In the week of Burns Night, join us for this celebration of Scotland's national poet, focusing on the 'Tam O'Shanter' chair on display in the Great Gallery, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Our experts will discuss this extraordinary, gothic-style armchair, made  from a portion of the roof of the old Kirk of Alloway, Ayrshire which serves as the setting for Burns’s celebrated poem Tam O’Shanter, written in 1790.

During this event, you will also get an opportunity to examine the rarely-seen back of the chair, inlaid with four brass panels engraved with the poem Tam O’Shanter and painted with Tam riding his horse.

Our expert's conversation will also broaden to include other items relating to Robert Burns which are part of the Royal Collection but not typically on display in the Royal Palaces, giving viewers a unique opportunity to learn more about these diverse and fascinating objects.