Hands-on workshops towards creating a digital Trail through the Historic Burgh
26 and 27th October 2016, Inverness Railway Station, Room to Discover at IMAG and 2nd November Room to Discover IMAG
High Life Highland’s culture teams are really excited to be working with the Inverness Townscape Heritage initiative to create together with local community members a digital trail that will highlight the fascinating history and heritage of 
Academy Street and the surrounding area.
The ultimate aim of the Townscape Heritage Project is to improve the quality of life for those who live, work or visit Academy Street. The project is already benefiting Academy Street by:
Preserving and enhancing the character and appearance of the street; bringing historic buildings back into appropriate, sustainable and economic use; making Academy Street a welcoming and attractive environment and increasing training opportunities in heritage skills and greater community involvement in local heritage.
In the coming months, the teams at IMAG, The Highland Archive Centre and Inverness Library will be working to share items from their collections that help to tell the Academy Street story. They will also be gathering local people’s memories, recollections, research and creative responses to our Burgh’s heritage. Assisted by local archaeologists and heritage specialists from AOC Inverness, High Life Highland’s curators, archivists and librarians will be offering workshops and activities and putting on exhibitions created with members of our local communities to explore, research, record and share the heritage of this key area of the Historic Burgh.
The community curated findings, new interpretations of heritage and new artworks and writing will be included in a new digital trail and series of leaflets, available to visitors and local people who want to discover more about the buildings and features of the street and the objects, archives and memories that tell their stories.
Join us for the third series of workshops this November; get involved, discover and share more about the history of Inverness!
Wednesday 26th October 2016, Inverness Railway Station/ Room to Discover at IMAG
Workshop One: Coming of the Railway and Tourism 10am – 1pm
Meeting place: Inverness Railway Station
Would you like to share your knowledge and find out more about Inverness Railway Station and Station Square? A specially tailored tour of the station will offer a fresh view of the station and station square and will consider:
– Changes in architecture
– The coming of the railway to Inverness
– Significant events and parades at Station Square
– The lives of railway workers
At IMAG there will be the chance to have a tour of the railway collections and have a closer look at some specially selected railway objects in a hands-on session.
Thursday 27th October 2016, Room to Discover at IMAG and Station Square
Workshop Two: Station Square and Wartime Periods 10am – 3pm
Merging the old with the new; this workshop focuses on photography past and present. Begin by delving into the extensive Highland Photographic Archive and see images of Station Square particularly in wartime periods. Then moving to the present day, learn more about photogrammetry and put the innovative techniques into practice at Station Square; focusing on architecture and street scenes including the station interior, the War Memorial and the Royal Highland Hotel.
Wednesday 2nd November 2016, Room to Discover at IMAG
Workshop Three: Remembering Academy Street and Station Square 10am – 3pm
Be inspired by the history of Station Square and Academy Street and join outstanding multi-media artist Eleanor White in this unique workshop. Using a range of historic imagery including copies of printed brochures, adverts and tickets work together with Eleanor to create a distinctive collage. Open to all, no previous artistic experience needed!
£3.50, per workshop or £9 if booking for all at same time. Advance booking is essential, in person at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, call 01463 237114 or email [email protected]
