To ask the Scottish Executive what action it takes to protect the cultural heritage in relation to indigenous crafts.
The Scottish Arts Council andthe National Museums of Scotland (NMS), both non-departmental public bodiessponsored by the Scottish Executive, are currently preparing an exhibition of contemporaryScottish crafts,
Cutting Edge, which will run from February to June in 2007.The exhibition will be taken on tour to Kilmarnock, Aberdeen and,hopefully, Glasgow.
Previous exhibitions and toursinclude the Celebrating Scotland’s Crafts exhibition at the NMS in June 2000which subsequently toured Scotland and the USA in 2002-03.
The NMS have an internationalcollection of craft items, which includes many Scottish crafts and has been involvedin showcasing Scottish crafts at both the Smithsonian Institute and during TartanWeek.
Scotland’s indigenous crafts are also well represented in collectionsin non-national museums throughout Scotland.