BONUS: Extended Conversation with David Forsyth

Hi there isolaters. As I put together the last episode, I realized I had some extra content that didn’t quite fit the full episode. While I talked with David Forsyth, Principal Curator of Modern and Contemporary History at the National Museum of Scotland about mainly the Ross Tartan and its role in representing Scottish identity, we also talked a lot about the museum itself and how it presents those stories. Because I am a museum nut and I know many listeners and friends are as well, I’m sharing some of that conversation here.

This conversation was recorded in September 2019 at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.

The Ross Tartan Suit

Image © National Museums Scotland. Click here to see the full item description and information on the NMS site.

A big thanks to David Forsyth, Principal Curator of Modern and Contemporary History at the National Museum of Scotland for taking me on a tour of the museum’s Scottish history galleries. Thanks also to Elaine Macintyre and my friend Rob Cawston for helping arrange my visit. Why not visit nms.ac.uk to explore and learn about the museum’s online collections through their Museum at Home pages.

Thanks as always to Ron Yamauchi for the theme tune and to Anna Schroeder of Annather Design for the cool podcast logo, check out her work at annatherdesign.com. Other music heard during this episode and all the other podcast stuff is done by me, Ben Fast.

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Until next time, thanks for listening and have fun being curious, staying safe, and washing your hands!