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An abstract oil painting of a path through a green field on a sunny day. Tall blue poppies grow among the long grass.
2 Feb 2023

Newhailes Squared art exhibition

The local community have shared their love for Newhailes at a new art exhibition in the Musselburgh estate.

A young woman looks at a framed manuscript hanging on a blue wall in an exhibition room. She wears a winter coat.
24 Jan 2023

Homecoming exhibition now open at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

The Homecoming exhibition of recently acquired material from the Blavatnik Honresfield collection is now open and runs until Sunday 12 March.

A flock of geese fly across a blue winter sky.
24 Jan 2023

Schools flock to House of Dun

Our new ‘Flock to House of Dun’ art project, funded by The Wild Escape, will help Angus primary schools celebrate local birdlife and heritage.

13 Jan 2023

Homecoming for saved Burns manuscripts

12 original manuscripts feature in a new exhibition at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway.

A lady works on a delicate paper fan, laid out before her on a long white workbench.
11 Jan 2023

Conserving our collections: the paper fan from Newhailes

Watch a short film about our work to protect a delicate paper fan.

A view of Brodie Castle after heavy snowfall. The lawns and trees are blanketed with snow. The sky is a pale blue.
12 Dec 2022

12 Days of a Brodie Castle Christmas

This year we’re counting down Christmas at the castle. On the twelfth day of Brodie my true love gave to me…

Two people stand around a long desk, examining some collection items. The items are displayed on a white sheet and lit by a powerful lamp.
24 Nov 2022

The work of our Collections Care teams

The preservation of the National Trust for Scotland’s collections and interiors is founded in science and relies on the work of our dedicated Collections Care teams.

A woman smiles at the camera as she works on a very old painted ceiling beam. She wears blue nitrile gloves and is holding what looks like a small scalpel.
2 Nov 2022

Crathes painted ceilings project: successfully completed

Our conservation specialists have now completed the intricate work on the historic painted ceilings at Crathes Castle.

17 Oct 2022

Maud Sulter exhibition at Pollok House

We are proud to present a new exhibition of the work of internationally renowned Glaswegian-Ghanaian artist Maud Sulter (1960–2008) at Pollok House in Glasgow.