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  • Peter Howson’s 1987 The Heroic Dosser

    Welcome to the When the Apple Ripens Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. Each episode focuses on a specific artwork included in the major exhibition at the City Art Centre celebrating Scotland’s most significant figurative artist, Peter Howson.

    The exhibition "When the Apple Ripens: Peter Howson At 65 ; A Retrospective" will be open from the 27th of May until the 1st of October 2023 and includes over 100 artworks that span Howson’s career.

    You will hear from the curator of the exhibition David Patterson and Mia Vaslet, a postgraduate student studying Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Edinburgh who has been working with David on the exhibition through the University’s History of Art Work placement.

    In this episode David and Mia discuss Peter Howson’s 1987 The Heroic Dosser, exploring Howson’s art within the 1980s and his depiction of Glaswegian nightlife within his work. 


    3 min
  • Peter Howson’s 1995 Jekyll and Hyde

    Welcome to the When the Apple Ripens Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. Each episode focuses on a specific artwork included in the major exhibition at the City Art Centre celebrating Scotland’s most significant figurative artist, Peter Howson.

    The exhibition "When the Apple Ripens: Peter Howson At 65 ; A Retrospective" will be open from the 27th of May until the 1st of October 2023 and includes over 100 artworks that span Howson’s career.

    You will hear from the curator of the exhibition David Patterson and Mia Vaslet, a postgraduate student studying Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Edinburgh who has been working with David on the exhibition through the University’s History of Art Work placement.


    In this episode David and Mia discuss Peter Howson’s 1995 double-portrait Jekyll and Hyde, a portrayal of the distinct characteristics of the artist.


    5 min
  • Peter Howson’s 1996 Frontier

    Welcome to the When the Apple Ripens Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. Each episode focuses on a specific artwork included in the major exhibition at the City Art Centre celebrating Scotland’s most significant figurative artist, Peter Howson.

    The exhibition "When the Apple Ripens: Peter Howson At 65 ; A Retrospective" will be open from the 27th of May until the 1st of October 2023 and includes over 100 artworks that span Howson’s career.

    You will hear from the curator of the exhibition David Patterson and Mia Vaslet, a postgraduate student studying Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Edinburgh who has been working with David on the exhibition through the University’s History of Art Work placement.

    In this episode David and Mia discuss Peter Howson’s 1996 Frontier, Howson was the official war artist in 1993 during the Bosnian Conflict that endured from 1992 until 1995.

    7 min
  • Peter Howson’s 1999 The Last Supper

    Welcome to the When the Apple Ripens Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. Each episode focuses on a specific artwork included in the major exhibition at the City Art Centre celebrating Scotland’s most significant figurative artist, Peter Howson.

    The exhibition "When the Apple Ripens: Peter Howson At 65 ; A Retrospective" will be open from the 27th of May until the 1st of October 2023 and includes over 100 artworks that span Howson’s career.

    You will hear from the curator of the exhibition David Patterson and Mia Vaslet, a postgraduate student studying Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Edinburgh who has been working with David on the exhibition through the University’s History of Art Work placement.


    In this episode David and Mia discuss Peter Howson’s 1999 The Last Supper, considering Howson’s integral use of religious narratives throughout his career.


    5 min
  • Peter Howson’s 2023 Wagner

    Welcome to the When the Apple Ripens Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. Each episode focuses on a specific artwork included in the major exhibition at the City Art Centre celebrating Scotland’s most significant figurative artist, Peter Howson.

    The exhibition "When the Apple Ripens: Peter Howson At 65 ; A Retrospective" will be open from the 27th of May until the 1st of October 2023 and includes over 100 artworks that span Howson’s career.

    You will hear from the curator of the exhibition David Patterson and Mia Vaslet, a postgraduate student studying Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Edinburgh who has been working with David on the exhibition through the University’s History of Art Work placement.

    In this episode David and Mia discuss Peter Howson’s latest painting Wagner, providing an insight into the political themes of the work. 


    4 min
  • Peter Howson’s 2005 Acheron

    Welcome to the "When the Apple Ripens Podcast" from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh


    This audio accompanies the exhibition "When the Apple Ripens: Peter Howson At 65 ; A Retrospective" at the City Art Centre, Edinburgh. The exhibition will be open from the 27th of May until the 1st of October 2023 and includes over 100 artworks that span the artist Peter Howson’s career.

    Each episode focuses on a specific artwork included in the major exhibition at the City Art Centre celebrating Scotland’s most significant figurative artist, Peter Howson. They are designed to be listened to by visitors at the exhibition looking at the work.

    You will hear from the curator of the exhibition David Patterson and Mia Vaslet, a postgraduate student studying Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Edinburgh who has been working with David on the exhibition through the University’s History of Art Work placement.

    In this episode David and Mia discuss Peter Howson’s 2005 Acheron painting highlighting the mythological symbolism of the piece.


    5 min
  • Episode 9. A Photographic Viewer

    Welcome to the Auld Reekie Retold Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. This is our ninth episode and today you’ll hear from Suzy Murray and Victoria Garrington who will be discussing the curious story behind a fascinating cabinet card photographic viewer in the collections. We have been creating the podcast from home, so please excuse any inconsistencies in the audio.

    To see the more of the photographic collections head to Capital Collections.

    You can get the podcast on most major podcast providers so look for Auld Reekie Retold to subscribe on your preferred platform. Join the conversation at @EdinCulture on Twitter, @museumsgalleriesedinburgh on Instagram and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh on Facebook. Tag us using #AuldReekieRetold

    31 min
  • Episode 8. Photographic Process

    Welcome to the Auld Reekie Retold Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. This is our eighth episode and today you’ll hear from Gwen Thomas and Helen Scott who will be discussing photography in our Fine Art collections and the photographic process, as well as looking at photographic preservation. We have been creating the podcast from home, so please excuse any inconsistencies in the audio.

    To see the more of the photographic collections head to Capital Collections.

    You can get the podcast on most major podcast providers so look for Auld Reekie Retold to subscribe on your preferred platform.

    Join the conversation at @EdinCulture on Twitter, @museumsgalleriesedinburgh on Instagram and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh on Facebook. Tag us using #AuldReekieRetold

    33 min
  • Episode 7. A Snapshot of Growing Up

    Welcome to the Auld Reekie Retold Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. This is our seventh episode and today you’ll hear from Oliver Taylor and Susan Gardner. We are looking at some very early domestic photography and discussing how photography brings us closer to our loved ones. We have been creating the podcast from home, so please excuse any inconsistencies in the audio.

    To see the photographic albums head to Capital Collections.

    You can get the podcast on most major podcast providers so look for Auld Reekie Retold to subscribe on your preferred platform.

    Join the conversation at @EdinCulture on Twitter, @museumsgalleriesedinburgh on Instagram and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh on Facebook. Tag us using #AuldReekieRetold

    31 min
  • Episode 6. The View from His Eyes

    Welcome to the Auld Reekie Retold Podcast from Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. This is our sixth episode and today you’ll hear from Suzy Murray, Nico Tyack and Anna MacQuarrie to celebrate Robert Louis Stevenson Day and a very exciting new acquisition. We thought we'd take a stop off in Samoa to look at Stevenson's amazing South Seas photograph albums before catching up with Anna to find out more about this new acquisition! We have been creating the podcast from home, so please excuse any inconsistencies in the audio.

    To see the more of the South Seas photograph albums head to Capital Collections.

    You can get the podcast on most major podcast providers so look for Auld Reekie Retold to subscribe on your preferred platform.

    Join the conversation at @EdinCulture on Twitter, @museumsgalleriesedinburgh on Instagram and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh on Facebook. Tag us using #AuldReekieRetold

    39 min

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Museums & Galleries Edinburgh is the City of Edinburgh Council’s Museum Service. We manage 10 cultural venues across the city; the Museum of Edinburgh, the People's Story Museum, Museum of…