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The First Folio rests on a pillow and is open at the title page, showing a portrait of Shakespeare.

Shakespeare’s First Folio to go on display

Historic Manuscripts
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The Edinburgh Quartet, photo by Sandy Butler

Heroic Gaelic Ossianic Ballads reinterpreted in rare performance at National Library of Scotland

Events
Events
P6 pupils from Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce, Edinburgh tune in to some Gaelic folktales at the National Library of Scotland. Credit: Neil Hanna

National Library of Scotland seeks a Gàidhlig Storymaker

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Modern literature and new writing
Credit: Bradley Ormesher

National Library partners with Malik Al Nasir to launch fitba research club

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Research Collaborations
Capital Gaelic Development Officer Ann Paterson shares Gaelic folktales with P6 pupils from Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce, Edinburgh. Credit: Neil Hanna

National Library launches first ever Gaelic language exhibition

Exhibitions
Curator Dora Petherbridge with the Milestone House visitor book, open on the page the (then) Princess of Wales signed on her visit in October 1991. The visitor book is one of items that will be on display. Credit: with kind permission from Waverley Care.

New exhibition explores Scotland’s HIV story

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Exhibitions
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National Library to celebrate 100 years of broadcasting in Scotland

Events
Sketch by John Francis Campbell, thought to be made with peat. The sketch shows a vision of many different characters that appear in Gaelic folktales, from the medieval heroes (at the back) to mythical and supernatural beings, such as witches, cats, water creatures etc. Campbell later developed this

Sgeulachdan Gàidhlig a chaidh a shàbhaladh dhan an àm ri teachd nam fòcas do thaisbeanadh mòr

 

Exhibitions
Historic Manuscripts
Credit: Neil Hanna

National Library takes displays back on the road

The National Library of Scotland’s touring displays have resumed across the country.  

The free displays are portable versions of National Library exhibitions and collections:  

  • You Are Here which charts the history of maps in Scotland 
  • Going to the Pictures about Scotland’s impact on the big screen  
  • Lifting the Lid which tells the story of over 400 years of Scottish food and drink 
  • Scotland’s Photograph Album a brand-new display based on the Mackinnon photography collection – a vast collection documenting a century of Scottish life since the 1840s, jointly owned with the National Galleries of Scotland 
Exhibitions
Credit: Sotheby's

Manuscript of Rob Roy to go on display for first time

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Historic Manuscripts
Exhibitions
Credit: Alison Gibson/National Library of Scotland

Save Our Stories! We need your help to protect our newspaper collection

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Tilda Swinton received the 2022 FIAF Award at the National Library of Scotland, Glasgow. Credit: Neil Hanna

Tilda Swinton receives international film archive award

The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) presented its annual award to Tilda Swinton this evening (28 November) for her advocacy of film heritage.

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