Leonie Bell

A superb gathering with @sahavoice.bsky.social at @royalsoced.bsky.social to discuss the Declaration of Arbroath & Tartan Day. A pleasure to hear @leoniebell.bsky.social & @murrayp.bsky.social Catherine 0’Leary & Kathryn Porter in such good form & to meet @angusrobertson.bsky.social once again.

It really was a superb gathering! Great to be part of it with you all

Such a good evening! V thankful to be part of it with you all

Join us for an evening talk on Tartan Day, the history and future of the famous celebration of Scottish heritage in the US.

The panel chaired by Professor Catherine O'Leary (@uniofstandrews.bsky.social) will include @murrayp.bsky.social. @leoniebell.bsky.social & Billy Kay

📅April 10th | 18:00

Leonie Bell: My journey from 'idyllic' Newport childhood to 'dream job' leading V&A Dundee Ahead of giving a prestigious lecture, the V&A Dundee director chats to Michael Alexander about her Newport upbringing, St Andrews schooling and gets nostalgic for Dundee's old Olympia leisure centre.

www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/entertain... thank you to Michael Alexander @thecourier.co.uk for the chance to look back & ahead ☺️

Annual Mapstone Lecture

www.dundee.ac.uk/events/annua... Blown away to be asked to deliver this year’s Mapstone Lecture on creative leadership in honour of @dundee.ac.uk first female professor, appointed the year I was born. Details below if it’s of interest ❤️☁️❤️

Big programme news 🌱💮🏥💃🕺🪡❤️

Sing the Tapestry with Sheena Wellington and Friends Hear The Dundee Tapestry come to life with internationally renowned singer Sheena Wellington and friends

There's also a new film to watch, a tapestry table you can take part in and enjoy our family-friendly space with colouring sheets and more.

We’ll have a pop-up performance by Sheena Wellington and friends in the space from 14.00 on Saturday too ☺️

Find out more here: va.scot/4hUBxrp

So, we've been keeping a little secret from you 👀

Here's a sneak peek at one of three new tapestries coming to the museum this Saturday, titled “Doon the Toon” 🤩

The Dundee Tapestry will be moving to Gallery 1 so there’s more space for you to enjoy the display, now extended until 6 April 2025!

Seven of the UK’s best museum and gallery exhibitions for 2025 Add culture to your calendar with the most exciting upcoming displays in Brighton, Belfast, York and more — many free of charge — and charming places to spend the night

Our next major exhibition, Garden Futures: Designing with Nature, has been included in @thetimes.com best exhibitions for 2025 📣

Opening 17 May, this exhibition explores the important role gardens play in all our lives and how our outdoor spaces can shape a greener, more imaginative future 🌿

Read:

Thanks @fedscottheatre.bsky.social for highlighting what’s happening in Dundee right now. Here’s a piece from us at Creative Dundee expanding on what’s at stake…

For years, the joined up thinking of the arts organisations of Dundee have been something of a model for Creative Hubs in every local authority area in Scotland. It would be tragic to lose their example...not just for the city, but for the whole country.

The Reith Lectures - Gwen Adshead - Four Questions about Violence - Aren't they all evil? - BBC Sounds Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks: Aren't they all evil?

Amazing to host a Reith Lecture w/psychiatrist Gwen Adshead on the hardest to understand actions & the trauma that follows. Gwen & audience members share ideas & experiences w/ huge care. Hopeful ideas to end on ways to tend minds,communities & environments like gardens
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

This is nice! Thank you @museumsassociation.bsky.social ❤️

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Really pleased this report on #DesignforScotland is out. Do have a read 🩵

Am image of the River Tay, blue skies looking onto V&A Dundee.

Bluesky by the River Tay 🦋