Lines of Light, Letters of George Mackay Brown

The current exhibition upstairs in the Orkney Museum, Kirkwall is ‘Lines of Light, Letters of George Mackay Brown.’ The exhibition celebrates the relationship which developed over years between the artist Ian Charles Scott, and Orcadian poet, George Mackay Brown. Around the walls of the room are stunning artworks by Ian Scott featuring the poet. In…

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April 16, 2026

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The current exhibition upstairs in the Orkney Museum, Kirkwall is ‘Lines of Light, Letters of George Mackay Brown.’

The exhibition celebrates the relationship which developed over years between the artist Ian Charles Scott, and Orcadian poet, George Mackay Brown.

Around the walls of the room are stunning artworks by Ian Scott featuring the poet. In the centre of the room, running down its length, are letters between the poet and Scott.

the long display case in the centre of the room holding the letters, and around the room illustrations sketches and paintings of Mackay Brown

Admission: Free Entry – Donations Welcome, Suggested donation £5

Opening Times

Jan-Feb: Closed
Monday to Saturday 10:30am – 5:00pm

painting of the head and shoulders of George Mackay Brown in a Stromness street with gulls on the paving — Valley of Gulls, Ian Charles Scott, 2013.