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Learning and events

We create resources and articles to help everyone engage with Scotland's people, places and heritage.

We also hold events and exhibitions, using our records and archives to inform and inspire

Learning resources

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Events and exhibitions

Features and Articles

  1. The first panorama: Edinburgh, 1788

    Robert Barker's 1788 Panorama shows Edinburgh from Calton Hill.

  2. Victory in Europe Day, 80 years on

    On May 2025 we commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day

  3. Quintinshill Disaster 22 May 1915

    On 22 May 1915, a troop train carrying soldiers of the 1/7th Battalion Royal Scots crashed into a stationary local passenger train