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Poignant reminders of the First World War on display at home of The Black Watch

Steve MacDougall, Courier, Black Watch Castle & Museum, Balhousie Castle, Perth. Official opening for VIP guests. Pictured, exterior view of castle through the gates.
Steve MacDougall, Courier, Black Watch Castle & Museum, Balhousie Castle, Perth. Official opening for VIP guests. Pictured, exterior view of castle through the gates.

The First World War will be remembered at the Perth home of the world-famous Black Watch regiment this weekend.

Poignant reminders of the Great War will be on display as an exhibition marking the conflict’s centenary gets under way at Balhousie Castle.

Entitled Artist in the Archive, the event opens to the public on Saturday.

Artist in the Archive is the culmination of a nine-month project aimed at making the First World War archive collections at the museum accessible to a wide audience.

At the outbreak of the conflict in 1914, there were seven Black Watch battalions.

Glasgow artist Robin Leishman has worked closely with archivist Richard McKenzie and learning and audiences’ officer Rebecca Berger at The Black Watch Castle and Museum to help bring First World War stories from the archive to life.

The artworks are exhibited in a temporary exhibition alongside the documentary material which inspired them.

There will be a series of events linked to the exhibition, starting with a talk by the artist and the archivist on the project on May 24 at 4pm.

The exhibition, which begins at 9.30am on Saturday, is included in regular museum admission. Entrance costs £7.50 for adults, £6 concessions and is free for Friends of The Black Watch Museum.

For more information visit: www.theblackwatch.co.uk.