Previously... Scotland's History Festival

This year's Previously... Scotland's History Festival is taking place between November 17th-26th in Edinburgh. Some of the events that are drawing my attention, if I can get over to Edinburgh (!) :

A Very Short Introduction To The Napoleonic Wars

Scotland : A Century of Nationalism

Reformation Dramas

Coffee, Tea and a PhD : Mark Huggins : A Thousand Years Of Easter

Kings, Demons and Witches

Unionists and Jacobites

Growing Up In Scotland : A Century of Childhood

The Antonine Wall : What World Heritage Sites can do for you


and just for good measure, because it sounds brilliant:

Ghosts, Skeletons and Koopa Troopas: A Brief History of Baddies in Computer Games


There are dozens more events - the full list is available at www.historyfest.co.uk/events.

Chris

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Previously... Scotland's History Festival announces programme

Previously...Scotland's History Festival has announced its programme of events and talks for this year's offering from Wednesday 12th to Sunday 30th November 2014. The programme is available at http://www.historyfest.co.uk/2014-events/november-12/

Chris

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Festival of Museums programme in Scotland

Details of the forthcoming Festival of Museums in Scotland, running from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th May 2014:

FESTIVAL OF MUSEUMS REVEALS JAM-PACKED, FAMILY FUN PROGRAMME OF EVENTS IN SCOTLAND

· Festival of Museums weekend takes place 16-18th May
· Events in 80+ museums across Scotland with more still to be announced
· Events range from science and WW1 re-enactment workshops, a giant gaming centre and a Charles Rennie Mackintosh-style baking competition!

Where: Festival of Museums events will take place in museums across Scotland including: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Falkirk, Stirling, Inverness, Aberdeen, Perth & Kinross, Fife, Angus & Dundee, Highlands, Dumfries & Galloway and Argyll & Bute, with more events still to be announced.

When: Friday 16th May to Sunday 18th May
Events will take place on different days and at various times throughout the weekend.

What: There’s something for everyone at this year’s Festival of Museums, with over 80 events taking place across Scotland from 16-18 May. Whether you’re a family looking for an educational fun day out to entertain the kids; a couple looking to do something a bit out of the ordinary; or keen to fly solo and enjoy some culture on your doorstep, the Festival of Museums has it all on offer!

Events range from hands-on workshops exploring the mysteries of DNA at the Dundee Science Centre, to an amateur baking contest that will produce cakes in the style of Charles Rennie Mackintosh at Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum in Glasgow.

In Perth, First World War re-enactors will come to life at The Black Watch Castle & Museum, while visitors can become an experimental archaeologist for the day and re-live the Iron Age over at the city’s Scottish Crannog Centre.

Scotland Street School Museum in Glasgow will see the venue turn into a giant gaming centre offering a variety of traditional British and international games, and in Edinburgh, visitors can also learn about the medical advances that took place during the 1940s with the curator of the University of Edinburgh’s Anatomy Collection.

Further details are available at: http://festivalofmuseums.com

(With thanks to Kirsty Anderson)

Chris

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Previously... Scotland's History Festival

The third year of Previously... Scotland's History Festival gets under way across Edinburgh (with a few events also in Glasgow, Falkirk, Roslin, Penicuik, Muir of Ord, Crichton and Dunfermline) from November 13th-30th.

From the event's website:

Year 3 and this is our most ambitious Previously...ever. Look out for talks, performance poetry, live music and theatre productions. Storytelling, great authors, exhibitions, food and drink. Get active with 3 weeks of guided walks, bus and cycle tours. Graveyards, dungeons, homes, castles, streets and alleyways to explore.

The event will also have a permanent hub for the first time, created in the historic Adam House building on Chambers Street in Edinburgh. Former politicians Tam Dalyell and Gordon Wilson, broadcaster James Naughtie, Lesley Riddoch and Billy Kay, authors Andrew Greig, Alan Bissett and historians Tom Devine and Alistair Moffat are all due to appear.

For full details on the programme visit www.historyfest.co.uk

Chris

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