Our blog shares behind the scene insights in the life at the Castle and Museum. Discover the stories behind our amazing artefacts, explore the archives and uncover soldiers’ stories, hear from special guests and contributors and keep up to date with our events, news, developments, and achievements.
Jenny is dedicated to ensuring the archive collections are accessible for people of all ages to connect with their past. Her work includes answering research enquiries and overseeing a cataloguing and digitisation project.
In her role as curator Fiona is committed to preserving the history and heritage of The Black Watch legacy. She particularly enjoys discovering and sharing stories of the people who connect the Museum’s collection.
Ollie is one of our Project Archivists working on the Cataloguing Project. He is committed to making our collections more accessible to researchers, both at the museum and remotely.
Ginat supports the Curator to produce exciting temporary exhibitions, care for the collection, and provide detailed research from our Archive. She enjoys enhancing the museum visitor experience and creating engagement opportunities for all ages.
On 30th July 2016 we remembered 154 men of The Black Watch who were killed, most at the Battle of High Wood (as part of
As a Regimental Museum it is difficult, when wandering around the store, to avoid the occasional sharp, pointy thing, which always seem to be
I have volunteered at the Castle and Museum for many years now. The collection is so fascinating that my favourite object often changes
Poppies were a common sight, especially on the Western Front. They flourished in the soil churned up by the fighting and shelling. The flower provided
On 30 June we opened another installation, the first in Mainland Scotland, of the Weeping Window at The Black Watch Museum in Perth. The
My Museum object highlight is, without a doubt, the Waterloo Regimental Colours. These are on display in gallery 3, known as the French Wars gallery.
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