Missing octopus alert! ⚠️ Someone seems to have left their cuddly friend in our 'Rain' exhibition. Recognise them? Let us know! While we wait for octopus to be picked up, we thought we could take little octopus on an adventure... 🐙
Dreich, smirr, smugrach, and everything in between 🌧️ From Burns's 'Tam O'Shanter' to James Hutton's 'Theory of Rain', from artwork by Raasay Primary School to a documentary from 1975, our curator Sarah Mackay explores nine objects that capture how rain has soaked into the nation's imagination.
RAIN is open @natlibscot.bsky.social ! Here's an insight into the moving image material on display: ⛈️ Raindrop (1975) a lyrical documentary from Eddie McConnell, pitched as "the journey of a raindrop from dripping leaf to rushing stream", with distinctive soundtrack by Iain McHaffie
🌧️ Rain drops today! From James Hutton's Theory of Rain to Mackintosh coats, Tam O'Shanter to Daemonologie – explore Scotland's obsession with wet weather in our new exhibition, 'Rain'. 📅 Until 30 April 2027 📌 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh 🎟️ Free entry
...or you might have seen @severincarrell.bsky.social's (from @theguardian.com) deep dive into the new exhibition which opens tomorrow in Edinburgh > www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... 💦 Rain 📆 Opens 19 June 📌 George IV Bridge
A nation shaped by rain: exhibition celebrates Scotland’s wettest obsession
Minnie the Minx and Macbeth feature in National Library’s exploration of how rainfall has shaped Scottish science, literature, history and identity
theguardian.com
It's raining men(tions) ️☔👯♂️ We're excited that 'Rain' has been in the headlines this week - and not just because of the weather! 🌧️ You might have heard Alison Stevenson, our Head of Collections, Access, and Research, chatting about our new exhibition 'Rain' on BBC Radio 4's Front Row last night...
What can rain tell us about Scotland? ☔ In the latest SGSAH blog, Sarah Mackay @smgthomson.bsky.social & Emily Munro share their forthcoming exhibition 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗻 at the @natlibscot.bsky.social — exploring rain as shared heritage, cultural identity & connection. Read here: sgsahblog.com/2026/05/05/w...
‘When people think of Scotland, they often think of rain’
Dr Sarah Mackay and Dr Emily Munro, returning guest bloggers, share their forthcoming exhibition at the National Library of Scotland, researching the nation’s relationship with wet weather.
sgsahblog.com