Following its sold-out run at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Burns Project—an interactive, intimate theatrical experience created by the National Trust for Scotland in collaboration with theatremaker James Clements, award-winning director Cora Bissett, and musician Lisa Rigby—is heading to the U.S. this March, offering audiences a closer look at Robert Burns through his […]

Each year, the National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA sends a representative from the Trust to the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in North Carolina—one of the largest Scottish gatherings in the United States. This July, we were thrilled to have Chris Waddell, Learning Manager at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, return for his second visit. […]

More than 250 years ago, poet Robert Burns danced to traditional Scottish tunes played on a Baroque painted fiddle at the Bachelor’s Club in rural Ayrshire. On April 5, the historic instrument – known as the Gregg fiddle – made its debut at Carnegie Hall in the hands of celebrated fiddler and composer Duncan Chisolm. […]

An 18th-century fiddle thought to be played by Robert Burns will return to New York City in April thanks to a special partnership between Hoolie in the Hydro, the National Trust for Scotland, and NTSUSA.

Please join The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA, NHSCOT, Scots in New England, Scottish Development International, and the British Consulate General Boston for our inaugural "Not Your Usual Burns Night" celebration on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at the Crystal Ballroom in Somerville's Davis Square.

At The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA, our new (fiscal) year begins on July 1. We’re delighted to share some of the successes that American donors like you made possible in fiscal year 2023 – including more than $530,000 granted to the National Trust for Scotland for its most urgent conservation priorities. Thank you.

Join NTSUSA this April at New York City Tartan Week, returning in person for the first time since 2019. This beloved celebration of Scottish-American culture promises to be extraordinary in scope, talent and turnout.

Canine celebrities Olive and Mabel joined their owner Andrew Cotter at the Poet’s Path in Alloway to meet another doggie duo, 'The Twa Dogs'; a new sculpture at the NTS Robert Burns Birthplace Museum.

Robert Burns’s poem, 'The Twa Dogs', will be brought to life in sculpture by artist Sally Matthews for the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum.

NTSUSA and OxCamNE will gather on Saturday, January 25th at the Hilton Back Bay, Boston for an evening of poetry, music, highland dancing and dinner.

Boston’s statue of Robert Burns and his faithful canine companion, Luath, has been returned to its original location in the Back Bay Fens. The celebratory event was full of song and poetry.

We're gathering on October 30th to celebrate the restoration of Boston's statue of Robert Burns and its return to the Back Bay Fens.

Secrets of a Shrine is uncovering the mysteries of a 200-year-old monument to Robert Burns. Part 1 investigates the origins of the Alloway Burns Monument.

Secrets of a Shrine is uncovering the mysteries of a 200-year-old monument to Robert Burns. Part 3 will look at modern-day conservation in action.

While working at Souter Johnnie's Cottage, Project Reveal Team South-West explore the life and work of an 18th-century shoemaker.