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A view from a hillside looking out across a horseshoe-shaped bay on a sunny day.
21 Aug 2018

The collection at the edge of the world

Project Reveal goes in search of the National Trust for Scotland’s most remote collection.

A black and white photo of Inverewe House with its white stone walls and grey slate roof.
20 Aug 2018

Inverewe House: phoenix from the ashes

Set among the exotic plants that thrive in Inverewe Garden, this elegant house hasn’t always looked this way.

An oil painting of three young girls sitting at the edge of a beach, with pink and white roses trailing about them.
1 Aug 2018

Hornel’s photographic eye and the influence of Japanese photography: part 3

The photographs Edward Atkinson Hornel saw in, and brought back from, Japan had a profound effect on his later paintings.

A very large group of people stand in front of a photo wall in an office, looking towards the camera. Three people at the front hold a large key between them.
27 Jul 2018

Project Reveal – One year on and 12 months of progress

To celebrate the first anniversary of Project Reveal, we’ve chosen a selection of images which illustrate the diverse range of objects in the Trust’s collections.

A colourised photo of a Japanese woman kneeling on the floor and arranging irises in a metal urn.
25 Jul 2018

Hornel’s photographic eye and the influence of Japanese photography: part 2

In Japan in 1893, Edward Atkinson Hornel was exposed to a wide variety of different types of Japanese photography.

A close-up of lots of small glass bubbles, laid on top of an old printed label.
23 Jul 2018

The spirit of the age

Project Reveal’s West Team discover the delights of the Weaver’s Cottage collection.

An old colourised photograph of Japanese women carrying out a tea ceremony as they kneel on the floor.
20 Jul 2018

Hornel’s photographic eye and the influence of Japanese photography: part 1

A trip to Japan in 1893, and exposure to photography there, changed Edward Atkinson Hornel’s entire approach to painting.

12 Jul 2018

Marvellous marquetry

The Dunfermline dressing room in Fyvie Castle boasts a fabulous collection of marquetry furniture.

Archaeological artefacts from an excavation are displayed on a wooden table inside a room.
10 Jul 2018

Digging deep to ‘Reveal’ the Trust's archaeological treasures

Our Lead Inventory Officer (Archaeology) tells us about her role and how it’s supporting the management of the Trust’s archaeology collections.