29th August 2025
This August, I travelled to Iona, an island in the Inner Hebrides off the western coast of Scotland. People have been making pilgrimages to Iona for centuries, from the early middle ages onwards. Famously, St Columba sailed from Ireland to Iona in 563, with 12 companions in a ‘curragh’, also known as a coracle. This […]
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1st December 2011
The 26 Treasures exhibition went live at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh on St Andrew’s Day and will stay up until Burn’s Night 2012. See ‘my’ treasure – Alexander Peden’s mask and wig – here: http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/national_museum/exhibitions/26_treasures/the_treasures/alexander_pedens_mask_and_wig.aspx You can also read an article about the show in The Scotsman: http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/heritage/historic-sites/26_treasures_an_in_depth_look_at_a_historical_project_with_a_difference_1_1989235
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