated with flowers. This is a cheese dome.
15 Oct 2020

Say cheese!

To celebrate World Food Day on Friday 16 October we take a look at the history of cheese though objects in our collection.

A very large crystal chandlier hangs from an ornate ceiling. It is lit. Its shadow falls onto the decorated wall panels behind, below which are displayed a number of gilt-framed portraits.
15 Oct 2020

Light & Dark at Haddo House

Last year, designer James Johnson worked with the team at Haddo House to enliven spaces through the use of light and dark.

Falkland Palace in autumn, with a large tree in front, its leaves on the ground.
14 Oct 2020

Africans at the court of James IV

It’s Black History Month and, as we launch the Facing Our Past project, we take a look at some of the properties in our care that have links to the transatlantic slave trade.

Delicately coloured photo of a Japanese lady playing a shamisen in front of a screen decorated with cherry blossom.
14 Oct 2020

E A Hornel exhibition: From Camera to Canvas

This autumn the National Trust for Scotland and Edinburgh City Art Centre are delighted to present the first major exhibition of the work of Scottish artist Edward Atkinson Hornel for over 35 years.

A black and white photograph of a young man standing outside by a white stone wall. The shadow of a woman falls across his chest. He wears a dark jacket and a buttoned-up shirt underneath.
13 Oct 2020

Margaret Fay Shaw: the shadow in the corner

Fiona Mackenzie, Canna House Archivist, explores whether folklorist Margaret Fay Shaw deliberately inserted her shadow into her photography as a form of self-portrait.

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