Meet the Makers: Prehistoric and Roman Scotland

Meet the Makers: Prehistoric and Roman Scotland takes over the Grand Gallery at the National Museum of Scotland on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November, two free, drop-in days that bring ancient craft skills into the heart of the museum. It's part of the museum's Meet the Makers series, and the whole thing is built around contemporary makers using archaeological finds and experimental archaeology to recreate how things were actually made, from Bronze Age Scotland through to the Roman military occupation.

The line-up covers a fair bit of ground. Hamish Darrah of Archaeowood handles the woodwork, Rona Dalgleish of Wasted Remains Jewellery takes on the jewellery, and Thomas Timbrell of Heritage Blades works the bladesmithing. Hamish Lamley of Pictavia Leather covers the leatherwork, Emma Harrison of Bog Born Crafts handles the pigment-making, and Caroline Nicolay of Pario Gallico works on the Roman side of things. Between them, you can see how pottery, jewellery, textiles, leather, tools and wooden objects were put together.

There are also Roman pottery workshops run by master potter Graham Taylor, who's been at it for over 30 years. He runs Potted History with his daughter Sarah Lord, and they specialise in museum-quality ceramic replicas from the Palaeolithic to the Medieval period. The whole weekend ties into two of the museum's exhibitions, Roman Scotland: Life on the Edge of Empire and Scotland's First Warriors, so if you've seen those, this is a chance to see the actual making behind the objects on display.

It's free and drop-in, so you can just wander in whenever suits you. Both days run from 10:00 to 16:00 in the Grand Gallery at the National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF.