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The many lives of the Traprain Treasure’s Roman silver
One of the greatest treasures of our museum is the late Roman silver hoard from Traprain Law in East Lothian,…
Capturing the present with 20th-century photographic equipment
In the 20th century, camera technology was very different to the digital cameras we use today. As part of the…
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The global environmental emergency – not only the climate crisis but also large-scale biodiversity loss – is the biggest challenge…
Making ‘Back to Black’
Glass artist Christopher Day uses his craft to navigate what it means to be black in the UK, investigating complex…