Future-proofing Scotland’s Heritage in the Digital Age
Welcome to Historic Environment Scotland Archives’ Digital Projects 2021 Showcase! Join us in celebrating the end of a four-year project through which we have preserved and made available online over half a million items. Beyond the Physical will take you on a photo-illustrated journey through some of the newly available collections, presented under three themes: Preserving the Historic Environment, Under the Soil, and Hidden Treasures. We exhibit here some of our personal highlights, and explore how they help us interpret Scotland’s rich heritage from the early twentieth century to the present day. We also expand on one of our favourite collections, and along the way discuss the methods we have employed in our efforts to future-proof our heritage.
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