Category: Our collections

Interesting items in, and stories from, our collections.

January 18, 2013 / archives / News and events

New accession: Sign up for Scotland!

We’re only a few weeks into the New Year and we’ve already received a number…

January 9, 2013 / archives / News and events

A plastic Oscar… a pair of shoe buckles… an old wooden sign… If you visit…

December 17, 2012 / archives / News and events

As we head towards xmas it’s time to collect and collate the statistics for the…

November 28, 2012 / archives / News and events

This year our advent calendar celebrates the natural world. Every day in the run-up to…

November 2, 2012 / archives / Our collections

We have added a short film about the Leighton Library to YouTube – see http://youtu.be/8ak-jJwoXf4…

September 26, 2012 / archives / News and events

This week the macrobert is screening Chariots of Fire, the stirring Olympic tale of Harold…

September 17, 2012 / archives / Our collections

The University of Stirling opened its doors to its first intake of students on Monday…

August 1, 2012 / archives / Our collections

The award-winning experimental filmmaker Norman McLaren travelled to many parts of the world and seemed…

July 27, 2012 / archives / News and events

This morning we waved goodbye to the tiger who spent the last few months keeping…

July 20, 2012 / archives / Our collections

In April 1985 Wham! became the first western pop group to perform in China. The…