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William Lionel Wyllie's The Grand Fleet in the Firth of Forth after the Armistice

There’s plenty to sea at this new exhibition

A celebration of the seas is taking place with the opening of a new art exhibition at the Scottish Maritime Museum. This show marks Scotland’s...
The Eden Festival

The Top 10 Small Scottish Music Festivals in 2018

In Scotland, we love our music - whether bigger events attracting thousands, to smaller, more intimite gathers. With the future of Scotland’s largest festival, T...
Councillor Donald Wilson, Culture and Communities convener for Edinburgh City Council, at the new exhibition (Photo: Ian Georgeson)

Childhood museum is hosting a novel exhibition

Everyone loves a good story - whether it's the never-ending adventures of Peter Pan or shipwrecked tales from Robinson Crusoe. Growing Up with Books is...
Beards and tattoos are in the top 30 cool things for 2018

These are the 30 coolest things in the UK today

By our nature, the people of Scotland are inherently cool. It's a fact. We're cynical of new trends, more often than not choosing to do...
The exterior of Aberdeen's Tivoli Theatre

The Scottish theatre that’s staging its own comeback

Abandoned theatres tug at our emotions. As glories of a past age, they’re up there with steam locomotives and gramophones, yet there’s an inherent sadness...
Helen Denerley hard at work

Artist Helen is the Iron Lady of Aberdeenshire

Driving down an old dirt road in rural Aberdeenshire, the last thing you expect to be greeted by is a giant metal iguana. But that’s...


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