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Music Day on the summer solstice
In France, the longest day is the day people celebrate ‘La Fete de la Musique’, or Music Day.
Inspiring places
Scotland’s spectacular scenery has inspired writers, painters and film makers for generations. Through a break in trees, by turning a bend or simply opening your curtains, you can discover a magical mix of mountains, lochs, forest and glens.
Photo forensics – teasing out the details
Canna archivist Fiona Mackenzie shows how research helps to fill in the details of the Margaret Fay Shaw photographic collection catalogue in Canna House.
16th-century lessons to live by from Culross Palace
Painted on the wooden ceiling of Culross Palace in Fife are 16 allegorical scenes that contain life lessons and moral codes.
A huge thank you to our supporters
In the midst of these challenging times, we want to say a big thank you to all those who are supporting us – it means the world to us.
A guide to exploring Glasgow tenements
How many of these features can you find in your tenement flat?
Delving into the archives at J M Barrie’s Birthplace
Here we highlight some of our archive collection relating to J M Barrie, creator of Peter Pan.
St Kilda – the last summer
Folklorist Margaret Fay Shaw’s description and images of her visit to St Kilda, just before the evacuation of its inhabitants in 1930.
Margaret Fay Shaw’s diary of 1920/21
An American student in Scotland: Part 2 of Margaret Fay Shaw’s reflections on a year at school in Helensburgh in the 1920s.