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  1. From These Parts: Scotland, Art and Identity

    From These Parts: Scotland, Art and Identity

    Scottish Contemporary Art Exhibition at the Wardlaw Museum - Free

    What makes a nation? Scotland has its own unique place in the world. It is a nation that is constantly changing and being changed by its people on a local and...

  2. Relaxed Drawing

    Relaxed Drawing

    Drop into the Wardlaw Museum to relax and draw. Find a place in the galleries and take inspiration from great artworks, capture the detail of an ancient...

  3. Quiet Opening

    Quiet Opening

    Drop into the Wardlaw Museum for a Quiet Opening. Free from the hustle and bustle of a general visit, with adjusted operations, our Quiet Openings are designed...

  4. Relaxed Drawing

    Relaxed Drawing

    Drop into the Wardlaw Museum to relax and draw. Find a place in the galleries and take inspiration from great artworks, capture the detail of an ancient...

  5. Institute for Museums, Heritage and Society (IMHS) Annual Lecture 2026 --- What is museum closure?

    Institute for Museums, Heritage and Society (IMHS) Annual Lecture 2026 --- What is museum closure?

    by Prof Fiona Candlin, Professor of Museology and Director of the Mapping Museums Lab at Birkbeck, University of London.

    What is museum closure? Over the last two years the Mapping Museums Lab at Birkbeck (University of London) have been collecting data on which museums have...

  6. War, destruction and reform: the early years of Mary, Queen of Scots

    War, destruction and reform: the early years of Mary, Queen of Scots

    Mary, Queen of Scots: icon, martyr, national obsession. You know her story, but what does she hide? In December 1542, Mary became Queen at six days old. For the...

  7. International Women's Day at the Wardlaw Museum

    International Women's Day at the Wardlaw Museum

    Craft drop in

    Celebrate International Women's Day at the Wardlaw Museum with free, drop-in, self-led craft activities inspired by the Mary, Queen of Scots exhibition at...

  8. In conversation: women and warfare
    Limited access

    In conversation: women and warfare

    Join Libraries and Museums for a panel discussion examining how history frames and reframes women in positions of power. Looking at the years of Mary, Queen of...

  9. Secrets and spies

    Secrets and spies

    All age activity day

    Join us at the Wardlaw Museum for a day of mystery, detection and stealth at our Secrets and Spies Activity Day. Discover how spies played a key role in the...

  10. People make history

    People make history

    Local history day

    Celebrate the rich history of our local area at the Wardlaw Museum's local history day. Join Libraries and Museums for a special event where local history...