Our Historic Environment: Sharing the Vision

29th February, 1.30pm - 6.15pm, Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow

Our 2012 exhibition will celebrate a remarkable year for the agency with a range of fascinating displays illustrating the major projects and initiatives that have made the past 12 months so successful.

We will also showcase our aims and ambitions, and staff will be on hand to explain ongoing projects, which are amongst the biggest and most ambitious in the agency’s history.

• Our 345 sites which range from  Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse settlement in Shetland to Caerlaverock Castle in Dumfries in Galloway, and include the UNESCO World Heritage sites of Skara Brae in Orkney and the Antonine Wall.
  
  
• The Scottish Ten project which has taken the agency’s world-leading laser scanning technology to some of the world’s most renowned iconic monuments, including Skara Brae, Mount Rushmore in the United States and Rani ki Vav stepwell in India.

• The new visitor centre at Bannockburn. Due to open in 2014 for the 700th anniversary of the battle, the centre will use cutting edge technology to feature on-screen three-dimensional fighting figures alongside new battlefield interpretation, landscaping work and enhanced educational facilities.
  
  
• Listing and scheduling - our staff will be on hand to answer questions on this wide-ranging topic and will offer advice to anyone seeking more information on the conservation and care of listed buildings.
  
  
• Our Education and Outreach programme. Historic Scotland is involved with community and voluntary groups, adult learners, social inclusion programmes and schools across the country.
  
  
• Our Junior Guides who will explain their role in engaging youngsters with their local Historic Scotland monument, including Gaelic guides working at Edinburgh Castle.
  
  
• Our collections, a rare chance to view a display of precious objects from our collection – which totals more than 30,000 objects across 150 sites, and will include ancient coins, a nautical painting, a mediaeval shoe fragment, and Neolithic pottery.
  
  
• Membership - for those of you keen to explore the full range of Historic Scotland’s 345 sites, staff from membership will be offering advice on the full range of member options, which give free entry to all sites and a host of other benefits, including retail discounts and a free quarterly magazine.
  
  
• The Year of Creative Scotland 2012 - a stand will also explain the full calendar of activities, and opportunities to get involved with a range of events including film, writing, comedy and music festivals.
  

The Historic Scotland Exhibition on February 29th is open to all, in the Grand Foyer (first floor) of the Grand Central Hotel, from 1.30pm till 6.15pm.

We hope to see you there!