Glencoe Folk Museum
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Upcoming Events
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We will be sharing the details of our upcoming talks programme for the 2023 season very soon!
We'll welcome speakers from across the UK to the museum to speak about a range of topics related to Glencoe and our collection.
Tickets will be available via Eventbrite and must be booked in advance as our site is small and spaces will be limited.
We will be sharing the details of our upcoming talks programme for the 2023 season very soon!
We'll welcome speakers from across the UK to the museum to speak about a range of topics related to Glencoe and our collection.
Tickets will be available via Eventbrite and must be booked in advance as our site is small and spaces will be limited.
The Life of Flora MacDonald
Join us at the Museum on Saturday 27 May at 4pm as Flora Fraser, historian and biographer, gives a talk on the life of legendary Flora MacDonald.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/603845537257
The Life of Flora MacDonald online version
Join us online via Zoom on Wednesday 7 June at 6pm to learn about Flora MacDonald from Flora Fraser. This is the same talk that will take place at the Museum a few weeks prior, only online to make it accessible to those who can't visit us in Glencoe. If you can't make the time, you can request a recording of the talk by contacting Parris directly via learning@glencoemuseum.com
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/605032407217
Talk 4: Heroes, Tricksters and Outlaws from Gaelic Folklore of the West Highlands
Join us at the Museum on Saturday 17 June at 4pm as Dr Sim Innes from University of Glasgow Celtic and Gaelic department gives a talk. Scottish Gaelic has a number of turns of phrase that refer to folktales. Mac Iain Ghiorr’s boat was alluded to in order to call someone two-faced. Stories about him were recorded in Gaelic in Glencoe in the 1950s. This talk will consider Mac Iain Ghiorr and other famous West Highland trickster heroes and outlaws.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/618403159497
We will be sharing the details of the rest of our talks very soon!
Look here for further updates or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Tickets will be available via Eventbrite and must be booked in advance as spaces are limited.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Parris via email learning@glencoemuseum.com
Talks Programme 2023
Previous Talks
We've had several successful talks already including Susan Fletcher discussing her book 'Witch Light' which uses local history - Corrag the witch and the Glencoe Massacre - as its inspiration; Dr Fraser Hunter of National Museum of Scotland shared his opinion and knowledge on the mysterious Ballachulish Figure; and Bob Pegg, storyteller and musician, told us some Scottish folk tales.
We have recordings of these 3 events which took place online via Zoom.
If you would like access to any of these, you can contact Parris via learning@glencoemuseum.com
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