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  • A woman wearing a high-vis vest and dust mask uses a small brush to dust a suit of armour

    What would you ask a curator?

    17 September 2019, Collections
  • A collage of images relating to the blog including a vintage WC advert, a model ship in a bottle and pest management in Arnol Whitehouse

    Happy Geek Pride Day from HES!

    24 May 2019, Collections, History, Industrial Heritage
  • a large, green, lustrous ball. It looks a lot like a large Christmas bauble.

    The science of witchcraft

    14 March 2019, Collections, Heritage
  • An exterior view of Duff House

    Face Value: Portraiture at Duff House

    15 November 2018, Collections, Events
  • A member of an archives team works on a large architectural drawing by Basil Spence. The drawing is being carefully laid out onto a white table.

    Behind the scenes at the new V&A Dundee

    15 September 2018, Collections, Conservation, History
  • View of original Glasgow airport terminal building from 1960s

    A Closer Look at Glasgow Airport

    14 August 2018, Collections, History
  • four historic objects - top left statue, top right comb, bottom left brooch, bottom right gravestone

    Scotland’s Historic Collections In 3D

    11 July 2018, Collections, Conservation, Digital
  • Two people with backs to camera look up at statue of man on horseback

    The Melrose Casket and Robert The Bruce

    24 June 2018, Collections, History
  • view from above showing house and estate near a main road

    Bannockburn House Through Time

    08 June 2018, Collections, History
  • view from above of three bridges in a row over a body of water

    A Bird’s Eye View

    29 May 2018, Aerial photography, Collections
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