Books
Buxton, Ben. 2016. Mingulay: An Island and its People. Birlinn Ltd.
Conn, Stewart. 2022. Other Worlds: An Anthology Of Scottish Island Poems. Polygon. Available in the Wardlaw Museum Shop.
Couzens, Dominic. 2022. RSPB: Great British Birdwatcher’s Puzzle Book. Octopus Publishing Group.
Haswell-Smith, Hamish. 2015. The Scottish Islands: The Best Selling Guide to Every Scottish Island. Canongate Press Ltd. Available in the Wardlaw Museum Shop.
Hedderwick, Mairi. 2010. Katie Morag Island Stories. PRH Children’s Books. Available in the Wardlaw Museum Shop.
Holden, Peter & Housden, Stuart. 2018. The RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds (2nd Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd.
MacLeod, Coinneach. 2021. The Hebridean Baker: Recipes and Wee Stories from the Scottish Highlands. Black and White Publishing. Available in the Wardlaw Museum Shop.
Mackenzie, Fiona J., 2018. Eilean: The Island Photography of Margaret Fay Shaw, Birlinn Ltd.
Shaw, Margaret F., 1999. From the Alleghenies to the Hebrides: An Autobiography. Birlinn Ltd.
Shaw, Margaret F., 1955. Folksongs of Folklore of South Uist. Routledge.
Storey, Lisa. 2007. Muinntir Mhiughalaigh. CLÀR. Muinntir Mhiughalaigh – Gaelic Books Council
Webster, Paul & Webster, Helen. 2013. Outer Hebrides: 40 Coast and Country Walks. Pocket Mountains Ltd.
Critical Conversations
Critical Conversations – Phillis Wheatley
When: Tuesday 10 October, 5-5:45pm
Where: Microsoft Teams. Link coming soon.
Who: Adults
Whose voices are missing from museums? Which stories are not told? Which uncomfortable histories remain hidden? And how can museums move forward? From empire and colonialism to climate, identity and more, Critical Conversations bring together voices from a variety of perspectives to consider the critical issues.
Critical Conversations – Absence/Presence
When: Tuesday 14 November, 5-5:45pm
Where: Microsoft Teams. Link coming soon.
Who: Adults
Whose voices are missing from museums? Which stories are not told? Which uncomfortable histories remain hidden? And how can museums move forward? From empire and colonialism to climate, identity and more, Critical Conversations bring together voices from a variety of perspectives to consider the critical issues.
Today, join our panel of experts to discuss whether humans have a negative or positive impact on environments – or is it more complex? And what does this mean for how museums and public attractions encourage people to interact with the natural world?
The Curiosity Conversation
Curiosity Conversation: Dr Peter Mackay
When: Available from Thursday 26 October
Where: Anchor, Spotify and other podcasting platforms
Who: Adults
The Curiosity Conversation speaks with a different expert every month to explore the world through the unexpected, ground-breaking or contested aspects of the stories museums tell. This month, Matt and Eilidh speak with Dr Peter Mackay, School of English, to discuss the cultural importance of a tiny island off the west coast of Scotland.
Curiosity Conversation
When: Available from Thursday 30 November
Where: Anchor, Spotify and other podcasting platforms
Who: Adults
The Curiosity Conversation speaks with a different expert every month to explore the world through the unexpected, ground-breaking or contested aspects of the stories museums tell.
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For information about the Robert Moyes Adam Collection held by University of St Andrews, and for links to further resources, visit:
Robert Moyes Adam Scottish Landscape Photography Collection | Collections | University of St Andrews (st-andrews.ac.uk)
For specific information about the images in the exhibition, go to:
https://collections.st-andrews.ac.uk/selection/17432443
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