The exhibition shows how MacPherson, Burns and Scott reinvented Scotland as a land of myth and romance.
The exhibition shows how MacPherson, Burns and Scott reinvented Scotland as a land of myth and romance; but also considers how their work could substitute comforting fictions for difficult realities.
This exhibition explores the lives and careers of the Scots behind this period of dramatic change. It documents the material and artistic benefits of their achievements, while also confronting the darker shadows they cast. It will show how MacPherson, Burns and Scott reinvented Scotland as a land of myth and romance; but also consider how their work could substitute comforting fictions for difficult realities.
