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Auld Reekie Retold is a major three year project which connects objects, stories and people using Museums & Galleries Edinburgh’s collection of over 200,000 objects. The Auld Reekie Retold team are recording and researching our objects. We hope to spark c


    • Dec 27, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 9 EPISODES


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    Episode 9. A Photographic Viewer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2021 30:31


    Welcome to the Auld Reekie Retold Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. This is our ninth episode and today you'll hear from Suzy Murray and Victoria Garrington who will be discussing the curious story behind a fascinating cabinet card photographic viewer in the collections. We have been creating the podcast from home, so please excuse any inconsistencies in the audio. To see the more of the photographic collections head to Capital Collections. You can get the podcast on most major podcast providers so look for Auld Reekie Retold to subscribe on your preferred platform. Join the conversation at @EdinCulture on Twitter, @museumsgalleriesedinburgh on Instagram and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh on Facebook. Tag us using #AuldReekieRetold

    Episode 8. Photographic Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 32:25


    Welcome to the Auld Reekie Retold Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. This is our eighth episode and today you'll hear from Gwen Thomas and Helen Scott who will be discussing photography in our Fine Art collections and the photographic process, as well as looking at photographic preservation. We have been creating the podcast from home, so please excuse any inconsistencies in the audio. To see the more of the photographic collections head to Capital Collections. You can get the podcast on most major podcast providers so look for Auld Reekie Retold to subscribe on your preferred platform. Join the conversation at @EdinCulture on Twitter, @museumsgalleriesedinburgh on Instagram and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh on Facebook. Tag us using #AuldReekieRetold

    Episode 7. A Snapshot of Growing Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 30:57


    Welcome to the Auld Reekie Retold Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. This is our seventh episode and today you'll hear from Oliver Taylor and Susan Gardner. We are looking at some very early domestic photography and discussing how photography brings us closer to our loved ones. We have been creating the podcast from home, so please excuse any inconsistencies in the audio. To see the photographic albums head to Capital Collections. You can get the podcast on most major podcast providers so look for Auld Reekie Retold to subscribe on your preferred platform. Join the conversation at @EdinCulture on Twitter, @museumsgalleriesedinburgh on Instagram and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh on Facebook. Tag us using #AuldReekieRetold

    Episode 6. The View from His Eyes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2021 38:52


    Welcome to the Auld Reekie Retold Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. This is our sixth episode and today you'll hear from Suzy Murray, Nico Tyack and Anna MacQuarrie to celebrate Robert Louis Stevenson Day and a very exciting new acquisition. We thought we'd take a stop off in Samoa to look at Stevenson's amazing South Seas photograph albums before catching up with Anna to find out more about this new acquisition! We have been creating the podcast from home, so please excuse any inconsistencies in the audio. To see the more of the South Seas photograph albums head to Capital Collections. You can get the podcast on most major podcast providers so look for Auld Reekie Retold to subscribe on your preferred platform. Join the conversation at @EdinCulture on Twitter, @museumsgalleriesedinburgh on Instagram and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh on Facebook. Tag us using #AuldReekieRetold

    Episode 5. A Walk Through History: Photography

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 41:39


    Welcome to the Auld Reekie Retold Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. This is our fifth episode and today you'll hear from Suzy Murray, on of the team working on the Auld Reekie Retold project. Suzy is going on an adventure to Leith today, and you can join her! Follow along on Our Town Stories using the interactive map to see the route and all the images she's discussing. The walk will start up at the Victoria Bridge and take you down to Elm Row. On the way Suzy will discuss photographs and photographic studios which help tell the story of Leith Walk and the surrounding areas. We have been creating the podcast from home, so please excuse any inconsistencies in the audio. Follow the route and see all the images here: https://www.ourtownstories.co.uk/story/a-walk-through-history-photography-arr-podcast/ You can get the podcast on most major podcast providers so look for Auld Reekie Retold to subscribe on your preferred platform. Join the conversation at @EdinCulture on Twitter @museumsgalleriesedinburgh On Instagram and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh on Facebook. Tag us using #AuldReekieRetold.

    Episode 4. Contemporary Collecting

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 36:19


    Welcome to the Auld Reekie Retold Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. This is our fourth episode and today you'll hear from Vicky Garrington and Anna MacQuarrie, two of the team working on the Auld Reekie Retold project. We have been creating the podcast from home, so please excuse any inconsistencies in the audio. Vicky and Anna are going to talk about something a little different today, contemporary collecting! If you aren't sure what this means then listen on and find out the exciting process which has lead us to acquiring some emotional, and occasionally challenging, collections. Join the conversation at @EdinCulture on Twitter @museumsgalleriesedinburgh On Instagram and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh on Facebook. Tag us using #AuldReekieRetold.

    Episode 3. Charles II & the Scottish Enlightenment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 33:28


    Welcome to the Auld Reekie Retold Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. This is our third episode and today you'll hear from Nico Tyack and Anna MacQuarrie, two of the team working on the Auld Reekie Retold project. They are talking about a mysterious letter, exiled kings and life in Edinburgh during the 18th century. We have been creating the podcast from home, so please excuse any inconsistencies in the audio. Join the conversation at @EdinCulture on Twitter @museumsgalleriesedinburgh On Instagram and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh on Facebook. Tag us using #AuldReekieRetold.

    Episode 2. Dogs of the Writers' Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 37:59


    Welcome to the Auld Reekie Retold Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. This is our second episode, after the success of our first podcast we decided to keep on the dog theme and talk about the curious stories behind the dogs of the Writers Museum. We have been creating the podcast from home so please excuse any inconsistencies in the audio. Today you'll hear from Gabriella Lawrie and Oliver Taylor, two of the team working on the Auld Reekie Retold project. They are talking about the three main authors of the Writers' Museum: Burns, Scott and Stevenson and their fantastic beasts! Join the conversation at @EdinCulture on Twitter @museumsgalleriesedinburgh On Instagram and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh on Facebook. Tag us using #AuldReekieRetold.

    Episode 1. Greyfriars Bobby

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 24:06


    Welcome to the Auld Reekie Retold Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. Today is the launch of our first episode! We have been creating the podcast from home, so please excuse any inconsistencies in the audio. Today you'll hear from Gabriella Lawrie, Gwen Thomas and Suzy Murray, three of the team working on the Auld Reekie Retold project. They are talking about Edinburgh's most famous dog, Greyfriars Bobby, and his journey from small dog to major cultural icon. Join the conversation at @EdinCulture on Twitter @museumsgalleriesedinburgh On Instagram and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh on Facebook. Tag us using #AuldReekieRetold.

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