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Item type:Lecture, Scottish killer whale researchHantke, GeorgJoin us at 7pm for a special talk from Georg Hantke, Senior Vertebrate Preparator at the National Museum of Scotland. Georg will be talking about some exciting Scottish killer whale research and will bring along some spectacular specimens from the museum. It's been 10 years since Lulu, one of the female West Coast Community killer whales, was found dead on Tiree, we reflect on what has been learnt about this unique pod. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Other, Kalyagul: Connections to Menang Country – Stories Behind the Exhibition (Entangled Knowledges project at a public symposium)Kitchener, Andrew CThis half‑day symposium invites the Albany community to come together with Menang Elders, knowledge‑holders, researchers and museum practitioners to explore the stories, relationships and careful work that shaped the Kalyagul: Connections to Menang Country exhibition. Drawing on collections held in Australia and the UK, the exhibition places Menang voices, cultural knowledge and connections to Boodja/Country at its centre. These collections—often described as “natural history”—hold deep knowledge about Menang Country, its plants, animals, seasons and stories. The symposium opens up how this knowledge was recognised, respected and brought forward through a collaborative process led by Menang community members. Across the afternoon, speakers will reflect on the challenges and opportunities of working with historical collections in a decolonising way. This symposium is an opportunity for both Aboriginal and non‑Aboriginal community members to hear directly from those involved, learn about the relationships behind the exhibition, and consider how museums can better honour the knowledge, authority and ongoing custodianship of Menang people. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
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Item type:Festival, Curatorial talk - Buddhism Discovery Day 2026Reilly, LouiseLouise Reilly (Curator, Japanese & Ainu Collections), was invited to give a talk on being a curator and working with Buddhist objects as part of Buddhism Discovery Day, held at the National Museum of Scotland, organised by the Edinburgh Centre for Buddhist Studies and University of Edinburgh - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Abstract, Longing, repair and archival accountability in Edinburgh University's "Skull Room"(2026-07-21)Anderson, NicoleThis paper imagines how a process of archival recovery can be animated by notions of longing. Edinburgh University’s Anatomical Museum contains the ancestral remains of over forty Inuit, Native American, and First Nations individuals stolen during the 19th and 20th centuries as part of a colonial anthropological project. Reuniting these individuals with their descendants requires extensive archival research as the provenance for these people is often fragmented, partial, or entirely missing. By ethnographically reflecting on this process of proactive provenance research, the paper examines the difficulties in constructing these biographies when working with partial, risky, and inconsistent colonial records. Longing is therefore used as a conceptual lens to think through the pull toward what is missing and the desire to repair ruptured histories, particularly when working within a risk-averse and anxious academic institution. It also critically examines notions of longing when considering the ethical risks of constructing speculative life-histories from incomplete evidence. Longing in this regard attends to the affective force of working toward futures shaped through notions of relational accountability, rather than the logics of possession. This longing is not only oriented toward the repair of past “mistakes” but also toward imagined futures that must centre notions of care and accountability within actionable political responses. The paper therefore explores how speculation, desire, and uncertainty shape reparative archival research and anti-colonial work within museums, asking researchers to examine their responsibilities, attachments, and vulnerabilities within this work. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Lecture, European ceramic sculpture rediscovered at National Museums Scotland(2026-07-13) - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Presentation, NMS-Kenya Museums Knowledge Exchange: On-going work with Kenyan heritage organisations at National Museums Scotland'Kingdon, ZacharyWe’re excited to announce our summer get-together at the RSE on ‘Creativity In/As Research’. Join us for conversations and presentations around the topic of art and creative practice as research methodology. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Other, Panel Discussion: The Festival of Britain at 75 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Journal article, Scottish archaeological radiocarbon dates associated with National Museums Scotland, 2025(2025) - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Book chapter, Technology and Domestic Objects(2026)