Both were highlights in this fascinating showcase of the
history, culture, music, language, geology and geography of the
Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Part of the major Highland 2007 programme, this
national touring exhibition reflected the roots, values and
cultural heritage of a creative and freethinking people.
It featured iconic objects, paintings and manuscripts from the
collections of National Museums Scotland, the National Galleries of
Scotland and the National Library of Scotland, and from important
collections in Highland and Island museums.
The exhibition featured Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy
manuscript - a passage for which was inspired by the deadly sporran
on show. Other objects of interest included Antonio David's
charismatic portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie and a diary, written
on playing cards, chronicling the final Jacobite defeat at
Culloden.
The exhibition explored the relationship between land and people
and the romanticised view of Highland culture. It
explained how age-old barriers of distance and geography have
been broken down and why new-found confidence and optimism pervades
the region.
Fonn 's Duthchas exhibition book
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the book online! Explore the Fonn 's Duthchas exhibition,
featuring iconic objects and issues from highland clearances to
recent population increases, in this stunning book. Narrated
in both Gaelic and English by Professor James Hunter.
This exhibition was on display at National Museum of Scotland in
2007.