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A man stands in front of a large painting and uses a tool to carefully clean the canvas.
11 Aug 2017

Paintings undergoing conservation

Three large 17th-century Dutch paintings from Hill of Tarvit are being cleaned at a conservation studio. One painting is complete and the results are impressive.

A glass vessel, shaped like a pig, stands on a polished round wooden table beside some thick glass goblets. A large sash window lets in light in the background.
8 Aug 2017

The two little gin pigs of Brodie Castle

The Project Reveal Team at Brodie Castle delve into the history of gin – all in the name of research!

A Trust ranger crouches down next to a log in woodland, surrounded by a group of young children wearing high-vis vests and two adult helpers.
27 Jul 2017

The not-so-lone ranger

On World Ranger Day, find out more about the fantastic work of our very own rangers.

Revealing our collections
21 Jul 2017

Revealing our collections

Over the next 18 months we will share behind-the-scenes insights on the progress of our collections inventory project with you.

Haddo Madonna
21 Jul 2017

Haddo Madonna

Over the next 12 months we will share behind-the-scenes insights on the progress of our research on this painting, which we hope may be by the Renaissance artist Raphael.

A group of people at work in a field, removing weeds and invasive plants.
14 Jun 2017

Conservation volunteers protecting spectacular scenery

The Trust’s Conservation Volunteer Groups will be hard at work protecting Scotland’s spectacular scenery this summer.

Young children learning outdoors with our rangers. They hold trays of earth as they sift woodland material into them.
21 Apr 2017

Follow the rangers

Find out more about the work of the Trust Rangers.