Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022 will celebrate ‘Unforgotten’ Highland Women
By Nicola Henderson
/ 14 June, 2022
A Podcast series run by XpoNorth with support from Museums and Heritage Highland will share stories of remarkable women from...
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Old hat, new ways; Digital dress up at the Highland Folk Museum
By Nicola Henderson
/ 9 May, 2022
Helen Pickles, curator at the Highland folk Museum, tells us all about the development of their digital dressing up filters...
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Maths Week Scotland 2022
By Nicola Henderson
/ 13 April, 2022
Maths Week Scotland is a dedicated week of events and activity, with special events throughout the year. Events take place...
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Digital Learning Hub – opportunity to work with us!
By Nicola Henderson
/ 31 March, 2022
We are seeking a Digital Learning and Interpretation Specialist to work with us on creating content for a Digital Learning...
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GLENCOE FOLK MUSEUM GIVES SNEAK PREVIEW OF NEW EXHIBITIONS
By Nicola Henderson
/ 18 March, 2022
Design work is rapidly advancing on Glencoe Folk Museum’s £1.3m lottery-funded redevelopment, scheduled to open in 2023. Peter Drummond architects...
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The Spirit of the Highlands and Islands – what is it?
By Nicola Henderson
/ 14 March, 2022
Is it the landscape? The community? A favourite memory? How would you interpret it? The Spirit of the Highlands and...
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Community Curators at The Highlanders’ Museum
By Nicola Henderson
/ 3 February, 2022
The Highlanders’ Museum, Fort George has recently launched a brand-new project and they are looking for participants! Freya Samuels, Community...
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Broch-t back to life!
By Nicola Henderson
/ 24 January, 2022
A millennia-old, ‘new-build’: first look at archaeological group’s ‘grand design’ for ancient monument.Archaeological charity Caithness Broch Project (CBP) recently unveiled...
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Funding Success for Strathnaver Museum
By Nicola Henderson
/ 12 January, 2022
Bettyhill based Strathnaver Museum secures funding from Wolfson FoundationStrathnaver Museum, a popular visitor attraction on the North Coast 500, has...
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Help West Highland Museum bring Bonnie Prince Charlie home
By Nicola Henderson
/ 14 October, 2021
The West Highland Museum in Fort William is calling on the public to help bring a prestigious collection of paintings...
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Climate conversations hope to inspire museums to take the lead in tackling the environmental crisis
By Nicola Henderson
/ 11 October, 2021
With all eyes on Scotland ahead of COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, people across the world are engaging in discussion...
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New website and leaflet highlight the rich Pictish Heritage of the Highlands
By Nicola Henderson
/ 7 October, 2021
The rich Pictish heritage of the Highland Council area is being highlighted this week with the launch of a new...
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Kickstarting Glencoe Folk Museum
By Nicola Henderson
/ 22 September, 2021
In this month's blog we have invited Catriona, curator at Glencoe Folk Museum, and Connor, a Kickstart Trainee at the...
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Timespan nominated for Museum of the Year 2021
By Nicola Henderson
/ 23 July, 2021
The Timespan gang are beyond delighted and honoured to be shortlisted for this year's Artfund Museum of the Year award...
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Lost Inverlael: A’ Lorg Baile Bhlàir – getting onsite!
By Nicola Henderson
/ 25 June, 2021
We're delighted to welcome back Ullapool Museum as guest bloggers to update us on their Lost Inverlael project as they...
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Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service awarded to West Highland Museum
By Nicola Henderson
/ 2 June, 2021
The West Highland Museum is very pleased to announce that we have been awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service,...
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MYseum May
By Nicola Henderson
/ 28 April, 2021
Museums across the Highlands are welcoming back their local communities with free (or greatly reduced) entry, inviting them to see...
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Reflecting on Highland Threads
By Nicola Henderson
/ 12 April, 2021
Catriona Davidson, curator at Glencoe Folk Museum, writes about being part of the Museums and Heritage Highland Network and getting...
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Highland Threads…Getting Inventive in Glencoe
By Nicola Henderson
/ 26 March, 2021
This week we are joined by conservator Rachael Thomas who has worked with our museums to provide some much needed...
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Highland Threads…Many a Mickle Maks a Muckle
By Nicola Henderson
/ 16 March, 2021
This week Dan Cottam, chair of MHH and manager at Grantown Museum, tells how a small idea led to the...
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