Museums
Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther
By Stephanie Bunn One of the best parts of this project is getting to visit many of Scotland’s wonderful museums, and the Fisheries Museum is one of these. It has a collection of East Coast fishing baskets which is second …Continue reading “Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther”
The Hope MacDougall Collection, Dunollie Castle, Oban
By Stephanie Bunn A fortuitous meeting at the Fisheries Museum in Anstruther led to a very quick decision to visit Dunollie Castle and the Hope MacDougall Collection in Oban. Catherine Gillies, long term manager, keeper and general champion of the …Continue reading “The Hope MacDougall Collection, Dunollie Castle, Oban”
Skye Museum of Island Life, Kilmuir
By Stephanie Bunn While Jon and I were on Skye, Caroline Dear invited us to her studio, where her work revealed a profoundly impressive exploration of the potentials of heather, hair moss and other materials. She also recounted several local stories, including one …Continue reading “Skye Museum of Island Life, Kilmuir”
Highland Folk Museum, Kingussie
By Stephanie Bunn Frame basket at the Highland Folk Museum QP22 Rachel Chisholm, curator at the Highland Folk Museum, had been very helpful with preparation for the visit, sending us a comprehensive print out of the collection in advance. With …Continue reading “Highland Folk Museum, Kingussie”
National Museum of Rural Life, Kittochside
By Stephanie Bunn The National Museum of Rural Life lies south of Glasgow, in the Central Belt and is a part of the National Museum of Scotland. It has been built up on what was formerly a working farm, and …Continue reading “National Museum of Rural Life, Kittochside”
Shetland Museum
Ian Tait, the director of Shetland museum, has been a great correspondent during this project. Despite the great demands on his time, Ian devoted the whole day to me when I visited with Jon in 2012. This began with a …Continue reading “Shetland Museum”
Tangwick Haa, Shetland
Tangwick Haa, in the north-west, has several examples of kishies and a flakkie (mat for winnowing oats) made by Lowrie Copland, all made from straw. By Stephanie Bunn
Unst Boat Museum, Shetland
Unst Boat Museum has some great examples of fishing baskets, along with wonderful interpretation of the migration of fisher-lassies to this most northerly island in the UK. By Stephanie Bunn
Strathnaver Museum
Here is the basket collection at Strathnaver Museum, Sutherland from Joanne B Kaar.
Museum nan Eilean, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
I went to the depository of Museum nan Eilean in February 2012 to see what baskets they had in store there. You need to contact the museum in advance to see these baskets as only a few are out …Continue reading “Museum nan Eilean, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis”
