The Missing TrousersStrathnaver Museum This artwork was created by Joanne B. Karr as part of the project ‘Rob Donn Country: 300 Years of Rob Donn Mackay’. Each piece is a unique interpretation of themes, poems or events linked to Rob Donn. Rob Donn is an...
Ullapool Museum Model Ullapool Museum This model representation of the Telford Church in Ullapool also depicts the Ullapool Museum building! Religion was an important part of life in the Highlands in the nineteenth century but many communities did not have a church....
The Methods of Construction of Celtic Knotwork Groam House Museum This educational page was designed by George Bain (1881 – 1968), the artist and educator born in Scrabster in Caithness. Bain was captivated by intricate Pictish stones, early medieval illuminated...
Hunting Rug Groam House Museum This special rug was designed by artist George Bain’s and is known as ‘The Hunting Rug’. The details in the design rug are amazing and well worth a closer look. They include huntsmen on horseback, wild boar, deer and hounds. In the late...
‘The Head’, Bust of Neil GunnDunbeath Heritage Museum This bust of renowned Highland author Neil Gunn was created in 1964 by Juan Borgeas. At over half a metre tall, it is larger than life, perhaps intended as a reflection on Gunn’s significance as an author to the...
