Rain
Coming soon – a special exhibition exploring Scotland's relationship with rain.
When people think of Scotland, they often think of rain. Scots, in turn, have always had a lot to say about it! Our relationship with rain is both practical and deeply woven into our culture, landscape and national identity.
This exhibition makes a splash as we dive into Scotland's relationship with rain. From weather forecasting, fashion, and film, to rain-soaked love stories, climate emergencies, and everything in between.
Rain drops June 2026. Umbrellas optional.
Gallery
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A selection of recent acquisitions relating to climate change.
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Rain cancels play, from a cricket score book for the Scotland Women's Team (June 2011).
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A rainy sketch from the illustrated recipe book of Katherine Jane Ellice (1846 to 1859).
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James Hutton's 'Theory of Rain', published in 'Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh' (1788).
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'Rain' by Robert Louis Stevenson, from 'A Children’s Garden of Verses' (1885).
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Rainfall statistics compiled by meteorologist Robert Mossman from 1770 to 1894.
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A collage of rainy songs, featuring 'Singin' in the Rain', 'Don't Rain on my Parade' and 'Why Does it Always Rain on Me?'
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Robert Burns' epic poem 'Tam O'Shanter', retold in in wordless, paper-cut leporello (concertina), by artist Joanna Robson.
