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Grant Stott, Len Pennie and Sanjeev Kohli

Treasures of The National Library of Scotland

Release Date: 06/06/2022

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Treasures of The National Library of Scotland

'Treasures of The National Library of Scotland' is a new permanent exhibition at the National Library of Scotland on George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. It provides a unique insight into Scotland’s history, culture and people and its place in the world. At the Library we collect and preserve the memory of the Scottish nation on behalf of the people of Scotland. This exhibition reflects ideas and innovation, creativity and social change from across the centuries. It features objects from early printed books to video installations, and from maps and medieval manuscripts to passports and letters. This...

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Liz Lochhead, Damian Barr and Leanne Crichton show art Liz Lochhead, Damian Barr and Leanne Crichton

Treasures of The National Library of Scotland

'Treasures of The National Library of Scotland' is a new permanent exhibition at the National Library of Scotland on George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. It provides a unique insight into Scotland’s history, culture and people and its place in the world. At the Library we collect and preserve the memory of the Scottish nation on behalf of the people of Scotland. This exhibition reflects ideas and innovation, creativity and social change from across the centuries. It features objects from early printed books to video installations, and from maps and medieval manuscripts to passports and letters. This...

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Grant Stott, Len Pennie and Sanjeev Kohli show art Grant Stott, Len Pennie and Sanjeev Kohli

Treasures of The National Library of Scotland

'Treasures of the National Library of Scotland' is a new permanent exhibition at the National Library of Scotland on George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. It provides a unique insight into Scotland’s history, culture and people and its place in the world. At the Library we collect and preserve the memory of the Scottish nation on behalf of the people of Scotland. This exhibition reflects ideas and innovation, creativity and social change from across the centuries. It features objects from early printed books to video installations, and from maps and medieval manuscripts to passports and letters....

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Treasures of The National Library of Scotland

To mark the opening of the ‘Treasures of The National Library of Scotland’, we’ve asked some of Scotland’s real life national treasures to select their favourite items from the exhibition. Hosted by Julia Sutherland, this series of podcasts takes a deeper dive into the objects, collections and artifacts that each guest finds most interesting. They explore the historical significance of the items to the country, and how that resonates with them personally. Featuring Grant Stott, Liz Lochhead, Sanjeev Kohli, Jo Caulfield, Damian Barr, Len Pennie, Leanne Crichton, Jamie MacDonald and...

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'Treasures of the National Library of Scotland' is a new permanent exhibition at the National Library of Scotland on George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. It provides a unique insight into Scotland’s history, culture and people and its place in the world. At the Library we collect and preserve the memory of the Scottish nation on behalf of the people of Scotland.

This exhibition reflects ideas and innovation, creativity and social change from across the centuries. It features objects from early printed books to video installations, and from maps and medieval manuscripts to passports and letters.

Hosted by Julia Sutherland, this episode features actor and radio host Grant Stott, whose passion for recorded music is represented by the collection of wax cylinders from around 1909; poet Len Pennie discovers inspiration in the one of the first colour films made in Scotland, ‘Where the Bens Stand Sentinel’; and actor and comedian Sanjeev Kohli finds the origins of the information age in an extremely rare and valuable book from the 15th century.

For more information, visit https://www.nls.uk/treasures/