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Dean Castle Arms and Armour
Prime among Dean Castle's vast and varied assortment of objects is its collection of arms ...
The Boyds of Kilmarnock
During the medieval period, Kilmarnock grew from a small farming hamlet into a significant and bustling ...
Women's History Month
For Women's History Month and International Women's Day on March 8th, we are honouring women's ...
Records of War - Photography and Letters from World War One
What did men and women living through World War One find important to record 100 ...
Japan & South West Scotland
This unique exhibition curated by art historian Louise Boyd brings together prints, weaponry, scroll paintings, ...
The Frank Gilruth Collection
Before Facebook messenger, text messages and letters there were postcards. The first United Kingdom postcard was ...
Doon the Watter
Going 'doon the watter' has a long history in Scotland, with generations of city-dwellers sailing ...
Dean Castle Tapestries Collection
Tapestry is one of the oldest forms of woven textile art, using wool or fabric ...
VE Day - 75th Anniversary
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as VE Day, marks the arrival of peace in ...
Kilmarnock FC Through the Years
Kilmarnock FC dates back to the earliest days of organised football. The club formed in ...
The Dick Institute Auxiliary Hospital
During the First World War, Kilmarnock's Dick Institute saw service as an auxiliary hospital for soldiers ...
Ayrshire on a Postcard
The history of the postcards is brimming with full stops and new phrases (or phases!). This is ...
Lochlea Crannog
The site at Lochlea crannog, also known as Lochlie or Lochlee, was a small loch ...
Into the Archives: Dinosaurs of China, The Dick Institute, 1993
After a revamp in 1992/93 the Dick Institute was able to play host to larger ...
World War I
100 years ago, in August 1914, the conflict that became known as the Great War ...
WWI - 1914-1918 - the Ayrshire Experience
In August 1914, the conflict that became known as the Great War began. It drew ...
Sanquhar's Story - Words from the Great War
2014 marks one hundred years since the start of World War One. In August 1914 ...
The Battle of Loudoun Hill
In Ayrshire, some 10 miles from Kilmarnock, near the village of Darvel, stands a lonely ...
Moving Image: Seeing Things
In modern times there is no art form as influential, powerful or as widely accessed ...
Disaster at Kames Colliery, Muirkirk
Coal mining was by its nature a dangerous occupation and few mining communities escaped the ...
Rowallan & the Earls of Loudoun
The Muirs or Mures of Rowallan may take their name from their earliest coat-of-arms which ...
Whatsits & Thingymejigs
Over the years many bizarre and curious objects have made their way into museum collections ...
The Art of Ayrshire Needlework
The Art of Ayrshire Needlework tells the story of the origins, heyday and the 1950s ...
Hat Trick!
For centuries the hats men wear have served as status symbols and fashion accessories as ...
Napoleon, Nelson and the Knight
The Georgian era is often remembered through the series of wars which came to define ...
Historic Holiday- Clans, Tartans, and Edwardian Postcards
As a Canadian student completing my postgraduate degree in Scotland, I wanted to create something ...
When We Are Young
When We Are Young is an exhibition of play and recreation for children and adults, ...
Keir Hardie - 100 years on
The political pioneer Keir Hardie died a hundred years ago in September 1915 but his ...
Witchcraft and Lore in South West Scotland
This online exhibition is a surveyed representation of how witchcraft lore was expressed within the ...
HRH Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022)
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