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The latest news from Culture Perth and Kinross.

An update on the Stone of Destiny

The wait is nearly over.

Folk Horror and Spooky Stories Take Over Perthshire This November

Gothic fiction and landscape mysteries celebrated alongside Book Week Scotland with a series of events and workshops.

A Perfect Fit: Restoring Our Millais Masterpiece

The Portrait of Effie Millais by Sir John Everett Millais was recently reglazed by our conservation team.

Perth UNESCO City of Craft Rebrand with UHI Perth

In the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, the reporting cycle is usually 4 years.

A Peek Behind the Canvas

The portrait of Effie Gray by Sir John Everett Millais recently went back on display in Perth Art Gallery.

Unicorn light sculpture given new life at Perth Art Gallery in new work by leading artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman

New artwork to go on permanent display in Perth Perth Art Gallery today announced that leading contemporary artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman MBE will display a new permanent work at Perth Art Gallery this September.

Highlights

Perth Print Process

Exhibition developed to take to an international Heritage Festival is reimagined for Perth Museum.

Millais Collection Finds a Home at Perth Art Gallery

Personal treasures belonging to John Everett Millais and Effie Gray to go on display in Scotland for the first time A private collection of rarely-seen artworks and personal belongings of celebrated Victorian painter John Everett Millais and his Perth-born wife, Effie Gray, will be going on long-term loan to Perth Art Gallery, operated by Culture Perth and Kinross (CPK).

Perth Museum Receiving £15,000 as a Finalist for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025

Beamish, The Living Museum of the North was announced as Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025.

The Summer Reading Challenge Returns

The Summer Reading Challenge, delivered in partnership with public libraries across the UK, is back for 2025!

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