All stories
Can I touch that?
Revealing the significance of objects in the Trust’s collections helps make them more accessible.
Who you gonna call? Mothbusters!
Mothbusters have been called in to halt Newhailes’ bothersome bug problem.
Janus – the god of January – looks at Project Reveal’s progress
Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings, looks forwards and backwards. Here we do that for Project Reveal.
Haggis & cheese scones
If you can’t pop into the RBBM Café to try our haggis & cheese scones, you can make them at home.
Work begins to build the Hill House ‘Box’
We’ve reached a major milestone in our effort to save Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s iconic building, as steel beams have been craned into place.
Scenery’s supporting role for Mary Queen of Scots
Scotland’s most famous glen features in the new Mary Queen of Scots film.
Photographing the unseen
In Kellie Castle, the Dining Room walls are covered by wooden painted panels. On some we can see traces of earlier decoration, before they were repainted. This article explains how we photographed these original drawings.
It’s time for the winter deep clean
Every winter deep cleans take place across the Trust, and Kellie Castle is now in the final year of its 5-year deep clean cycle.
Nothing revealing to say
Mark Bishop, Director of Customer & Cause at the Trust, recently got to experience at first hand the work of Project Reveal.
Hill House ready for ‘Box’ construction
Mackintosh’s Hill House is now wintered and ready for construction of the Box to start this month.
Lights, camera, fact-ion
At number 34 in our 100 Ways list is bringing Scotland to the silver screen.
Lecture shares secrets of Project Reveal
Find out more about Project Reveal at a special lecture this November.
For auld lang syne
As the South West Project Reveal team approach the end of our involvement in the project, we’d like to look back over the last 15 months.
Drying out water damage
At number 27 on our 100 Ways list is the recovery work we’re doing at Newhailes House after flood damage.
Architecture inspires art at Kellie Castle
Project Reveal takes a look at the elaborate ceilings at Kellie Castle and the artwork they inspired.
Lights, camera, upload
A look at how the Project Reveal photographers capture images of the Trust’s collections and link them to our database.
Changing Rooms at Pollok House
The interiors at Pollok have been repeatedly redisplayed over the last 20 years. Our photography collection helps document these changes.
Lady Mary Pierrepont
Revealing the story behind an often-overlooked painting of a remarkable woman
Stay away from the trapdoor!
There are hidden delights, not creepy horrors, to be found in the Gallery at Broughton House.
Into the heart of Angus’s agricultural past
Shining a light on the Angus Folk Museum’s agricultural collections.
Getting into the bones of Barry Mill with novel event
Author Sandra Ireland will read from her new novel at Barry Mill next month.
The doctor will see you now
Project Reveal delves into the medical collections held by the National Trust for Scotland.
The collection at the edge of the world
Project Reveal goes in search of the National Trust for Scotland’s most remote collection.
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.