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Comedian Billy Connolly's banana boots, Dolly the sheep and the world's oldest football will help depict Scotland in a new digital museum. Comedian Billy Connolly's banana boots, Dolly the Sheep and the world's oldest football will help to tell Scotland's story in a new digital museum.
A History of the World, which is being launched later, involves the BBC, the British Museum and 350 collections from around the UK. Favourite and famous articles from the past are being displayed in a unique virtual exhibition where people can view artefacts online.
It looks at how artefacts shape our view of history. A History of the World involves the BBC, the British Museum and 350 collections from around the UK.
The digital log was inspired in part by Neil McGregor, the Scots-born director of the British Museum. People will also have the chance to add photographs of objects of their own.
Some 350 museums from around the UK were asked to select artefacts with global significance. The log was inspired in part by Neil McGregor, the Scots-born director of the British Museum.
Members of the public are also being asked to consider their own objects - from football tickets to teapots. Mr McGregor chose 100 artefacts from the British Museum as part of a radio series for Radio 4 to mark the museum's 250th anniversary.
They can upload pictures of their treasured possessions onto a special website. Photographs of them are displayed on the History of the World website.
The project was born out of a 100-part radio series for Radio 4 to mark the 250th anniversary of the British Museum. Billy Connolly wore his banana boots to sing The Welly Boot Song
Another 350 museums from around the UK were asked to select artefacts of significance from their collections.
Sixty objects from Scottish museums have been placed on the History of the World website so far.
Among them is Dolly the Sheep, the first cloned mammal ever to be made from an adult cell, who is on display in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Her birth was the result of pioneering work at the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh, and when she died her remains when conserved as an exhibit.
Banana boots
The People's Palace in Glasgow has submitted comedian Billy Connolly's famous banana boots.
They were made by the renowned artist John Byrne for Billy's play The Great Northern Welly Boot Show in 1972, which was a satire on the Upper Clyde shipbuilders work-in.
Billy Connolly wore them to sing his famous Welly Boot Song.
Bonnie Prince Charlie owned the silver canteen which was lost at Culloden
There is also a travelling canteen which belonged to Bonnie Prince Charlie.
The 18th Century equivalent of a picnic set may have been a 21st birthday present to the prince and was lost at the battle of Culloden in 1746.
The world's first supersonic aircraft, Concorde, is another Scottish contribution.
Only 20 were ever made and one of them is now based at the National Museum of Flight in East Lothian.
Sally Manuireva, the director of public programmes at National Museums Scotland, said: "We are delighted to be involved with this project, which is a fantastic opportunity for people to learn more about the world through the captivating objects on display in our museums."
Public invitation
Members of the public have been invited to submit photographs of objects which they consider to be of interest in the history of Scotland.
Angela Roberts, BBC project manager for A History of the World in Scotland, said: "Maybe there's something in your community that will help create a legacy for future generations to understand more about the part Scotland has played in the world.
"It could be a ticket from an international football match or a family heirloom such as a teapot - as long as it has both Scottish and world significance."
From Tuesday 19 January BBC Radio Scotland's daily arts programme The Radio Cafe will broadcast six special editions on one or more objects selected from the Scottish museums.
BBC Radio Scotland will also feature some of the objects chosen by members of the public in the history magazine programme Past Lives.