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.
In a conference in December 1915 the allies resolved to launch a simultaneous set of attacks across all fronts in order to put Germany and
Mounted piece of shrapnel from the siege of Kimberley, 1899-1900 The object I have chosen is a lump of rusty metal, mounted on a
10 facts about Poppies: Weeping Window 1. The sculptures of Weeping Window and Wave were initially conceived as the key dramatic elements in the installation
Shonagh Lowerson-Head, our learning and audiences officer tells us about her favourite object in the collection. My favourite object in the museum is not the
I have chosen the Gas Hood from the Museum’s First World Gallery; a gallery which is full of interesting and moving pieces. To me, the
On this day one hundred years ago, 75 men of The Black Watch lost their lives. Read on to discover what caused this spike in
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