Scotland’s Photograph Album: The MacKinnon Collection

06 April 2022 at 16:32:17

A new touring exhibition from the National Galleries of Scotland and the National Library of Scotland.

The photographs were amassed by collector Murray MacKinnon and represent Scottish life and identity from the 1840s through the 1940s - a century of dramatic transformation and innovation. The exhibition celebrates a small selection, from the 15,000 photos in the collection, including a sample from the Outer Hebrides.

The exhibition will be open between 10am - 5pm on Tuesday, Wednesdays, Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays from 9 April to 18 June 2022.

Please also keep an eye on our accompanying activities programme:

Unfortunately due to covid circumstances the workshop today (Friday 8th) in Benbecula, and the workshop on Monday (11th) in Barra have had to be postponed.  However the workshop and curator talk in Stornoway tomorrow will go ahead as planned.

Rescheduled dates for Benbecula are - Saturday 23 April
Rescheduled Barra is Monday 18 April
 
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