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The Whalers’ Memory Bank brings together new and lost stories of Scottish whalers and their intrepid adventures on South Georgia island.
A new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland relives the glory of the reign of Catherine the Great of Russia. It's a splendid show with some breathtaking pieces, says Adrian Hamilton ...
A new twinning arrangement between Hartepool and the Royal Navy’s newest warship will be marked at this year’s Armed Forces ...
From reduced-capacity events to raves and screenings in lieu of runways, the spring 2026 menswear season confirmed that the ...
A gold bird pin from the Galloway Hoard, dated to about AD900. National Museums of Scotland One of the most beautiful objects to his mind is a gold pin depicting a bird.
Britain’s royal train service has been deemed too expensive, so now it’s being ditched in favor of helicopters and scheduled ...
Dr Martin Goldberg from National Museums Scotland said: “The rock crystal jar is one of the highlight objects from the Galloway Hoard.
The Second World War sacrifice of an Air Bomber Flying Officer (F/O) Joseph William Tucker killed in an airplane crash was ...
In an early case of industrial espionage, Robert Fortune disguised himself as a local and took tea leaves and the secrets of ...
Eight thousand miles from home surrounded by strangers on a ship that rolled in stormy waters, a 16-year-old lad stood unsteady on his feet.
The exhibition, free to children under 15, will open at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery on 2 August before travelling to the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh in January.
Goose Lane Editions has published “Erica Rutherford: Her Lives and Works,” a collection of more than 60 reproductions of her ...