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Conference paper (unpublished)
The circulation of museum objects
The paper discusses the spaces of production and use of a photographic image, depicting two African elephants and their human attendant, produced in the Royal Scottish Museum in 1907. The translation of the image and its appropriation into different material forms – as photographic print, half-tone newsprint illustration, and embellished...Swinney, Geoffrey N
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Book
Golden fantasies: Japanese screens from New York collections, exhibition catalogue
Folding screens are luxuriously beautiful and uniquely designed pictorial compositions that present the social and cultural ideals of their time. Golden Fantasies assembles superb examples of folding screens, many from private New York collections and previously unseen by the public. The works in this exhibition fall into three broad categories:...Buckland, Rosina
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Journal article
Investigating a Stirling Goldsmith
McGill, Lyndsay
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Journal article
Photography: a Victorian sensation
A new exhibition highlights rare items from the early years of photography in Scotland.Morrison-Low, A D
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Book chapter
“Zadziwiający bursztyn” (“Amazing Amber”). Wyzwania związane z przygotowaniem wystawy o burstztynie i możliwości rozwiązań
Used for centuries as a decorative artefact, amber was treasured, too, for its perceived magical powers, crafted into charms and amulets to heal and ward off evil spirits. Amber also has the unique capacity to preserve fragile life that is millions of years old, opening a special window into the...Ross, Andrew ; Sheridan, J A
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Book
Scottish photography: the first thirty years
This lavishly illustrated book discusses the relationship between art, science and technology which, around 1840, laid a fertile groundwork for photography to flourish in Scotland. It looks at the early professionals including DO Hill, Robert Adamson, James Valentine and George Washington Wilson. The book has been written by Dr Sara...Stevenson, Sara ; Morrison-Low, A D
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Journal article
Co-curating with young adults
The Scotland Creates: A Sense of Place partnership project between National Museums Scotland and four other museums aimed to engage teenagers and young adults with local and national collections, by enabling them to co-curate exhibitions and events at their local museums.McLean, Christine
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Journal article
The Stewart dynasty at National Museums Scotland
David S Forsyth introduces some of the beautiful treasures held in the collection of the National Museum of Scotland which provide a rich and varied insight into the splendour of the Stewart dynasty.Forsyth, David S