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FROM THE ARCHIVE ...

Faces, places and spaces that have made their mark

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 ISLAND 'HOMECOMING' 

FOR 1,984 COPIES OF 

ORWELL'S EPIC NOVEL 

27 December 2023

Art installation on Jura  

marks 75 years since writer

completed landmark work. 

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MUSEUM MARKS SCOTS' 

CURLING SUCCESS THAT

MADE OLYMPIC HISTORY

2 December 2023

Mementos linked to team

go on display to celebrate

landmark triumph's centenary.

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BECAUSE THOU ART

WORTH IT ...  A NEW TAKE 

ON RENAISSANCE BEAUTY

11 November 2023

Multi-sensory exhibit offers

  unique insights into cosmetics 

during Shakespearean era.

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SOMEWHERE OVER THE

HEDGE ... A THEATRE

OF DREAMS IS WAITING

22 October 2023

Fair wind or foul, a trip to

Glebe Park will always be a

welcome breath of fresh air.

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THINK OF METHIL POWER 

STATION ... STILL INSPIRING

AFTER ALL OF THOSE YEARS

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27 September 2023

Levenmouth's modernist 

masterpiece is long gone 

but fondly remembered.

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CENTENARY SPOTLIGHT 

FALLS ON THE 'DA VINCI 

OF DENHEAD AVENUE'

2 September 2023

Galleries staff pay tribute

to Fife mining village's

very own Renaissance man.

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 NOTES FROM THE EDGE  OF

THE WORLD ... THE MAGICAL

PROSE  OF CHRISTINE MUIR

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12 August 2023

Hearth and home are at the heart

of wondrous accounts from the

 Orkney island of North Ronaldsay.

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THE BOHEMIAN WHOSE 

RHAPSODIES OF COLOUR

CREATED A GLOBAL BRAND

22 July 2023

Master craftsman's deft touch 

transformed the fortunes of

an unremarkable family firm.

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 GALLERY SHARES VIKING 

SAGAS ... AND IT'S NOT 

ALL LORE ABOUT GORE

1 July 2023

Eric Bloodaxe, Harald Bluetooth

and Sweyn Forkbeard are 

among the big name heroes.

MUSEUM SPOTLIGHTS

WEALTH OF OBJECTS

LINKED TO FAMOUS SON

10 June 2023

Display of rare artefacts

offers timely reminder of  

Adam Smith's global reach.

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 DELIGHT AT THE OPERA:

HOW SINGING IS OFFERING  

A WAY BACK TO HEALTH

20 May 2023

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Techniques used by performers

can help to transform lives of

those affected by long Covid.

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MONARCH'S GHOSTLY FACE

IS HAUNTING REMINDER

OF CITY'S REGAL PAST

29 April 2023

Ancient capital puts coin

on display to coincide with  

crowning of new sovereign.

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 MUSEUM SHOWCASES

DUKE'S BOLD PLAN FOR

PALACE THAT NEVER WAS

8 April 2023

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Small town pays tribute to

ill-fated architect who won

admirers across the world.

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POP-UP SHOW PROVIDES

WELCOME SHOP WINDOW FOR

ARTIST'S GREAT ADVENTURE

16 March 2023

Hillary Joiner's landscapes

will thrill those captivated by

Scotland's ever-changing light.

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CURATORS TAKE STOCK OF 

 TREASURE TROVE BEHIND

THE SCENES AT MUSEUM

3 March 2023

Collections team reorganises

vast array of intriguing objects 

previously kept under wraps

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THERAPET JILLI IS ALL EARS

FOR A GOOD STORY

DURING LIBRARY VISITS

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12 February 2023

Loveable pooch brings a whole

new meaning to the phrase

'snuggling up with a good book'.

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 A CLOSE SHAVE ... RARE

BURNS BOOK TRIMMED BY 

BARBER GOES ON SHOW

21 January 2023

Quick-wittted enthusiast  

rescued first edition used

to clean razors in shop.

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STROKES OF GENIUS SET

TO ENTHRAL CROWDS WHO

VISIT BLOCKBUSTER SHOW

18 February 2023

Works from one of Scotland’s

finest art collections are to

complement a major exhibition.

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