News

Doors Open Days to return to Edinburgh and East Lothian

We will be returning to Edinburgh and East Lothian on 24 and 25 September with an exciting programme of online and in-person events! For the first time this year, the Edinburgh and East Lothian programme will be guest-curated by Under One Roof, Scotland's charity for supporting tenement owners.

20 May 2022

Robertson Scholar Supports Doors Open Days 2021

In 2021 we welcomed a Robertson Trust Scholar to join the Doors Open Days team. Erin Coyle shares how she got to grips with exhibition installation, CMS software and marketing materials.

24 February 2022

Volunteering Opportunity: Doors Open Days Regional Coordinator

We are looking for an enthusiastic volunteer or group of volunteers to help coordinate Doors Open Days in the Highlands, Shetland and West Lothian. Doors Open Days is a cultural heritage festival that provides free physical and virtual access to over 1,000 sites and buildings across Scotland every September.

17 February 2022

Doors Open Days 2021 Report

We’ve been hard at work crunching the numbers and our first ever hybrid festival was an incredible success!

20 January 2022

Students Support Doors Open Days Launch 2021

Placements can offer a unique opportunity for students to get a taste of what the heritage sector has to offer. This year we held our Doors Open Days launch event at the Scottish Maritime Museum and were lucky enough to have the support of some very talented Art Fund Student Opportunities placements.

1 December 2021

Scotland-Wide events and activities

Learn about the Scotland-wide digital programme we've put together with partners who are not based in one physical location.

10 September 2021

Welcome to Erin Coyle, our newest intern!

We’d like to give a warm welcome to Erin Coyle, who is interning with us this summer.

28 July 2021

Doors Reopen on Doors Open Days

Scotland’s largest free festival of places, history and culture will return in September with a programme of in-person and online events and activities.

9 July 2021

Volunteer Opportunity: North Lanarkshire Doors Open Days Coordinator

We are looking for an enthusiastic volunteer or group of volunteers to help coordinate Doors Open Days in North Lanarkshire.

9 June 2021

University of Glasgow Internship

Earlier this year we welcomed an enthusiastic group of interns from the University of Glasgow. They develop two brand new resources designed to support our Doors Open Days venues.

28 May 2021