ARCH Highland -

<< Back

Research and Reminiscence: Evanton Wartime Remains [Evanton] ...

03 April 2013

Starts: 19:00
Ends: 21:30

Evanton Wartime Remains

The Evanton Wartime Remains project will take off from the end of February. On Wednesday evenings at the Cornerstone Cafe in Evanton, 7-9:30pm, from February through to July, there will be sessions to explore memories of the wartime remains in the village, to explore archive and other information, and then sessions to create a display and tourist leaflet. There will also be walks and opportunities to record by photograph and GPS some of the many remains still surviving.

We are very lucky that plans and aerial photographs from the 1940s survive, as well as some interesting buildings. All in all it is shaping up to be an exciting few months. The programme will kick off with a lecture by Allan Kilpatrick of the RCAHMS about wartime remains in Easter Ross on 20th Feb 2013. Many of you will have heard Allan speak before, or have been on one of his guided walks during Highland Archaeology Fortnight, so know that his knowledge and enthusiasm for Highland wartime remains is both impressive and infectious!

For the reminiscence sessions, all are welcome, whether you remember the wartime years or just want to learn more! We invite people to help write down the memories of those who are contributing, and to help ask questions. Other ARCH reminiscence sessions have shown that they are exciting and highly informative and there is every reason to guess that the Evanton sessions will also be!

If you would like to be kept informed of events, please contact the ARCH office if you have not already done so. Come for some or all of the sessions! If you need help getting to and from the Cornerstone Cafe, do get in touch and we will try to arrange car share or transport.

more details »

<< Back

Talk: Secrets & Swords - Jacobite Culture Explored! [Inverness] ...

03 April 2013

Starts: 13:00
Ends: 14:00

Secrets & Swords - Jacobite culture explored!

FREE Lunchtime Lecture Room to Discover, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery

Exploring the context of the Jacobite world of secrets, signs and symbols, our Curatorial Team will present some new insights and perspectives inspired by our collections and current research.

Booking Essential, contact: Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, Castle Wynd, IV2 3EBCall 01463 237 114, or email cait.mccullagh@highlifehighland.com

more details »

<< Back

'Needed on a Journey': Exhibition Workshops [Inverness] ...

03 April 2013

Starts: 10:30
Ends: 13:30

‘Needed on a Journey’: Exhibition Workshops
10:30am – 1:30pm, every Thursday, 6th February - 6th March and Thursday 3rd April, 2014. Participants are asked to sign up to all workshops.

Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (IMAG)

Exhibition opening, including ‘Ceilidh’, Saturday 5th April, 2pm.

Ever wanted to get behind the scenes at the museum? Would you like to curate an exhibition at IMAG?
In these workshops you will research and interpret museum objects, practise ‘behind the scenes’ museum work and create an innovative exhibition of previously un-shown objects for display in the First Floor Gallery of the museum during April. The exhibition will then tour throughout the Highlands to locations including the Highland Folk Museum at Newtonmore, Gairloch, Rosemarkie and others.
This roving and evolving exhibition is composed around the theme of migration; journeying and the cultural gifts that people carry with them when moving from their home. This ‘intangible culture’ includes traditions, music, poetry, language, craft skills and lore.
The items we shall be researching and preparing for exhibition include a quilt and travelling trunk that belonged to the MacKintoshes of Farr in the 18th Century, both of which are believed to have associations with their involvement in the East India Company; a Gaelic Pilgrim’s Progress that travelled from the highlands to Belgium and back again; a fiddle made by Alexander Grant and a jet beaded silk apron that travelled from Inverness to Canada and has returned. We shall also be exploring images from the highland Photographic Archive. YOUR role in helping us to tell the stories that the objects included inspire is vital.
The entire project is part of the ‘My Heart is in the Highlands’ 2014 Homecoming initiative collecting new memories, recollections and information about culture in the Highlands, through a programme of storytelling, ceilidhs, craft celebration and community curation.
These workshops are FREE, but booking is essential, as places are limited.
To find out more and to book your place contact Cait McCullagh at cait.mccullagh@highlifehighland.com or 01463 237 114

more details »