What’s On in Historic Dunkeld
We run events throughout the year: Exhibitions from the collection, talks, workshops and concerts to raise funds for running costs, and an annual Living History weekend. Find all the dates for your diary.
For tickets: Book online via the links given below, or tel. 01350 727786, or email manager@historicdunkeld.org.uk.
Friday 8th November 2024 at 7.30pm
Mike Taylor: Bristling with Guns, Perthshire between the wars ~ ‘Oi mate, you can’t put that cannon there!’ – Click here for Tickets
In November thoughts turn to remembrance, often focussed on the local war memorials that were being erected across the country 100 years ago. This talk will focus on a type of memorial that was once very common indeed but which has now totally faded from memory – thousands of captured artillery pieces were distributed across the UK and Perthshire was no exception.
Friday 6th December 2024 at 7.30pm
Euphemia Ramsay: A Gothic Ghost Story for Solstice – Click here for tickets
A creaky door, a mysterious thud, a short lived scream. Reviving the Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas, Euphmeia Ramsay will be sharing a supernatural tale from master of the genre Wilkie Collins.
Lindsey Gibb, Storyteller will be performing for us this evening.
Friday 14th February 2025 at 7.30pm
Andrew Paterson: Christian Icons ~ making and meaning – Click here for tickets
The tradition of the Christian icon-painting, which is almost as old as Christianity itself, is enjoying a remarkable revival and has recently spread beyond its ‘homeland’ in the Eastern Orthodox Church to many Western churches. In this illustrated talk, local art historian Dr Andrew Paterson addresses two basic questions many people ask about icons: Why do they look the way they do, and how can they be used as an aid to prayer and worship? In the process he will compare the visual language of the icon with more familiar religious images from the Western artistic tradition.
Friday 14th March 2025 at 7.30pm
Paul McLennan: The Dunkeld Dissident – Click here for tickets
The tragic life and times of Alexander Robertson, Dundonnachie. Coal merchant philosopher, author, political agitator, and an orator who drew crowds on both sides of the Atlantic, there was so much more to Dundonnachie than leading the Toll Bridge riots in Dunkeld.
Friday 11th April 2024 at 7.30pm
In their own words: Rivendell Stories, presented by Lesley Wilson – Click here for tickets
As a writer in residence at Rivendell Care home Lesley has spent many hours listening to, and writing down, the stories of growing up and growing old in Dunkeld and its surrounds.
Stories of dancing at Clunie Hall, working in Buchanan’s and Menzies, scratching after a trip to the pictures, life during the great depression of the 1930’s, the slums of Dunkeld, Tin City and many more.
Come along and hear to their own words, shared by Lesley, and perhaps share yours.