Together with the National Galleries of Scotland, we made a major acquisition at the start of the year, the MacKinnon Photographic Collection, a cache of over 14,000 photographs of life in Scotland over the past 100 years 100 years. The sheer breadth of activity is what is most impressive and we wish to maintain the momentum.
We also partner with them in delivering public and educational lectures and screenings. We have numerous collaborative doctoral partnerships with the University, in areas such as public health, the industrial revolution, and artificial intelligence.
It is two years since we opened at Glasgow's Kelvin Hall, and it was time to formalise our partnership with the University of Glasgow. The exhibition was supported by a comprehensive series of talks, tours, events and a first-rate academic publication. People from all over the world visited 'Strike for Freedom' to see items that were on public display for the first time. Douglass resided in Edinburgh for a time in the mid-19th century and drew large crowds as a public orator. It also resulted in one of the most thought-provoking displays we held this year - 'Strike for Freedom' - the display of items related to the American abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Our collaboration with the University of Edinburgh allowed us to host placements for students from the Centre for the History of the Book.
Partnerships with Scotland's universities are an important feature of our work in promoting research and providing scholarship opportunities. We're now entering into the third year of our touring displays, and the waiting list from libraries around the country is a positive sign of a desire to engage with the National Library. Similarly, our touring displays, snapshots of our major exhibitions, are travelling around the country. People from the Shetlands to the Borders can engage with an increasing amount of content as we digitise our collections and make them available online.
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