All Stories

Showing 465 results for Art and collections. Clear filter

A pencil sketch of a young girl reading a book, possibly Caroline Louise Lorimer, by her sister Hannah Cassels Lorimer

11 Aug 2022

A letter from a suffragette

Part of our series Student View, that asks university students to look at our collections and discover stories that resonate with their lives today.

A black and white oil portrait of the top half of a young woman, dressed in 1930s style. She wears a dark wrap-around dress and her hair is neatly tied into a low bun.

25 Jul 2022

Wraps come off Sawyer portrait

Mairi Sawyer, the talented plantswoman who helped shape the world-renowned Inverewe Garden, has been put centre stage in a new art exhibition in the Sawyer Gallery.

A silk fan with bone sticks decorated with patterns of pastel-coloured flowers in blue, yellow and pink, and a lady in a pink dress at the centre.

22 Jul 2022

While preparing for the new display at Brodick Castle, an ivory folding fan was discovered in the Duchess’ boudoir, bearing significant Chinese artistic features. PhD student Wu Yunong explores the global allure and fashion of the fan.

An ivory pot with a tall lid attached by a chain is displayed against a plain grey background. Both the lid and the pot are covered in intricate carvings.

15 Jul 2022

A mysterious ivory item

Our PhD student at Brodick Castle takes a look at the ivory ‘hookah’ in the Beckford Collection and how it relates to the Dutch colonial period.

1 Jul 2022

Multilayered stories of a Chinese porcelain vessel

In the collection at Brodick Castle, there is a Chinese porcelain vessel embellished with striking decoration. Look closer, and even more striking is how many layers of stories are hidden beneath.

22 Jun 2022

Beyond Beckford: reviewing and re-interpreting the Beckford Collection

As part of a Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) funded internship Beyond Beckford, a PhD student and a PhD candidate are carrying out research at Brodick Castle.

A little silver oblong box, shaped like an old book, is displayed against a pale grey background. It has some etched patterns on the top and side.

17 Jun 2022

Plague, fire, floods and a king

A PhD candidate has been researching the history behind some of the objects in a new exhibition at Brodick Castle on Arran.

A view of an exhibition space in a well-lit gallery. On the left, two framed prints are hung on a white wall. In the centre, a large print of a young man's head is displayed on a wooden easel in front of a large window. On the right, another framed print can just be seen hung on the wall.

14 Jun 2022

Peacock at Drum: The Fine Art of Printmaking

A vibrant new exhibition is on display at Drum Castle this summer, celebrating the work of Peacock, a local printmaking workshop.

A view of the front of the north side of Charlotte Square, featuring a terraced row of grand Georgian townhouses with black railings separating them from the wide pavement.

8 Jun 2022

A lady’s diary: the first Edinburgh Musical Festival of 1815

The first Edinburgh Music Festival was founded in 1815, and we look at the diary of a lady who attended the festival that year.

1
…
6
Current page: 7
8
…
52