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Investigating Insects Near You

As we navigate these unsettling times, it seems more important now than ever before that we find some joy in…

• By Ashleigh Whiffin
• 19th June 2020

Solitary Bees at National Museum of Rural Life

At the National Museum of Rural Life, we have your typical honeybee hives, but we also look after solitary bees!…

• By Marion Lawton
• 17th June 2020

Managing Mannequins for Body Beautiful: Diversity on the Catwalk

• By Lynn McClean
• 15th June 2020

A mantua gown fit for a ball once again

• By Miriam McLeod
• 12th June 2020

Garments on tour

• By Rosie Nuttall
• 12th June 2020

Not Fade Away – Constructing a Replica Victorian Bodice for Permanent Display

• By Miriam McLeod
• 12th June 2020

Moths, Monitoring and a Mountain Hare: collections care during lockdown

• By Anna Starkey
• 11th June 2020

An Outsiders View – The Making of the Glenmorangie Commission

• By Sarah Rothwell
• 1st June 2020

No Place Like Home

• By Dr Chris Breward
• 29th May 2020

A Symbol for Love and Good Health: A 17th Century Japanese Buddhist Mandala Painting

• By Vicki Hanley
• 27th May 2020

How to Use Conservation skills in Lockdown: what are our paper and textile conservators getting up to?

• By Rosie Nuttall
• 27th May 2020

Sharing our Members’ museum stories

• By Aimee Hooper
• 21st May 2020

Finding China, Japan and Korea in Scotland: East Asia Collections Review

• By Vanessa Tothill
• 20th May 2020

Our collections in the movies

• By Meredith Greiling
• 19th May 2020

The King’s Flints: New Light on Prehistoric Stone and Bronze artefacts from Denmark

• By Luke Dale
• 19th May 2020

Into the Hills: Digging for Scottish Gold

• By Dr Sarah Laurenson
• 14th May 2020

The Lost Sock

• By Miriam McLeod
• 7th May 2020

Looking for ancient Egypt across Scotland: The National Ancient Egyptian Collections Review

• By Dr Dan Potter
• 7th May 2020