30th August
Fresh perspectives of St Kilda on the 80th anniversary of the evacuation
Edinburgh International Book Festival
In this event the Shetland-based writer and poet Donald S Murray discusses St Kilda and its people with Will Self, who himself once spent a long winter on a remote Orcadian island.
GlasgowFresh perspectives of St Kilda on the 80th anniversary of the evacuation
Edinburgh International Book Festival
In this event the Shetland-based writer and poet Donald S Murray discusses St Kilda and its people with Will Self, who himself once spent a long winter on a remote Orcadian island.
Permanent Exhibition
St Kilda Artefacts Exhibition - Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
The collection is unique and must be one of the most important ethno-archaeological collections in Britain if not beyond. It consists of the museum's own collection and those of The National Trust for Scotland (which are on long-term loan to the Museums Service). Some of the more interesting items include snares made of quill and hair for catching seabirds, St Kilda wren eggs collected by William McQueen (a native St Kildan), woollen stockings and tweed, a whalebone scoop, a St Kilda spinning wheel, and a mail boat. There is even the original jolly boat (tender) from SS Dunara Castle (which made regular sailings to St Kilda from the 1870s). There are also many original letters and other archives.
18th
Oidhche Hiort, Ceol is Craic - CCA, Glasgow
Ceol is Craic/CCA
A St Kilda themed club night. Entertainment in the form of Film footage, singers, book festival and more.
AberdeenSt Kilda Artefacts Exhibition - Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
The collection is unique and must be one of the most important ethno-archaeological collections in Britain if not beyond. It consists of the museum's own collection and those of The National Trust for Scotland (which are on long-term loan to the Museums Service). Some of the more interesting items include snares made of quill and hair for catching seabirds, St Kilda wren eggs collected by William McQueen (a native St Kildan), woollen stockings and tweed, a whalebone scoop, a St Kilda spinning wheel, and a mail boat. There is even the original jolly boat (tender) from SS Dunara Castle (which made regular sailings to St Kilda from the 1870s). There are also many original letters and other archives.
18th
Oidhche Hiort, Ceol is Craic - CCA, Glasgow
Ceol is Craic/CCA
A St Kilda themed club night. Entertainment in the form of Film footage, singers, book festival and more.
14th July
Slideshow of 125 year old photos of St Kilda
Waterstones Store, Aberdeen
George Washington Wilson and Norman MacLeod
Slideshow of 125 year old photos of St Kilda
Waterstones Store, Aberdeen
George Washington Wilson and Norman MacLeod