In the latest of our series on Scotland's great museums and art galleries, Roddy Martine Explores Perth
During the 1980s, I used to occasionally work out of the Perthshire Advertiser offices in Perth, and often mused on how pleasant it would be to live there. With the green swathes of the North and South Inches, fine Georgian terraces, and the River Tay flowing past in stately grandeur, Perth has it a...
By Roddy Martine
from Issue 35 published on 15/11/2007
In the latest of our series on Scotland’s galleries and museums, Charles Douglas visits a very special art gallery in the Borders
Visitors to Scotland have a habit of by-passing some of the great treasures of the Lowlands, such as the small and picturesque village of Broughton, close to the source of the great River Tweed in the hills of Upper Tweeddale, south of Peeblesshire.
A quiet place, it seems to me, the ideal spot to ...
By Charles Douglas
from Issue 31 published on 16/02/2007
Museums and galleries rank among the most visited attractions in Scotland, but what makes them so appealing? In the first of a new series, Roddy Martine visits the Smith Art Gallery and Museum in Stirling to find out
Art galleries and museums can be dull places, but not when you have an inspirational individual in charge. One such individual is Dr Elspeth King who in the past was not only responsible for revitalising the People’s Palace in Glasgow, but virtually created the fascinating Abbot’s House in Dunfermli...
By Roddy Martine
from Issue 30 published on 01/12/2006