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A woman sits at a table and clasps her hands. Laid out in front of her is a cream embroidered panel, with pink Glasgow-style roses and other geometric shapes on it.
3 Sept 2024

Stitched puts spotlight on 200 years of textiles

An exhibition shining a light on the often-overlooked art of embroidery runs in Edinburgh from 25 October 2024 until 18 January 2025.

A view looking across a neat lawn to the white Inverewe House. A garden bench stands in the foreground. Tall trees surround the lawn and house.
27 Aug 2024

Emotive artwork at Inverewe’s new exhibition

An exhibition exploring the innate character and possibility of beauty is taking place at Inverewe Garden, part of our new arts programme.

Two people one wearing hi-vis and both wearing helmets and microphones sit in a helicopter next to the window.
26 Aug 2024

Your Gift in Action – autumn 2024

The Trust relies on the generosity of supporters like you to protect the special places we all cherish.

Three young women sit at a table, leaning over a gilt composition frame, cleaning dirt from it using cotton wool swabs.
19 Aug 2024

All that glitters: conservation of gilded frames

Our fifth blog in the Ramsay & Edinburgh Fashion series takes a look at the conservation of the gilded frames that contain artworks for the exhibition.

A photo of a garden on a summer's day with a blue cloudy sky and lots of trees and flowers in full bloom. A glasshouse sits at the bottom of the garden.
13 Aug 2024

The PLANTS project: roses at Malleny Garden

Roses bring a lot of colour to your garden in the summer. Here, the PLANTS project inventory team pick a few favourites from Malleny Garden. 

8 Aug 2024

Plant Journeys blog post #10 – Maple: a feast of colour

Plant Journeys is a blog series, exploring East Asian plants in the garden of Broughton House.

Green stems of bamboo
8 Aug 2024

Plant Journeys blog post #9 – Bamboo: a symbol of integrity

Plant Journeys is a blog series, exploring East Asian plants in the garden of Broughton House.

A view of Fyvie Castle from the grounds
5 Aug 2024

Fyvie Castle and the British Civil Wars (1639–55)

Ahead of a commemorative Living History event to mark the 1644 Battle of Fyvie, historian Dr Andrew Lind summarises the tangled history of the conflict in which the castle played a significant role.

A full-length Victorian silk dress with sleeves is displayed on a mannequin. The silk has a plaid/tartan feel to it and is purple and red.
12 Jul 2024

Ramsay & Edinburgh Fashion: A case for costume

In the fourth in a series of articles inspired by the Ramsay & Edinburgh Fashion exhibition, Regional Curator Vikki Duncan explores how we showcase costume spanning three centuries at House of Dun.