06 September 2016, Starts: 10:00, Ends: 13:30

Inverness Townscape Heritage with High Life Highland
Hands-on workshops towards creating a digital Trail through the Historic Burgh

1 September, Room to Discover at IMAG and 6 September, Highland Archive Centre

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.

Thursday 1 September 2016, Room to Discover at IMAG

Workshop One: Introducing Academy Street and the city of Inverness, 10am – 1:30pm

Learn about and share your knowledge about the origins of Inverness, including getting hands on with key objects from IMAG’s collections, including a selection of the Burgh’s medieval charters, that give us information about the significance of the City’s location through time, including:

· Strategic location

· Layout of the town

· Medieval Inverness through to present

· Academy Street’s part in the story – trade, travel and tourism and so much more.

Tuesday 6 September 2016, Highland Archive Centre

Workshop Two: Mapping the changes in Inverness, 10am – 1:30pm

Explore the Archives collections of historic maps, census records, valuation rolls and sasine registers and more. Discover and share answers to the following questions:

· What are the earliest maps we have that show Academy Street?

· How has the street changed over time?

· Are the uses of buildings shown? What are the different trades?

· Is there a pattern to the use of the street?

· Who owned the buildings/rented them?

£3.50, per workshop or £6 if booking for both together. Advance booking is essential, in person at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, call 01463 237114 or email cait.mccullagh@highlifehighland.com