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    Prestonpans Tapestry on display alongside Bayeux Tapestry…

     

    ‘The Embroidery’ by Franz Xaver Simm (1853-1918)

     

    Le tambour bat son plein* !

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    Hi everybody !

    So, after the unveiling of The Prestonpans Tapestry in 2010, and of The Great Tapestry of Scotland in September 2013, at the Scottish Parliament,

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    September 28th, 2013 |Category: History, Museums | Leave a comment

    The Poet’s Path in Alloway and Tam O’ Shanter story…

     

     

    The poet’s bust in Burns Cottage garden in Alloway© 2012 Scotiana

    Hi everybody,

    Hi Janice ! Do you remember the day we spent in Alloway, the native village of Robert Burns? Quite an unforgettable day indeed but sadly enough it was the last but one day of our 2012 trip around […]

    February 5th, 2013 |Category: Authors, Museums | 2 comments

    HMS Royal Oak Hologram on display at the Orkney Museum in Kirkwall

    Hi Mairiuna!

    Remember when in Kirkwall, we visited the Orkney Museum, just opposite St-Magnus Cathedral?

    I’ve learned since that the museum is housed in one of Scotland’s finest vernacular town house: the Tankerness House, built in 1574.

     

    Tankerness House – Orkney Museum (c) Scotiana 2012

    Be it said that the entrance from […]

    October 23rd, 2012 |Category: History, Museums | Leave a comment