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An old-fashioned medicine chest, which is open to show the different bottles and packages containing various 'cures'.

10 Sept 2020

Morphinomania in the 19th century

We take a look at one of 19th-century Britain’s most ubiquitous but deadly substances.

9 Sept 2020

The Hill House: the bathroom

One of the more unusual objects in the Hill House collection is the shower. Yes, you read that correctly – visitors are often quite startled to see a shower in a house of this age, and by how it looks!

An unframed oil painting of an elderly man sitting in a stone cellar-type building is displayed against a plain grey background. The room is filled with glass jars, pots and vases. A long dark drape hangs to the left.

7 Sept 2020

James Nasmyth and the Philosopher’s Stone

To celebrate World Literacy Day (8 September), we take a closer look at a painting by James Nasmyth to uncover a story about alchemy and friendship.

An artist holding a palette full of brightly coloured paint, painting a landscape scene on an easel.

7 Sept 2020

Art competition gallery

We asked you to create your very own masterpiece to celebrate our incredible places. Take a look at some of our favourites.

Painting showing an older man with a fur hat and large beard surrounded by three younger people. there is an open book in the foreground.

4 Sept 2020

Best of the beards

In celebration of World Beard Day on Saturday 5 September, we share some of the best bristles from across our collections.

An oil portrait of a young 17th-century woman seated in front of a classical background. She looks directly at the viewer. She has ringlets in her hair, held back by a wide headband with pearls. She also wears a pearl necklace and earrings. Her blue and white silk dress is voluminous and is pinned in various places with pearl brooches.

3 Sept 2020

Anne, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton (1631–1716)

Join Regional Curator Sarah Beattie over the next few months as she looks at the lives of some of the Hamilton family and explores the impact they had on the building, collections and interiors at Brodick Castle.

An old wooden shelf has a variety of old-fashioned cleaning products arranged upon it. These include old bars of soap, a metal tin of mothicide, a metal canister of Brasso, two old glass bottles and a cardboard box of Rinso.

2 Sept 2020

Vintage cleaning hacks from the Tenement House

The Tenement House archive in Glasgow holds some great advice to help you keep your home spick and span!

An old oil painting of Culzean Castle on the cliff top, seen from the sea. A group of white sailed boats are in the foreground. The sky is large, pale blue with clouds in the distance.

1 Sept 2020

Throwing new light on difficult histories

Our collections contain a considerable number of controversial objects which we can use to reveal the complexities of our heritage and culture.

Close-up of small piles of colourful spices, including cinnamon sticks, turmeric and star anise.

31 Aug 2020

A Gladstone’s Land plague remedy

Gladstone’s Land sold all the ingredients to ‘cure’ 17th-century Edinburgh residents of the plague.

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