Original Robert Burns manuscripts to go on display for four hours
They'll be on display at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow.
Original manuscripts of two Robert Burns poems will go on display in Glasgow on Burns Day.
Holy Willie's Prayer and The Ordination: A Scotch Poem will sit side-by-side at the National Library of Scotland's Kelvin Hall base.
The "unmissable'' exhibition will be open for just four hours on January 25, and is free to visit.
Minister for Europe, Migration and International Development Ben Macpherson said: "This one-day exhibition is not to be missed.
"Robert Burns's poetry, songs and sentiments on the human condition continue to resonate with people the world over and some 250 years after he developed his work, this exhibition is an exciting opportunity to see two of those original manuscripts close up.
"Burns Day is one of Scotland's most well-known and best loved national days, where Scots and Scots at heart around the world celebrate Burns's poetry and affirm some of our country's most important values - fairness, equality and internationalism.''
David McDonald, chair of Glasgow Life, said: "Glasgow is home to some priceless treasures, not least our collection of original manuscripts and objects associated with the Bard.
"To get to see not one, but two original works, albeit for a short period of time, presents an unmissable opportunity on Burns Day.
"I would urge everyone to get down to the Kelvin Hall and see them for themselves, before enjoying a traditional Burns Night celebration.''
Both poems explore the use and misuse of religious power in 18th-century Scotland and the exhibition also features Burns's own explanation and background to Holy Willie's Prayer, the 1785 satirical poem written to expose the hypocrisy of the Mauchline Kirk elder William Fisher.
The Ordination: A Scotch Poem, penned the following year, is also a satirical piece on the appointment of the evangelical Reverend James Mackinlay to the Laigh Kirl, Kilmarnock, reflecting conflicts between the traditional and progressive religious ideas within the community.
The poems will go on display at Kelvin Hall on January 25 from 11am to 3pm