Join us to celebrate World Gaelic Week 2026 This is World Gaelic Week and we are taking the opportunity to highlight the telling of Gaelic’s story in stitch. Gaelic language and culture is celebrated quite spectacularly in panels from Alexander’s The Great Tapestry of Scotland. (We say of course ‘Alexander’s’ but he knows and we […]

Today, Tripadvisor recognised The Great Tapestry of Scotland in Galashiels as one of travellers’ favourite businesses around the world, based on reviews and rating collected over 12 months. The award-winning attraction in the Scottish Borders is in the Top 10% of things to do WORLDWIDE! Huge congratulations to Sandy Maxwell Forbes and her outstanding team in Galashiels. […]

The magnificent Borders Book Festival in Melrose, in light drizzle(!), was the setting on Sunday 16 June for the announcement of the winners of The Great Tapestry of Scotland’s ‘300 Words Story Writing Competition’. Children, parents, teachers and the great and good of Scottish literature gathered at the festival for the presentations by Alexander. After […]

Alexander’s great friend Andrew Crummy, artist behind The Great Tapestry of Scotland, visited the Tapestry centre in Galashiels on Friday. His mission? To show Fiona Hyslop MSP around the exhibition. Ms Hyslop has been very engaged with this project since its inception, supportive of both the creative process and pushing forward with a gallery in […]

Thirteen tapestries – a baker’s dozen – and all designed by artist Andrew Crummy – the artist behind The Great Tapestry of Scotland, will be on display in Scotland over 10 days, from 9th to 18th March. This is a remarkable achievement. The baker’s dozen of tapestries are: 1. The Great Tapestry of Scotland, Galashiels2. […]

Alexander is amongst a group of Internationally renowned authors who have helped launch a new initiative to inspire Scotland’s future literary greats – 300 words Acclaimed authors Sir Alexander McCall Smith, Julia Donaldson, Jackie Kay, Damian Barr and Alan Windram are today (Monday 11 March 2024) supporting the launch of a new initiative by an […]

Andrew Crummy MBE, will receive an honorary degree from the University of Dundee at a Summer Graduation ceremony. Andrew, the artist who stole the heart of the nation with his work for The Great Tapestry of Scotland, is an alumnus of the University. Professor Iain Gillespie, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University, said Andrew had […]

Neil MacGregor, presenter of The Museums that Make Us programmes on BBC Radio 4 and known throughout the world for his earlier series, A History of the World in 100 Objects, chose The Great Tapestry of Scotland as ‘the museum that epitomised the changes in purpose and practice encountered’ on his travels, ‘a demonstration of what the […]

Alexander travelled down to Galashiels in the Scottish Borders yesterday for the great unveiling of the new, purpose built centre which now houses The Great Tapestry of Scotland. It was a joyous day for all involved in this eleven year project. The Great Tapestry of Scotland Centre will open its doors to the public on […]

A few months ago, as Covid-19 lockdown started, we brought you news of progress on the building of a new home for The Great Tapestry of Scotland. Today, more photographs have arrived showing the build moving forward now that construction companies have been able to return to work. This is an uplifting, exciting and very welcome sight. […]