Projects

[0243] Kirkcudbright Artists

Kirkcudbright has a unique place in the history of Scottish art. This project examines the lives and careers of the more prominent Kirkcudbright artists (including E.A. Hornel, Jessie M. King and Tim Jeffs) through material evidence held in the Stewartry Museum Collection, including art and craft works, letters and documents, photographs, exhibition catalogues etc.

Keywords: Artists, The Glasgow Boys, Hornel, King, Jeffs

Location of Project Material: Dumfries and Galloway

[0242] Treasures: The Stewartry Museum

50 treasures from the collection of the Stewartry Museum in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway.

Keywords: Stewartry, Kirkcudbright

Location of Project Material: Borders, Dumfries and Galloway

[0241] Robert Burns - People and Places

This project provides images and descriptions representing the people, places and events which are popularly associated with Burns. It illustrates the poet's rise throughout the 19th century as an icon of Scottish popular culture.

Keywords: Robert Burns, Poetry

Location of Project Material: Dumfries and Galloway, Lothian, Strathclyde

[0240] The Orchar Collection

Former Lord Provost of Broughty Ferry, James Guthrie Orchar, formed this collection in the 19th Century. It includes works by William McTaggart, John McWhirter, Sir William Orcharson and James McNeil Whistler.

Keywords: Orchar, Art, Paintings, McTaggart, McWhirter, Whistler

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Tayside

[0235] Scar Viking Boat Burial

This project focuses on what is termed the Scar Viking Boat Burial - an archaeological discovery made near the village of Scar, Cross & Burness parish, Sanday, Orkney. It illustrates the objects and material recovered from the excavation of one of the richest Pagan Viking boat graves ever found in Britain.

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Keywords: Orkney Islands, Vikings, archaeology, video

Location of Project Material: Orkney

[0234] Prehistoric Galloway

Galloway is one of the best places to research Scottish prehistory, and this project provides a representative selection of artefacts, ranging in date from the Mesolithic to the Iron Age.

Keywords: Galloway, Prehistoric, Archaeology

Location of Project Material: Dumfries and Galloway