Museums

The Cloud Gate sculpture, popularly known as the bean, with Chicago's skyline

‘I went to Chicago for five days and it was better than New York’

The gold aureus celebrating the conquest in AD 43 was uncovered among the ruins of a suburb five kilometres north of the archaeological site in southern Italy’s Campania region.

Roman coin plucked from ashes of Pompeii sells for thousands

An exceptionally rare Chinese box and cover from the 15th century Ming period has been discovered in a dust-filled cabinet in the attic of a family home, where it had been stored and left untouched since the owner’s death in 1967.

Old tin found in attic turns out to be Chinese Ming Dynasty treasure

Grampian Transport Museum has received support from Museums Galleries Scotland.

Funding boost for Grampian Transport Museum

David Bowie as the Thin White Duke

David Bowie archive featuring 80,000 items to be made public

The City Art Centre is one of the main council-owned galleries in Edinburgh. Picture: Greg Macvean

Council chief wants museums, galleries and venues to become ‘warm’ refuges

Some of the must-see museums and art galleries in Scotland.

These are the 11 most highly-rated museums and art galleries in Scotland in 2022

Mhairi Maxwell, V&A Dundee curator, with Andrew Valentine and Stephanie Kerr of People’s Postcode Lottery at the Sincerely, Valentines exhibition at V&A Dundee. Picture: Alan Richardson

Designing a new way of understanding the value museums have to everyone - Leonie...

A Benin bronze sculpture which was looted by British soldiers in Nigeria in one of the most notorious examples of the pillaging of cultural treasures associated with 19th century European colonial expansion, was returned from Aberdeen University to Nigeria last year. Museums have a key role to lead society in addressing untruthfulness and
prejudice, writes Abeer Eladany and Neil Curtis.

Scotland and slavery: Museums can help us act on prejudice and untruthfulness

Shiva as Nataraja at St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art in Glasgow. PIC: Travelmag.com/CC.

St Mungo is much more than a museum - and it must always be protected

The 10 british cities with top-rated cultural attractions

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh from the Meadows, where sheep once grazed. PIC: George Washington Wilson Museums.

Auld Reekie uncovered in box of 19th Century photographs

The Smithsonian in Washington DC has released more than 2.8 million digital images and nearly two centuries of data into the public domain (Picture: Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images)

Free access to information heralds a new digital revolution – Catherine Stihler

Glasgow Life, the operators of many of the city's best-known attractions, like Kelvingrove, say financial help is needed to avoid 'the worst of outcomes.'

Growing crisis for Scotland's museums amid warnings some 'may never reopen'

Museums & Galleries Edinburgh have officially launched Auld Reekie Retold, the largest collections inventory project ever undertaken in the organisation’s history.

Project launched to catalogue 200,000 fascinating Edinburgh artefacts

With the UK still under lockdown, many are wondering when shops, hairdressers, pubs and gyms could begin to reopen again, after restrictions were put in place on 23 March (Photo: Shutterstock)

When will gyms open in Scotland? Date fitness centres can reopen as lockdown rul...

The Scottish Crannog Centre is the perfect family day out

Ad Feature 15 reasons to visit Scotland's museums and galleries this autumn

These are the rules that pubs and restaurants could be implementing in Scotland when they reopen (Photo: Shutterstock)

Rules for pubs and restaurants in Scotland

Ocean Terminal in Edinburgh is among shopping centres re-opening today. Picture: Scott Louden.

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When weddings resume? Date ceremonies will be allowed in Scotland

Scotland looks set ot move into phase three of its lockdown strategy (Getty Images)

This is when Nicola Sturgeon’s next lockdown review is taking place - and when p...

Posters with the message "keep looking out for each other Glasgow" and featuring song lyrics by Scottish artists such as Simple Minds, Dougie MacLean and Stealers Wheel have appeared around Glasgow city centre.

People in Scotland to be allowed to meet indoors from July 10

Covid-19: Don’t leave Scottish culture at back of lockdown queue – Brian Ferguso...

This is what you need to know about Cineworld reopening (Photo: Shutterstock)

Cineworld announces plans to open all cinemas in July - here’s everything you ne...

Nicola Sturgeon announces phase one of lockdown restrictions

Nicola Sturgeon reveals when eating out, pubs and outdoor activities can resume

From left to right: A secret portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie, a whalebone figurine from Orkney which dates from 2,400BC to 2,900BC; a silk dress made in London and worn to a ball of Jacobite supporters and a pair of duelling pistols that belonged to a merchant from Ullapool. PICS: West Highland Museum, Stromness Museum, Historylinks Museum Dornoch, Ullapool Museum.

Unlocking the treasures that tell the story of the Highlands

The Scottish Maritime Museum is along those institutions facing a 'cliff edge', museum leaders warn.

Museums on 'cliff edge' due to Covid-19 closure

Here's how to visit the Paris Catacombs and go on Disney theme park rides online

The first cases of coronavirus were in mainland China. Picture: Xiong Qi/Xinhua via AP)

Two more people die from coronavirus in the UK

Lothians art funding slashed by councils

Museums and galleries to receive £50m in funding

Homecoming hailed as Scots venues celebrate bumper year

Museums set for new home in revamp of city attractions

University looks back 15,000 years

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