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Drop-in Traditional storytelling

Drop-in to our exhibition at the National Library of Scotland to hear a storyteller perform the traditional Gaelic tales collected by John Francis Campbell.

Drop-in Traditional storytelling

About Drop-in Traditional storytelling

Suitable for adults and children aged 12 and over.

Find us in the exhibition gallery between 1pm and 2pm. No booking needed.

About the exhibition

This is a last chance to visit 'Sgeul / Story: Folktales from the Scottish Highlands'. In this exhibition, discover more about story collector John Francis Campbell, and about the oral storytelling tradition in Scotland.

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