copyright Caterina Turroni and Lion TV Professor Mary Beard To Open Ness Of Brodgar Exhibition This summer’s flagship Ness of Brodgar exhibition at the Orkney Museum will be officially opened by Professor Mary Beard next month. Mary is an Emerita Professor and Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge, and the classics editor of the TLS, with […]
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A calculated history Rotula Arithmetica early calculator inscribed Sir Archibald Stewart of Burray, made Edinburgh 1700 Tucked away in one section of the large case that runs down the centre of the Merchant Lairds Gallery is an unassuming object which deserves more attention. It is a brass disc, around 6 inches (15.3 cm) in diameter,
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The tradition behind the Orkney Cog In the past all those important life events, birth, marriage and death, were steeped in rituals. If things were not done in a certain way, then that could have an impact on the future success and happiness of that person or couple. All the rituals that went with a
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Joseph Sloan Artist’s Prints The Orkney Museum’s gift shop has a unique collection of prints for sale, but hurry as numbers are limited. The wood engravings by Joseph Sloan are a limited edition of original artists’ prints from the 1977 book ‘A Faraway World: an Orkney Boyhood’ by W. Towrie Cutt. Joseph Sloan The book
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The Ba’ Games Every Christmas Day and Hogmanay the Ba’ takes place, sometimes referred to as the Ba’ Game, it is a game where the men of Orkney divide into teams that compete against one another, in what is effectively a giant rugby scrum. These teams are referred to as the ‘Uppies’ and the ‘Doonies’
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The Tankerness House Story Tankerness House didn’t start as a building with a courtyard and arched gate, that would come later. Originally it was two separate buildings that served St Magnus Cathedral and dating to the 1530s. The north wing (on the right as you walk into the courtyard) was the official residence of the
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The History of the Orkney Musuem Housed in an A Listed building, The Orkney Museum displays the islands’ main collection of archaeology and history. The building was originally built as two official residences for the cathedral clergy in the 1530s, under the Catholic Church. After the Reformation the buildings were sold to Gilbert Foulzie, who
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The Scuttling of the German Fleet: 2019 Summer Exhibition at the Orkney Museum. Panel 3, Part 4 HMS Vega HMS Vega. 1st Battle Squadron in April 1915. A much larger force than Vice Admiral Fremantle commanded in 1919, his squadron comprised the battleships Revenge, Resolution, Ramillies, Royal Oak and Royal Sovereign. 1st Battle Squadron in
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Inspired by the Huntscarth Clothing, Orkney Museum. Poems by Lydia Harris The Orkney Museum is not only the islands’ treasure house that holds precious artefacts from prehistory and historical times, but is also a valuable resource for creativity. Many pieces have been reproduced as jewellery, artists sketch them, musicians drawn on a story as inspiration
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The Scuttling of the German Fleet: 2019 Summer Exhibition at the Orkney Museum. Panel 6. Salvage A German ship raised using compressed air. Admiral von Trotha (right) welcomes Rear Admiral von Reuter and the German sailors on their arrival in Wilhelmshaven on 31st January 1920. While von Reuter had saved national pride with the scuttling,
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