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Museums & Galleries Edinburgh is the City of Edinburgh Council’s Museum Service. We manage 10 cultural venues across the city; the Museum of Edinburgh, the People's Story Museum, Museum of Childhood, Writers' Museum, Queensferry Museum, City Art Centre, Scott Monument, Nelson Monument, Lauriston Castle and Museum Collections Centre. Our collections of over 200,000 items range from contemporary Scottish art, children's games, Edinburgh silver, printing press to photograph albums from Scottish writers.

  1. 06/19/2023

    Peter Howson’s 1987 The Heroic Dosser

    Welcome to the When the Apple Ripens Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. Each episode focuses on a specific artwork included in the major exhibition at the City Art Centre celebrating Scotland’s most significant figurative artist, Peter Howson. The exhibition "When the Apple Ripens: Peter Howson At 65 ; A Retrospective" will be open from the 27th of May until the 1st of October 2023 and includes over 100 artworks that span Howson’s career. You will hear from the curator of the exhibition David Patterson and Mia Vaslet, a postgraduate student studying Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Edinburgh who has been working with David on the exhibition through the University’s History of Art Work placement. In this episode David and Mia discuss Peter Howson’s 1987 The Heroic Dosser, exploring Howson’s art within the 1980s and his depiction of Glaswegian nightlife within his work.

    3 min

  2. 06/19/2023

    Peter Howson’s 1995 Jekyll and Hyde 

    Welcome to the When the Apple Ripens Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. Each episode focuses on a specific artwork included in the major exhibition at the City Art Centre celebrating Scotland’s most significant figurative artist, Peter Howson. The exhibition "When the Apple Ripens: Peter Howson At 65 ; A Retrospective" will be open from the 27th of May until the 1st of October 2023 and includes over 100 artworks that span Howson’s career. You will hear from the curator of the exhibition David Patterson and Mia Vaslet, a postgraduate student studying Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Edinburgh who has been working with David on the exhibition through the University’s History of Art Work placement. In this episode David and Mia discuss Peter Howson’s 1995 double-portrait Jekyll and Hyde, a portrayal of the distinct characteristics of the artist.

    4 min

  3. 06/19/2023

    Peter Howson’s 1996 Frontier

    Welcome to the When the Apple Ripens Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. Each episode focuses on a specific artwork included in the major exhibition at the City Art Centre celebrating Scotland’s most significant figurative artist, Peter Howson. The exhibition "When the Apple Ripens: Peter Howson At 65 ; A Retrospective" will be open from the 27th of May until the 1st of October 2023 and includes over 100 artworks that span Howson’s career. You will hear from the curator of the exhibition David Patterson and Mia Vaslet, a postgraduate student studying Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Edinburgh who has been working with David on the exhibition through the University’s History of Art Work placement. In this episode David and Mia discuss Peter Howson’s 1996 Frontier, Howson was the official war artist in 1993 during the Bosnian Conflict that endured from 1992 until 1995.

    6 min

  4. 06/19/2023

    Peter Howson’s 1999 The Last Supper

    Welcome to the When the Apple Ripens Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. Each episode focuses on a specific artwork included in the major exhibition at the City Art Centre celebrating Scotland’s most significant figurative artist, Peter Howson. The exhibition "When the Apple Ripens: Peter Howson At 65 ; A Retrospective" will be open from the 27th of May until the 1st of October 2023 and includes over 100 artworks that span Howson’s career. You will hear from the curator of the exhibition David Patterson and Mia Vaslet, a postgraduate student studying Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Edinburgh who has been working with David on the exhibition through the University’s History of Art Work placement. In this episode David and Mia discuss Peter Howson’s 1999 The Last Supper, considering Howson’s integral use of religious narratives throughout his career.

    4 min

  5. 05/31/2023

    Peter Howson’s 2023 Wagner

    Welcome to the When the Apple Ripens Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. Each episode focuses on a specific artwork included in the major exhibition at the City Art Centre celebrating Scotland’s most significant figurative artist, Peter Howson. The exhibition "When the Apple Ripens: Peter Howson At 65 ; A Retrospective" will be open from the 27th of May until the 1st of October 2023 and includes over 100 artworks that span Howson’s career. You will hear from the curator of the exhibition David Patterson and Mia Vaslet, a postgraduate student studying Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Edinburgh who has been working with David on the exhibition through the University’s History of Art Work placement. In this episode David and Mia discuss Peter Howson’s latest painting Wagner, providing an insight into the political themes of the work.

    4 min

  6. 05/31/2023

    Peter Howson’s 2005 Acheron

    Welcome to the "When the Apple Ripens Podcast" from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh This audio accompanies the exhibition "When the Apple Ripens: Peter Howson At 65 ; A Retrospective" at the City Art Centre, Edinburgh. The exhibition will be open from the 27th of May until the 1st of October 2023 and includes over 100 artworks that span the artist Peter Howson’s career. Each episode focuses on a specific artwork included in the major exhibition at the City Art Centre celebrating Scotland’s most significant figurative artist, Peter Howson. They are designed to be listened to by visitors at the exhibition looking at the work. You will hear from the curator of the exhibition David Patterson and Mia Vaslet, a postgraduate student studying Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Edinburgh who has been working with David on the exhibition through the University’s History of Art Work placement. In this episode David and Mia discuss Peter Howson’s 2005 Acheron painting highlighting the mythological symbolism of the piece.

    4 min
  7. Episode 9. A Photographic Viewer

    12/27/2021

    Episode 9. A Photographic Viewer

    Welcome to the Auld Reekie Retold Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. This is our ninth episode and today you’ll hear from Suzy Murray and Victoria Garrington who will be discussing the curious story behind a fascinating cabinet card photographic viewer in the collections. We have been creating the podcast from home, so please excuse any inconsistencies in the audio. To see the more of the photographic collections head to Capital Collections. You can get the podcast on most major podcast providers so look for Auld Reekie Retold to subscribe on your preferred platform. Join the conversation at @EdinCulture on Twitter, @museumsgalleriesedinburgh on Instagram and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh on Facebook. Tag us using #AuldReekieRetold

    31 min

  8. 12/13/2021

    Episode 8. Photographic Process

    Welcome to the Auld Reekie Retold Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. This is our eighth episode and today you’ll hear from Gwen Thomas and Helen Scott who will be discussing photography in our Fine Art collections and the photographic process, as well as looking at photographic preservation. We have been creating the podcast from home, so please excuse any inconsistencies in the audio. To see the more of the photographic collections head to Capital Collections. You can get the podcast on most major podcast providers so look for Auld Reekie Retold to subscribe on your preferred platform. Join the conversation at @EdinCulture on Twitter, @museumsgalleriesedinburgh on Instagram and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh on Facebook. Tag us using #AuldReekieRetold

    32 min
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Museums & Galleries Edinburgh is the City of Edinburgh Council’s Museum Service. We manage 10 cultural venues across the city; the Museum of Edinburgh, the People's Story Museum, Museum of Childhood, Writers' Museum, Queensferry Museum, City Art Centre, Scott Monument, Nelson Monument, Lauriston Castle and Museum Collections Centre. Our collections of over 200,000 items range from contemporary Scottish art, children's games, Edinburgh silver, printing press to photograph albums from Scottish writers.

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  • Creator
    Museums and Galleries Edinburgh
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Museums and Galleries Edinburgh
  • Show Website
    Museums & Galleries Edinburgh