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2 women carry a table into a grand room. The wall behind them is red and decorated with many gilt-framed oil paintings.
16 Jun 2023

Bringing Back the Binns: Meet the Regional Curator

Our Regional Curator has chosen 10 items from the House of the Binns collection to illustrate why our recent conservation project is so important.

A composite image showing some images of gardens and plants. On the top row, from left to right, are photos of two women by a banner advertising the PLANTS project; a close-up of a daffodil; and a woman kneeling by a flower bed taking notes. On the middle row, from left to right, are an extract from a handwritten plant list; some instruction manuals; and an open waterproof folder containing documents, lying on the lawn. On the bottom row, from left to right, are a close-up of a pile of silver plant tags; a close-up of a pale pink rhododendron flower; and a close-up of a yellow-flowering shrub.
16 Jun 2023

The PLANTS project: initial findings

Project Manager Dr Colin McDowall shares some initial findings from the PLANTS project after its first year.

A wooden harpsichord stands in a grand drawing room, with gilt-framed paintings on the wall behind. A stool sits before the harpsichord and sheet music rests on top.
6 Jun 2023

Pride Month at the National Trust for Scotland

In June, we are hosting a number of exciting activities that highlight the role and histories of LGBT+ people at some of our Edinburgh places.

2 Jun 2023

Raeburn’s Edinburgh exhibition opens to the public

Marking the 200th anniversary of Raeburn’s death, the exhibition offers new perspectives on one of Scotland’s greatest artists.

18 May 2023

‘Martin Parr: Think of Scotland’ photography exhibition

Prominent documentary photographer Martin Parr will be displaying his satirical view of Scotland in an exhibition at Pollok House in Glasgow this summer.

11 May 2023

Bringing Back the Binns: behind the scenes with the Collections Care Assistant

In the fourth instalment of ‘Bringing Back the Binns’, discover how the process of packing and storing the painting collection was undertaken by the Collections Care team.

House of Dun seen from along an avenue of tall trees, on a sunny day.
10 May 2023

Dressing for the long Edwardian summer

Two Edwardian summer dresses, now installed at House of Dun, were conserved last year as part of an ongoing project to highlight items from the Angus Folk Museum.

A portrait of an older lady, shown seated in front of a large tapestry. She wears a turquoise blue silk shawl over a royal blue dress. She has a silver necklace with red jewels, which matches her earrings.
1 May 2023

Unravelling the threads of history at Fyvie Castle

Research and conservation assessments of the tapestries at Fyvie have revealed the story within a painting also at the castle.

A black and white photo of a man sitting with a recording machine in front of him. Another man in a white shirt sits holding the mouthpiece to his mouth.
24 Apr 2023

Unlocking the secrets of the Canna sound archive

Our archivist on the Isle of Canna describes the Canna sound archive and how she uses it in her Gaelic folklore work.