Past treasures displays

Here is an overview of some of the small 'treasures' displays, we've held at the National Library of Scotland in recent years. See the Treasures page to find out what's on show at the moment.

 

Illustrating the Grimms

19 September to 18 November 2012.
Celebrating 200 years of Grimm's fairy tales.

 

American independence

4 July to 16 September 2012.
Revolution and its role in the founding of the USA.

 

'It's life Jimmy, but not as we know it'

28 March to 30 June 2012.
A look at 30 years of Scotland's science fiction.

 

'Scott's last expedition'

12 January to 25 March 2012.
Captain Scott's Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913.

 

'The Bible in English'

2 November 2011 to 8 January 2012.
Marking the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.

 

'Scottish working people's history'

2 September to 31 October 2011
Workers' efforts to improve labour and social conditions.

 

'Scotland and Darien'

1 July to 31 August 2011.
The story of the ill-fated Scottish colony in the 1690s.

 

David Hume

5 May to 28 June 2011
Celebrating the Scottish philospher's 300th birthday.

 

'Alice in Wonderland'

18 March to 2 May 2011.
Lewis Carroll's delightful tales about Alice's adventures.

 

'Building the Bell Rock Lighthouse'

12 January to 28 February 2011.
Robert Stevenson's great engineering achievement.

 

 

Treasures page