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Museum Week
21st May 2020Last week we participated in Museum Week, sharing something from Abbotsford on social media for each Museum Week theme over 7 days. If you missed it, here’s a round up of the week. Monday #HeroesMW...
Read OnNapoleon's Blotter: A Closer Look
1st May 2020The octagonal table in Sir Walter Scott's Library at Abbotsford is almost a museum in itself, with a wide range of fascinating objects that Scott collected over the years, often connected to famous ...
Read OnHats off to a rare item
29th Apr 2020When we asked 'what's your favourite thing about Abbotsford?' Bruce, volunteer Guide and Room Steward, pulled an interesting item out of the hat... When I was asked what my favourite thing was about ...
Read OnSir Walter Scott and William Shakespeare
24th Apr 2020On the anniversary of Shakespeare’s baptism, our Collections and Interpretation Manager Kirsty puts a tiny trinket centre stage to explore Sir Walter Scott's literary hero. It’s hardly ...
Read OnAn Abbotsford Easter Egg Hunt
10th Apr 2020Happy Easter from Abbotsford! Although you can't enjoy a visit to Abbotsford this Easter weekend, we're bringing some of our collection's lesser known stories to you with an unusual spin on an Easter ...
Read OnBehind the Scenes with Art UK
9th May 2019Over the past couple of months, the Collections team at Abbotsford has been preparing to take part in Art UK’s Sculpture Project. This is a National project working to photograph and digitise ...
Read OnNew Exhibits at Abbotsford for March Opening
22nd Feb 2019A wooden Jacobite quaich, a rare pack of 17th century playing cards, a slop bowl and a Persian charm are among a range of items added to the Sir Walter Scott exhibition, at Abbotsford, ready for the ...
Read OnHoly Relics Set to Become Star Attraction at Abbotsford
14th Feb 2019Vestments belonging to Cardinal John Henry Newman are set to become the unexpected star attraction at Abbotsford when the home of Sir Walter Scott reopens on Friday March 1, after the Pope gave final ...
Read OnLast chance to view trio of rarely seen artworks
14th Nov 2018Visitors to Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter Scott between Melrose and Galashiels, have only a short time left to see three rarely seen watercolour paintings before they disappear back into private ...
Read OnA Glimpse into Turner's Mind
17th Oct 2018As a legacy of the Turner Bequest in 1856, the Tate became home to a vast collection of sketchbooks that belonged to the artist J. M. W. Turner. These private notebooks offer a unique insight into the...
Read OnIt wouldn’t be a birthday without embarrassing baby pictures...
15th Aug 2018Like many of us, Scott was not terribly enthusiastic about growing old. In his diary, he remarked disapprovingly that ‘the outside of my head is waxing grizzled but I cannot find that the snow has ...
Read OnAnd Time Stood Still...
24th Nov 2016We've reached that time of the year when many take a few moments to reflect on their experiences. We take so many aspects of our time for granted, yet as we reach the final months, it all seems to...
Read OnA Tale of Two Harps
16th Jun 2016Our collections tend to be fairly static because of their very nature; we are not a Walter Scott museum and don't buy filler material on a theme or on the man as a general rule. We exist to showcase ...
Read OnRave Reviewer: On the Evolution of an Exhibition
28th Mar 2016My apologies for going completely dark; the closure season seemed to go past in the blink of an eye! We achieved a great deal over the winter, hand-cleaning all of Scott’s books, waxing all of the ...
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