Glencoe Folk Museum
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Online Talks
Corrag Art Competition
We're running an art competition on Corrag the Witch!
There are many great stories about Corrag, but what did she look like? Was she a real person or a mythical figure from the folklore? We want to invite local kids to draw Corrag for us!
An overall winner will be chosen and this new visual of Corrag will be edited by our designers to be used to highlight stories in the new displays at the Museum (and more). Other appropriate entries will be displayed in a future temporary exhibition on Corrag.
We're visiting some schools in South Lochaber about this (Duror, Ballachulish, St Bride’s) but we want to open it up to any home educated children, or those at schools we might not get the chance to visit. Does your child love to draw and is artistic? Then why not encourage them to enter this competition.
Things to know:
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Prizes will be given to the overall winner and any runners up. Overall winner with receive £30 Highland Bookshop gift voucher.
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Judged by a special panel of guest judges including author of 'Witch Light' Susan Fletcher, our Trustee Morag who was an art teacher and our designers Mather&Co.
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Open to children P4-7 age based in South Lochaber (Glencoe, Ballachulish, Kinlochleven, Duror, Onich etc.)
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Deadline 18 December 2024. Winner announced in January 2025.
Please email Parris via learning@glencoemuseum.com for a competition entry pack, this will have all necessary information needed for this.
Wee Glenahoulians Club
We've recently started an after-school club open to children at primary school aged 8 and above. This has been on our to-do-list for a long time and we're thrilled to have finally got it started.
We typically meet on Tuesdays during term-time and work on projects for the Museum. We aim to enhance the members confidence, skills and knowledge on a variety of topics. One of our first projects is on birds, inspired by GFM founder Barbara Fairweather's bird club she ran for local children in the 1970s and 80s.
We still have some spaces open, if you have a children who would be interested in joining or if you'd like more information, please email Parris (our Learning and Engagement Officer who delivers the sessions) via learning@glencoemuseum.com
Previous Talks
We've had several successful talks already including: Susan Fletcher discussing her book 'Witch Light' which uses local history - Corrag the witch and the Glencoe Massacre - as its inspiration; Dr Fraser Hunter of National Museum of Scotland shared his opinion and knowledge on the mysterious Ballachulish Figure; Bob Pegg, storyteller and musician, told us some Scottish folk tales; Susan Kemp sharing 'The Ballachulish Escape' story with us, an incredible tale of three local men who escaped capture by speaking Gaelic; Flora Fraser, historical biographer, who told us about the life of Scottish Jacobite heroine Flora MacDonald; and the 'Clans, conflict and culture during the Middle Ages in Rannoch' talk delivered by Dr MacGregor.
Interested in any of these talks? We have recordings of these events. If you would like access to any of these recordings, you can contact Parris via learning@glencoemuseum.com. We ask for a donation of £5 to the Museum.
