300 Words Competition launched to inspire Scotland’s next generation of storytellers
A storytelling competition is returning to encourage young people across Scotland to unleash their creativity. The Great Tapestry of Scotland centre in Galashiels has launched its annual 300 Words creative writing competition, inviting school pupils from across the country to take part. Inspired by the Great Tapestry of Scotland, the competition encourages children and young […]
300 Words 2025: The Finalists Event
On Saturday 14th June the finalists of the 300 Words Story Writing Competition gathered at the Borders Book Festival for an exciting event to discover who the winners of the Great Tapestry of Scotland’s 300 Words Story Writing Competition were! Everyone at the Great Tapestry of Scotland, and our judge, Mairi Kidd, were overwhelmed with […]
Maths Activities
Maths Week Scotland
Summer Fun – Kids go free!
Summer Fun at the TapestryKids under 14 go free from 1st July – 14th August Children must be accompanied by a paying adult This summer, here, at The Great Tapestry of Scotland visitor centre we have lots of fun activities for kids to enjoy and explore Scottish history, heritage and art. From augmented reality to […]
Yarn Worth Spinning Exhibition Opens July 6th
As part of VisitScotlands Year of Stories 2022 and in collaboration with Heriot Watt University, School of Textile and Design we are excited to begin summer with a free exhibition in our Discovery Centre which explores Galashiels’ Textile Heritage. This exhibition uses film, garments, materials and drawings to explore how textiles have shaped the town, […]
Listen about the Tapestry on BBC Radio 4
The Great Tapestry of Scotland was delighted to feature on BBC Radio 4’s The Museums that Make Us. In the final programme of the series Neil McGregor interviews Alistair Moffat as they take a walk through the Tapestry Gallery and explore the wonders of The Great Tapestry of Scotland, the people who made it and what […]
Textile Workshops
Home to one of the world’s largest community arts projects, The Great Tapestry of Scotland is the ideal place to join creative workshops. Click here to see our upcoming workshops.
Ten leading ladies behind one of the world’s largest tapestries share their inspiring story to help people through Covid-19 isolation
Ten of the leading ladies behind The Great Tapestry of Scotland shared their story to help people across the globe through the Covid-19 crisis. Together the ten ladies successfully coordinated the completion of the Great Tapestry of Scotland (which tells Scotland’s story from 8500BC to present day) by building a strong community bond in person, […]
New Iconic Scotland Trail coming soon
Stars of stage, screen, music, sport and science told Scotland’s stories in the Iconic Scotland exhibition. The Great Tapestry of Scotland visitor centre’s first temporary exhibition in Gallery 1420 The exhibition has now closed but due to its popularity and its celebration of Scotland and the Scottish Borders the centre will use images from the […]