Past Exhibitions

Through poignant objects on loan from some of the countries where Scots had made new lives, as well as newsreel footage and photography, discover how war and loss was experienced and commemorated in different parts of the Commonwealth.

A collection of original artefacts from the Nanjing Museum, including Chinese National Treasures, introduced key aspects of the Ming dynasty, focussing on the remarkable cultural, technological and economic achievements of the period.

This striking exhibition presented vivid depictions of Kabuki, the popular form of traditional, all-male Japanese theatre, from our Japanese woodblock print collection.