WHAT'S ON BY DATE
Exhibitions / Taisbeanaidhean
19 October to 31 October / 19mh Dàmhair gu 31mh Dàmhair
Leaving Home
Curated by Highland Council museums, this exhibition celebrates the diversity of stories of Highland Homecoming. It looks at what people left behind when they left…
20-31 October / Dàmhair
Scottish Ballet 40th Anniversary Mercury Screenings
Scottish Ballet presents free screenings of Mercury, a newly commissioned film examining the art of movement, created by Scottish artist Daniel Warren who worked with…
19th to 31st October/ 19mh gu 31mh Dàmhair
Precious Cargo - Obair-ceàird Alba An-diugh
A celebration of craft for the Year of Homecoming, the exhibition takes the theme of migration, boats and the sea. A series of ‘cargo’ boxes,…
19th to 31st October/19mh to 31mh Dàmhair
Virtual Galleries
The art work of 80 children from 17 Highland schools is being showcased at Eden Court. The series of projections highlights the theme of “What…
22nd October to 24th October/ 22mh gu 24mh Dàmhair
Highlands and Islands Museum Forum (HIMF) stand – exclusively showing at Scotland’s Global Impact
From Ceilidhs, storytelling, guided walks, unique genealogical resources and temporary exhibitions, museums in Highland have embraced Homecoming 2009. Visit the Highlands and Islands Museums Forum…
19th to 31st October 2009/ 19mh gu 31mh Dàmhair
This is Who We Are exhibition
Graeme Murdoch and Harry McGrath of Cultural Connect Scotland bring to Inverness an exhibition on their travels across Canada from Nova Scotia to British Columbia,…
31st October/ 31mh Dàmhair
Inspiration & Returning Home - Glass artists Brodie Nairn and Nichola Burns
Returning back to their roots in Scotland after ten years of working abroad Brodie Nairn and Nichola Burns create an event which shows their journey…
22nd to 24th October/22mh gu 24mh Dàmhair
Scotland’s Places Research Clinic and Launch
Come and discover more about Scotland’s places and the people who lived there at the launch of the ScotlandsPlaces website, an innovative joint collaboration between…
22nd to 24th October / 22mh gu 24mh Dàmhair
Tobar an Dualchais (Kist o Riches) exhibition and website at Scotland’s Global Impact
Tobar an Dualchais (Kist o Riches) is a collaborative project set up to preserve, digitise, catalogue and make available online 12,000 hours of Gaelic and…
19th to 31st October 2009/19mh gu 31mh Dàmhair
Scottish Ballet 40th Anniversary photography exhibition
As Scottish Ballet embarks on its 40th anniversary season, you are invited to view a photographic exhibition showcasing the Company’s remarkable achievements as part of…
5th to 31st October/ 5mh gu 31mh Dàmhair
Where Tomorrow Begins: Reflections of Scottish Innovation
An exhibition by Scotland’s universities. The Sunday Herald’s award-winning photographer Kirsty Anderson has captured the spirit of innovation taking place in our universities in 40…
24th October to 6th November/ 24mh Dàmhair gu 6mh Samhain.
ThreeSixFive - A Year In The Highlands & Islands / TrìSiaCòig - Bliadhna air a’ Ghàidhealtachd ’
Enjoy this touring photographic exhibition that combines photographs taken by 52 people throughout the Highlands & Islands over the course of a year, with monochrome…
1st May to 31st October/1d Cèitean gu 31mh Dàmhair
Groam House – Annual Exhibition: Games & Gatherings
To mark the Year of Homecoming the Groam House annual exhibition, which opened on 1 May, has been dedicated to ‘George Bain – Games &…
21st to 27th October /21mh gu 27mh Dàmhair
From the Fishertown
Enjoy this fascinating exhibition exploring emigration from the fishing community in Cromarty on the Black Isle from the 1880s to the 1920s. Over fifty photographs…
9-31 October
Books on the Move
Sponsored by the Scottish Library and Information Council, a specially selected collection of books around the theme of Homecoming, are being left in strategic places…
22nd October /22mh Dàmhair
Scotland, Ink. - How 10 Scottish Books Changed the World
Scotland’s writers have been making names for themselves all over the world for over 500 years, from Robert Burns to J K Rowling. But could…
19-31 October
Am Baile - Letters home / Litrichean dhachaigh Exhibition and Highlanders on the Move / Gàidheil air Imrich Web presentation.
Am Baile presents a fascinating exhibition of first-hand accounts of emigration experiences from the 19th century. The exhibition is complemented by the web exhibition.
5th to 31st October/5mh gu 31mh Dàmhair
Wanderings with a Camera - exhibition of the photography of Erskine Beveridge
Erskine Beveridge was a talented amateur photographer who travelled widely around Scotland in the late 19th- and early 20th- centuries. Accompanied by his camera, he…
9-31 October
Reading Roots
Reading Roots is a specially selected collection of library books being presented and featured in libraries across the Highlands and Scotland exploring the theme of…
19th September to 31st October/ 19mh Sultain gu 31mh Dàmhair
Exhibitions: Leaving Home
Inverness Museum & Art Gallery brings you two fascinating exhibitions featuring the history of the Highlands. “Inverness Ladies in Canada” is a case display containing…
19th to 31st October 2009/19mh gu 31mh Dàmhair
Think UHI, Experience UHI
Join us to peruse a range of displays and events giving an overview of the prospective University of the Highlands and Islands and its many…






