Events
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ArtSpace in the City Art Centre
Free Family Activity Space in the Heart of the Gallery
Tue 13 Dec 2022 to Fri 13 Dec 2024 -
Family Activity Area in Museum of Edinburgh
Free Family Activity Space in the Heart of the Museum
Wed 14 Dec 2022 to Tue 24 Dec 2024 -
Disasters of the 19th Century Old Town - A focus on the Great Fire 1824 and Paisley Close 1861
Lecture to complement the exhibition ‘Edinburgh Rising from the Ashes: 200 years of the Scottish Fire Service’
Thursday 1 August 2024, 2:00pm -
Meet the Scottish Fire and Rescue Edinburgh Community Action Team at Museum of Edinburgh
To accompany the exhibition ‘Edinburgh Rising from the Ashes: 200 Years of the Scottish Fire Service’
Friday 2 August 2024, 2:00pm -
3D Edinburgh
Family Drop-in session to accompany the Exhibition 'Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path'
Thursday 8 August 2024, 11:00am -
The Union Canal
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Thursday 8 August 2024, 2:00pm -
Paint Your Own Mini Helmet
Family drop-in workshop to complement the exhibition ‘Edinburgh Rising from the Ashes: 200 years of the Scottish Fire Service’
Saturday 10 August 2024, 2:00pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Tuesday 13 August 2024, 1:30pm -
Early Edinburgh: City of David?
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of David
Tuesday 13 August 2024, 2:00pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Tuesday 13 August 2024, 3:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Wednesday 14 August 2024, 1:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Wednesday 14 August 2024, 3:30pm -
Museum Collections Centre Store Tour
Take a look behind the scenes!
Thursday 15 August 2024, 11:00am -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Thursday 15 August 2024, 1:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Thursday 15 August 2024, 3:30pm -
Queen of Edinburgh: Anne Redpath and her Circle
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Friday 16 August 2024, 2:00pm -
A View from my Window
Family drop-in session to complement ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Saturday 17 August 2024, 2:00pm -
Digital BSL Tour of the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Digital Tour to complement ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Saturday 17 August 2024, 7:00pm -
The Edinburgh Sketcher Returns to Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Special Events
Sunday 18 August 2024, 10:30am -
The kingdom's greatest town: The emergence of late Medieval Edinburgh as Scotland's capital
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of David
Monday 19 August 2024, 2:00pm -
John Kay: Recording the Golden Age in Edinburgh
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Tuesday 20 August 2024, 10:30am -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Wednesday 21 August 2024, 1:30pm -
Phyllis Bone: Edinburgh’s Animal Sculptor
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Wednesday 21 August 2024, 2:00pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Wednesday 21 August 2024, 3:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Thursday 22 August 2024, 1:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Thursday 22 August 2024, 3:30pm -
Meet the Scottish Fire and Rescue Edinburgh Community Action Team at Museum of Edinburgh
To accompany the exhibition ‘Edinburgh Rising from the Ashes: 200 Years of the Scottish Fire Service’
Friday 23 August 2024, 2:00pm -
Town Rats or Good Toun’s Company: The Edinburgh City Guard
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Thursday 29 August 2024, 10:30am -
Meet the Scottish Fire and Rescue Edinburgh Operational Crew and their fire engine
To accompany the exhibition ‘Edinburgh Rising from the Ashes: 200 Years of the Scottish Fire Service’
Saturday 31 August 2024, 2:00pm -
The Lost Castle
Outdoor Family Escape Room Experience at Lauriston Castle
Sunday 1 September 2024, 2:00pm -
Mary of Guelders and the Story of the Trinity Collegiate Church: Queenship and female power in 15th Century Edinburgh
A Lecture to Celebrate Edinburgh900: City of David
Thursday 5 September 2024, 2:00pm -
Garden views painting and collage day inspired by Lauriston Castle’s Japanese Garden
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 7 September 2024, 10:30am -
The History of Edinburgh College of Art: Professor Duncan Macmillan
Keynote Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Thursday 26 September 2024, 2:00pm -
Down the Quiet Path: In Search of Adam Bruce Thomson
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Friday 27 September 2024, 2:00pm -
An Original Perspective
Adult Creative workshop to complement ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Saturday 28 September 2024, 10:30am -
Ghosts! –Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle
A unique tour of Lauriston Castle, mixed with tales of terror, ghosts stories, and the bizarre.
Saturday 28 September 2024, 3:00pm -
Edinburgh in the 1930s
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Thursday 3 October 2024, 2:00pm -
The Edinburgh School: Influences and Reflections
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Friday 4 October 2024, 2:00pm -
From Our Windows…..
Adult Creative workshop to complement ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Saturday 5 October 2024, 10:30am -
Circular fashion: What the past can teach us about saving our clothes and the planet
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Tuesday 8 October 2024, 10:30am -
Edinburgh 900 Archaeology Conference
A conference to celebrate Edinburgh 900: City of David, Industry, Conflict
Saturday 12 October 2024, 9:00am -
Come Crochet Autumn with Karen Thomson
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 12 October 2024, 10:30am -
The Big Draw at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Family Drop-In Events
Monday 14 October 2024, 10:00am -
Focus on John Napier: One of the Many Notable figures Associated with Lauriston Castle’s Past
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Thursday 17 October 2024, 10:30am -
Edward Bonkil and the Trinity Altarpiece: Art and Ambition in a fifteenth Century Edinburgh Merchant Family
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Commerce
Thursday 17 October 2024, 2:00pm -
The Big Draw at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Family Drop-In Events
Friday 18 October 2024, 10:00am -
Early Edinburgh Churches from about 800-1650
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Faith
Thursday 24 October 2024, 2:00pm -
Christmas Cross-stitching
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 2 November 2024, 10:30am -
The Edinburgh of James IV
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Industry
Thursday 7 November 2024, 2:00pm -
Crochet Christmas Baubles with Karen Thomson
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Sunday 10 November 2024, 10:30am -
Remembering the Vital Role of Women in World War 2
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Tuesday 12 November 2024, 10:30am -
Robert Louis Stevenson's Road to the Pentlands
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Wednesday 13 November 2024, 10:30am -
Reviving the Trinity Stones: A Puzzle and a Treasure Hunt
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Industry
Friday 22 November 2024, 2:00pm -
Edinburgh's Magical Christmas
A Special Lauriston Castle Christmas Magic show with acclaimed Edinburgh Magician Kevin Quantum
Sunday 24 November 2024, 12:00pm -
Edinburgh: A history in twenty maps
A National Library of Scotland Partnership Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Conflict
Thursday 28 November 2024, 2:00pm -
Festive Botanical Watercolour Workshop
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 30 November 2024, 10:30am -
A welcome to Lauriston Castle on International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Tuesday 3 December)
Lauriston Castle Step-Free access event
Sunday 1 December 2024, 1:00pm -
A welcome to Lauriston Castle on International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Tuesday 3 December)
Lauriston Castle Step-Free access event
Sunday 1 December 2024, 2:00pm -
St Giles and the Larger Burgh Churches in Scotland: 900 Years of Development
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Faith
Thursday 5 December 2024, 2:00pm -
Line Landscapes: A Drawing and Collage Workshop
Adult Creative Workshop to accompany the exhibition 'Through Line'
Friday 6 December 2024, 10:30am -
Natural Wreaths and Country Garlands
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 7 December 2024, 10:30am -
A Family Edwardian Christmas at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Family Events
Sunday 15 December 2024, 12:30pm -
Gallery Tour with artist Rhona Taylor
Gallery Tour to accompany the exhibition 'Through Line'
Friday 17 January 2025, 11:00am -
‘Maister Cunyeours’ – the sixteenth-century Acheson Goldsmiths of the Burgh of Canongate
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Industry
Friday 17 January 2025, 2:00pm -
Mary Queen of Scots- Femme Fatale or a Victim of Circumstance?
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Conflict
Thursday 23 January 2025, 2:00pm -
Gallery Tour with Artist Susan Mowatt
Gallery Tour to accompany the exhibition 'Through Line'
Friday 24 January 2025, 3:00pm -
Edinburgh: The Birthplace of Printing in Scotland
A National Library of Scotland Partnership Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Conflict
Thursday 30 January 2025, 2:00pm -
Two Ways of Drawing
Artist’s Talk to accompany the exhibition ‘Through Line’
Friday 31 January 2025, 2:00pm -
In Conversation with Michael Walton, Frances Priest, Rhona Taylor and Charles Poulsen
Artists' In Conversation to accompany the exhibition ‘Through Line’
Friday 7 February 2025, 2:00pm -
Line and Leaves - Exploring Plant Forms in Drawing
Adult Creative Workshop to accompany the exhibition 'Through Line'
Saturday 8 February 2025, 10:30am -
Adventures in Banking: The Scandals and Stories behind the Bank of Scotland’s First Investors.
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Finance
Thursday 13 February 2025, 2:00pm -
Gallery Tour with Artist Lara Scobie
Gallery Tour to accompany the exhibition 'Through Line'
Saturday 15 February 2025, 2:00pm -
Gallery Tour with Artist Frances Priest
Gallery Tour to accompany the exhibition 'Through Line'
Saturday 22 February 2025, 1:00pm -
Pop Art, Pop Fashion: Exploring Contemporary Culture Through Line
Edinburgh College Annual Student Fashion Shows Inspired by 'Pop Life' and 'Through Line'
Saturday 22 February 2025, 2:00pm -
So, you think you know your National Covenant?
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Conflict
Friday 28 February 2025, 2:00pm -
Gallery Tour with Artist Michael Walton
Gallery Tour to accompany the exhibition 'Through Line'
Saturday 1 March 2025, 2:00pm -
Edinburgh’s New Town
A Digital Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Ideas
Wednesday 16 April 2025, 7:00pm -
Thomas Muir and the Martyrs’ Monument on Calton Hill
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Ideas
Thursday 1 May 2025, 2:00pm -
The Library of the Faculty of Advocates in the Scottish Enlightenment: A Locus for the Exchange of Ideas
A National Library of Scotland Partnership Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Ideas
Friday 2 May 2025, 2:00pm -
Edinburgh and the Act of Union 1707
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Ideas
Thursday 8 May 2025, 2:00pm -
Edinburgh Enlightened Golfers
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Leisure
Thursday 15 May 2025, 2:00pm -
In Conversation with Sara Sheridan and Leslie Hills
An In Conversation to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Ideas
Saturday 17 May 2025, 2:00pm -
The birth of football in Edinburgh
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Leisure
Thursday 22 May 2025, 2:00pm -
Life and leisure in Victorian Edinburgh
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Leisure
Friday 23 May 2025, 2:00pm -
The birth of rugby in Edinburgh
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Leisure
Thursday 29 May 2025, 2:00pm -
The Bombing of Edinburgh
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Conflict
Friday 30 May 2025, 2:00pm -
The Festival in the 60s
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Celebration
Thursday 19 June 2025, 2:00pm -
The Legacy of Edinburgh's Victorian Swimming Baths
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Leisure
Friday 20 June 2025, 2:00pm -
The Origins of the Edinburgh Festival
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Celebration
Friday 4 July 2025, 2:00pm -
Lavender Menace: Queer Bookselling in Edinburgh
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Diversity
Saturday 19 July 2025, 2:00pm -
Music Encounters
Music at Lauriston Castle to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Diversity
Saturday 26 July 2025, 1:00pm -
If you can't see it, you can't be it: In Conversation with Sara Sheridan and Amina Shah
An In Conversation to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Diversity
Saturday 26 July 2025, 2:00pm -
Edinburgh's Festival of Faiths
A Three Day Festival to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Diversity
Friday 15 August 2025, 1:00pm
Venues
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City Art Centre
Free entry | Recommended donation £3 | Last entry 4.30pm
The City of Edinburgh’s Art collection is one of the finest in Scotland, and includes works by the most important Scottish artists.
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Museum of Edinburgh
Free entry | Recommended donation £3 | Last entry 4.30pm
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Iconic items, beautiful objects, fascinating facts and gruesome tales are waiting to be discovered in this beautiful 16th century museum.
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Lauriston Castle
Free entry to the grounds | Gates open 8am - 7.30pm | Mimi's Bakehouse Mon - Fri 9am - 4pm (10am - 5pm weekends)
A 16th century tower house with early 19th century additions set in stunning grounds overlooking the Firth of Forth.
For our diverse and exciting events programme, click here.
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Museum Collections Centre
Free tours | Recommended donation £3
Take a look behind the scenes and discover how museums look after the city's past
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The Writers' Museum
Free entry | Recommended donation £3 | Last entry 4.30pm
The Writers’ Museum celebrates the lives of three giants of Scottish Literature – Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.