Cancelled Past event
In conversation: shaping Scottishness
This event has been cancelled
How do collections and institutions shape our sense of national identity? This panel brings together a range of voices to consider how Scottish art is collected, presented and understood, and the role cultural institutions play in building narratives of Scottishness.
This event is part of the From These Parts: Scotland, Art and Identity programme, accompanying the exhibition on view at the Wardlaw Museum from 18 October 2025 to 15 February 2026.
The programme explores the layered and evolving nature of Scottish identity through creativity, conversation, and community. Rooted in the provocation Where are you from?, it invites participants to reflect on belonging, place and heritage while recognising how this question can carry both curiosity and harm. The programme challenges traditional notions of ‘Scottishness' and celebrates the diverse voices that shape Scotland's past, present, and future.