** APOLOGIES, THIS LECTURE HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. REFUNDS FOR ALL BOOKINGS WILL BE SENT AUTOMATICALLY **
** APOLOGIES, THIS LECTURE HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. REFUNDS FOR ALL BOOKINGS WILL BE SENT AUTOMATICALLY **
Founded in Edinburgh in 1907, the Scottish Modern Arts Association set out to establish Scotland’s first ever national collection of modern art. For more than fifty years it actively acquired work by leading contemporary artists, including William McTaggart, John Duncan, S.J.
Described by Karl Marx as ‘the pleasant character mixture of swindler and prophet’, John Law inherited Lauriston Castle at the age of 12. At the age of 21 he sold the castle to his mother in order to pay off gambling debts. This, however, was only the beginning of John’s unbelievable story.
You are invited to meet the residents and staff of the castle in 1905 who are discussing the origins and traditions of Halloween in Scotland.
You are invited to meet the residents and staff of the castle in 1905 who are discussing the origins and traditions of Halloween in Scotland.
10.30am - 1pm