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  • A photograph of a bagpiper in Trossachs Glen, Stirling, Scotland. The photograph is in black and white, the player has a silhouette, there are trees and grass in the background.

    The Sound of Friendship: A Musical Dialogue Between Scotland and China

    10 April 2025, Archives, Heritage, History
  • Painting of a man skating in Victorian clothing - long black coat, trousers and a top hat. He's outlined in turquoise. In the background behind him is an architectural drawing of Murrayfield Ice Rink from the 1930s, with people wearing 1930s clothing and 1930s cars.

    The Skating Minister and Scotland’s ice-skating history

    19 December 2024, Archives, History
  • An aerial photo of Holyrood Park. It's tinted purple with an illustration of a plane in yellow flying over. The crags are at the centre of the image and behind them is the city of Edinburgh. The city is under a blanket of smog but here and there church spires and landmarks emerge from the smoke.

    What can a 75-year-old photo tell us about Holyrood Park?

    20 November 2024, Aerial photography, Archives, Nature & wildlife
  • A parody of the famous "maths lady" meme where a woman with a puzzled expression on her face is surrounded by mathematical equations, symbolic of the workings of her mind. In this case, the woman is a Renaissance carving and the image behind her is a ruined medieval cathedral. Mathematical and geometrical scribblings are over the background.

    Maths tales from Scottish history

    20 September 2024, Archives
  • The Forth Road Bridge: 60 Years in Pictures

    04 September 2024, Architecture, Archives, Heritage
  • Archive photo of a group of around a dozen young teenagers dressed in medieval and renaissance regalia. The girls wear crowns and sashes, the boys wear cloaks and page boy outfits.

    Bathgate Procession and Gala Day: 180 Years of Tradition

    20 June 2024, Archives
  • Black and white archive photo showing two men behind a counter.

    L’incontro: An archive of Italian life in Scotland

    22 May 2024, Archives
  • Historic greetings – Christmas cards from our archives

    22 December 2023, Archives, Scottish Traditions
  • Pantomime in Scotland

    18 December 2023, Archives
  • A black and white archive photo showing a Dalek at Edinburgh Castle.

    Doctor Who in Scotland

    23 November 2023, Archives, History
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