A New Direction for The Scots Curator
Since launching on Burns Night 2021, The Scots Curator has been helping to raise awareness of Scottish history, culture and the arts. We conducted a series of interviews with a range of people involved in new and exciting cultural projects across Scotland, covering everything from books to brochs. We also launched our first in-house creative project, a…
Announcing the Atlas of Scotland
Since launching back in January 2021, The Scots Curator has been showcasing a variety of historical, cultural and artistic projects from across the country. Now it’s time for us to take the next step with the announcement of our first ever in-house creative project. Today we can finally reveal that The Scots Curator will be…
Steve Byrne: Iconic ‘Flower of Scotland’ instrument saved for the public
This week we’re delighted to welcome folk musician Steve Byrne to The Scots Curator. Steve recently crowdfunded the money required to purchase an iconic instrument – Roy Williamson’s bouzouki used in The Corries’ first public performance of ‘Flower of Scotland’. The 1968 song has since grown in popularity, especially at sporting events, and is now…
Dr Joana Valdez-Tullett: ‘This changes everything we knew about rock art in Scotland’
On Monday, Historic Environment Scotland announced that extremely rare carvings, thought to be between 4,000 and 5,000-years-old, had been discovered inside Dunchraigaig Cairn at Kilmartin Glen. The carvings, which include depictions of two red deer, are the earliest known animal carvings in Scotland, and are being treated as a major historic discovery. This week, we…
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