Browse Exhibits (3 total)

2007 Acts of Union

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An online exhibition marking the 300th anniversary of the Anglo-Scottish Union of 1 May 1707.

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2007 Jacobite Virtuosi

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Rome's importance as an artistic centre was undisputed throughout the eighteenth century. After the deposition of the Catholic James VII and II in 1688, he maintained a Court in Rome which attracted Jacobite followers. They became tourist guides, tutors in architecture and archaeology, architects, decorators, art-dealers and conoisseurs. Eminent amongst these virtuosi was a group of Scots, all with Jacobite connections.

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2021 Toil and Trouble: Witchcraft in Scotland

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This student-curated exhibition explores the unique history of witchcraft in Scotland. Delve into over 200 years of witch history through themes of medicine, gender bias, the church, witch hunts and modern representation. Explore how this fascination with magic, power and the devil led to persecution and death of supposed ‘witches’.

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