Archive

Researching the first archaeologist in Egypt

By all accounts, the story of archaeology in Egypt begins in the mid-1880s with the excavations of William Matthew Flinders…

• By Dr Margaret Maitland
• 27th August 2019

James Watt 2019: a double anniversary

2019 is a big year in engineering and industrial heritage. It marks two major anniversaries associated with one of Scotland’s…

• By Ellie Swinbank
• 25th August 2019

My student placement at National Museums Scotland

• By Emily Raup
• 22nd August 2019

Women’s Identity, Textiles and Heritage: Coastal Style in Mozambique (WITH Coastal Style)

• By Dr Sarah Worden
• 21st August 2019

The most controversial lemon-squeezer in history?

• By Emily Raup
• 14th August 2019

Old Norse whalers

• By Dr Andrew Kitchener
• 11th August 2019

Holy buckets! Insular identities in the Viking age

• By Dr Adrián Maldonado
• 9th August 2019

If you can’t stand up, stand out: in conversation with Izzy Keane

• By Georgina Ripley
• 6th August 2019

Repairing an impossible bottle: taking inspiration from surgical techniques and puppeteers

• By Margot Murray
• 2nd August 2019

Highs and lows of conserving a Highland Bagpipe

• By Thea Christophersen
• 31st July 2019

Music, Land and People: Runrig and Highland History

• By Dr David Worthington
• 28th July 2019

Call of the Wild: the enduring appeal of Scotland

• By Lord Thurso
• 25th July 2019

A microscope that tells the story of a remarkable woman

• By Julie Gibb
• 23rd July 2019

Bees, brownies and Body Beautiful: my Art & Design work experience

• By Rachel Helen Smith
• 16th July 2019

The mystery of concealed shoes

• By Molly Lambourne
• 7th July 2019

Stereocard souvenirs of Wild and Majestic Scotland

• By Peter Blair
• 3rd July 2019

Remembering a Passion for Glass

• By Sarah Rothwell
• 28th June 2019

In Conversation with Jamie Windust

• By Georgina Ripley
• 25th June 2019