Fonn s Duthchas Book Giveaway

FONN ‘S DUTHCHAS marks an important beginning in terms of future partnerships between the National Museums Scotland, National Galleries of Scotland, National Libraries of Scotland, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery and Museum Nan Eilean.

With the current political emphasis on providing access to National Collections outside the central belt this national touring exhibition for Highland 2007 provides an encouraging platform for further development. Georgina Coburn has written an critical review of the exhibition for HI-Arts Northings magazine.

The “legacy” of this exhibition includes a printed catalogue by James Hunter, an online educational resource (www.fonnisduthchas.com ).

By the kindness of  NMS Enterprises (Publishing), we have been given three copies of the catalogue to give as prizes in a draw. Just register for the Heritage North Journal by the end of February , and your name will be put in the hat. Register here.

The book can be purchased at bookshops, any of the tour venues, or direct from the National Museum of Scotland. Phone +44 (0) 131 247 4083.

From NMS Enterprises Limited – Publishing

Fonn ’s Duthchas Land and Legacy

The book has been designed both to stand on its own and to accompany the travelling exhibition of the same name for Highland 2007, the Year of Highland Culture. A collaboration between National Museums Scotland, the National Galleries of Scotland and the National Library of Scotland, the exhibition will contain iconic items from the national collections alongside contemporary photography, film and artwork.

As well as having a catalogue of exhibition objects, the book has a narrative (in Gaelic and English) by James Hunter, called The Scottish Highlands: A Contested Country. Topics covered will include land issues, war, religion, clans and clearances, sport and leisure, Gaelic and the oral tradition, the landscape, current environmental issues and recent population increases.

As James Hunter says, there have been many Highlands – for example, of the Vikings, of the Gael, of Queen Victoria – and always there are further Highlands being added, the latest in part shaped by a new wave of incomers. He concludes:

‘…this new Highlands will be every bit as valid, every bit as meritorious, as all the Highlands that have gone before.’

ISBN(s)

1 905267 06 1 / 978 1 905267 06 4  paperback  rrp £9.99