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Legless Romans

One of the real puzzles from Roman Scotland is this massive gilt bronze leg from Milsington, near Hawick in the…

• By Dr Fraser Hunter
• 24th April 2017

Akha style: investigating South East Asian textiles

I am a student from the University of Glasgow’s Dress and Textile Histories MLitt programme, and from January to April…

• By Josie Dear
• 21st April 2017

Museum Socials get a starring role

• By Christine McLean
• 19th April 2017

What makes a Magic Carpet magic?

• By Katherine Oldfield
• 17th April 2017

A Finnish view of the National Museum of Scotland

• By Johanna Vähäpesola
• 12th April 2017

Courting controversy in the museum

• By Sam Alberti
• 10th April 2017

Sporting stories: the Sports and Pastimes collection at the National Museums Scotland Library

• By Ross Anderson
• 6th April 2017

Play On: the science behind why we play and how we do it

• By Augusta Macdonald
• 3rd April 2017

The Battle Abbey sword: recreating a unique medieval weapon

• By Leo (Tod) Todeschini
• 1st April 2017

Illuminating the collections: gas lighting and the museum

• By Dr Klaus Staubermann
• 28th March 2017

The detective story of a lost ancient Egyptian tomb

• By Jackie McGlone
• 27th March 2017

Monkey puzzle: how our primate collection is helping research into brain evolution

• By Dr Andrew Kitchener
• 24th March 2017

Museum colours: contemplating yellow

• By Hazel Saunderson
• 23rd March 2017

Scottie books for children: a walk through Scottish history

• By Lesley Taylor
• 21st March 2017

Monkeying around after hours

• By John Lauzon
• 17th March 2017

Be the Belle of the ball in a beautiful gown

• By Anita Briggs
• 16th March 2017

Clearing up after conflict: exploring the work of The HALO Trust

• By Fiona Shepherd
• 16th March 2017

Thinking with things: considering the role of museums in human cognition

• By Dr Klaus Staubermann
• 15th March 2017