# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Voices from the Archives: Mary, Burns and Lochhead
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: What do a doomed queen, a national poet and a radical playwright have in common?

This fascinating panel discussion brings together three manuscripts, each offering a powerful lens on Mary, Queen of Scots: her final letter, written just hours before her execution, Robert Burns’ poetic tribute Lament of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Liz Lochhead’s bold reimagining in Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off. Written centuries apart, these texts continue to shape how we remember and reinvent one of Scotland’s most enduring figures.

Hosted as part of the National Library of Scotland’s centenary celebrations, and chaired by Dr Chris Cassells, head of Archives and Manuscripts, this discussion invites the National Library of Scotland curators who care for these works, Dr Ulrike Hogg, Dr Ralph McLean and Dr Colin McIlroy to share their insights into the historical, literary and cultural significance of each item.

Together, the panel will discuss these manuscripts and place them within the wider context of the National Library of Scotland’s archive collections. This is a chance to hear from the people who look after these works, and to reflect on how archive, memory and imagination continue to shape Scotland’s story.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/perth/voices-from-the-archives-mary-burns-and-lochhead/200029353263326
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, business, burns-night
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Perth
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: AK Bell Library, York Place,, PH2 8EP Perth, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 56.39538
- **long**: -3.43692
- **full address**: AK Bell Library, York Place,, PH2 8EP Perth, United Kingdom, 13 York Place, Perth, PH2 8EP, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Voices from the Archives: Mary, Burns and Lochhead being held?
  - **A:** Voices from the Archives: Mary, Burns and Lochhead takes place on Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm at AK Bell Library, York Place,, PH2 8EP Perth, United Kingdom, 13 York Place, Perth, PH2 8EP, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Voices from the Archives: Mary, Burns and Lochhead?
  - **A:** Voices from the Archives: Mary, Burns and Lochhead is organized by CPKLibraries.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Voices from the Archives: Mary, Burns and Lochhead is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Perth, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Voices from the Archives: Mary, Burns and Lochhead sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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