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Through Line
David Connearn, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Andrew Lamb, Charles Poulsen, Frances Priest, Lara Scobie, Susan Mowatt, Rhona Taylor, Michael Walton
Sat 9 Nov 2024 to Sun 2 Mar 2025 -
Thu 28 Nov 2024 to Sun 1 Jun 2025 -
Fri 29 Nov 2024 to Mon 21 Apr 2025 -
Nurture Through Nature with Children’s Books
A Museum of Edinburgh exhibition
Sat 26 Apr to Sun 7 Sep 2025
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 -
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 -
Museum Collections Centre Store Tour
Take a look behind the scenes!
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 -
Museum Collections Centre Store Tour
Take a look behind the scenes!
Tuesday 10 December 2024, 11:00am -
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 -
Described Tour for our Visually Impaired Visitors
Described Tour to Complement the exhibition ‘Through Line’
Saturday 25 January 2025, 2:00pm -
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 -
Museum Collections Centre Store Tour
Take a look behind the scenes!
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 -
Making an Impression: Printmaking in Edinburgh
Lecture to Accompany the exhibition ‘Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland’
Thursday 6 February 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 -
BSL Interpreted Tour of ‘Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland’
Tour to Accompany the exhibition ‘Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland’
Friday 14 February 2025, 2:00pm -
Gallery Tour with Artist Lara Scobie
Gallery Tour to accompany the exhibition 'Through Line'
Saturday 15 February 2025, 2:00pm -
I’ve an Angel in the Oven: The sublime art of William Wilson
Lecture to Accompany the exhibition ‘Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland’
Thursday 20 February 2025, 2:00pm -
Etching in Scotland, 1765 – 1924: Seen through the collection at the National Galleries of Scotland
Lecture to Accompany the exhibition ‘Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland’
Friday 21 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 -
A different way of working : The prints of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
Lecture to Accompany the exhibition ‘Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland’
Thursday 27 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 -
Descriptive Tour for Visually Impaired Visitors of Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Tours Programme
Saturday 1 March 2025, 11:00am -
Gallery Tour with Artist Michael Walton
Gallery Tour to accompany the exhibition 'Through Line'
Saturday 1 March 2025, 2:00pm -
Emerging from the shadows - the Women of Lauriston
A Lauriston Castle Costumed Performance
Saturday 8 March 2025, 1:30pm -
Described Tour for our Visually Impaired Visitors
Described Tour to Complement the exhibition ‘Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland’
Saturday 8 March 2025, 2:00pm -
Emerging from the shadows - the Women of Lauriston
A Lauriston Castle Costumed Performance
Saturday 8 March 2025, 3:00pm -
BSL Interpreted Tour of Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Tours Programme
Saturday 15 March 2025, 11:00am -
BSL Interpreted Tour of Museum of Edinburgh
BSL Tour to Celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Ideas
Thursday 20 March 2025, 6:00pm -
Braxton's 'Threads of the Universe’: Wellbeing Sessions in the Museum Courtyard
Somatic Yogic Movement, Breathwork & Meditation to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 5 April 2025, 10:15am -
Space Day / Into Infinity and Beyond
Lauriston Castle Family Workshops
Wednesday 9 April 2025, 10:00am -
Edinburgh's New Town
A Digital Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Ideas
Wednesday 16 April 2025, 7:00pm -
Japan Sakura at Lauriston Castle -
Lauriston Castle Family Events (Two day event)
Saturday 26 April 2025, 11:00am -
Audacious Women of the Enlightenment
Edinburgh City Walking Tour to Celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Ideas
Saturday 26 April 2025, 2:00pm -
Wild Food: What to forage in spring
Family Nature Foraging Workshop in association with the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh
Sunday 27 April 2025, 2:00pm -
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 -
Braxton's 'Threads of the Universe’: Wellbeing Sessions in the Museum Courtyard
Somatic Yogic Movement, Breathwork & Meditation to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 3 May 2025, 10:15am -
Edinburgh and the Act of Union 1707
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Ideas
Thursday 8 May 2025, 2:00pm -
The return of visitors from the past
A Lauriston Castle Costumed Performance
Sunday 11 May 2025, 1:30pm -
The return of visitors from the past
A Lauriston Castle Costumed Performance
Sunday 11 May 2025, 3:00pm -
Patterns of Fashion: Exploring pattern in the dress history and textiles collection of Museums & Galleries Edinburgh
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Wednesday 14 May 2025, 10:30am -
Edinburgh Enlightened Golfers
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Leisure
Thursday 15 May 2025, 2:00pm -
A welcome to Lauriston Castle Global Accessibility Awareness Day (Thursday 15 May)
Step-free access events at Lauriston Castle
Saturday 17 May 2025, 1:00pm -
In Conversation with Sara Sheridan and Leslie Hills
An In Conversation to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Ideas
Saturday 17 May 2025, 2:00pm -
A welcome to Lauriston Castle Global Accessibility Awareness Day (Thursday 15 May)
A step-free access event at Lauriston Castle
Saturday 17 May 2025, 2:00pm -
World Bee Day at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Family Drop-in events
Sunday 18 May 2025, 10:00am -
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 -
Finding Nature in the City: An Introduction to Urban Forest Bathing in the Museum Courtyard
Exploring Mindfulness in Nature to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 24 May 2025, 10:00am -
Ghosts! Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle
A unique tour of the castle, mixed with tales of terror, ghosts stories, and the bizarre
Saturday 24 May 2025, 3:00pm -
Sketching Nature and Architecture at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Special Events
Wednesday 28 May 2025, 10:00am -
Willie Rodger: Impressions of my Father
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland’
Wednesday 28 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 -
Happy Hands and Happy Faces, Happy Play in Grassy Places
Lecture in association with ‘Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books’
Saturday 31 May 2025, 2:00pm -
Remembering the Gardens of Childhood
Family Nature Workshop in association with the ‘Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books’ exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh
Sunday 1 June 2025, 2:00pm -
Braxton's 'Threads of the Universe’: Wellbeing Sessions in the Museum Courtyard
Somatic Yogic Movement, Breathwork & Meditation to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 7 June 2025, 10:15am -
Children’s Books at the Museum of Childhood: Through the Ages
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Thursday 12 June 2025, 10:30am -
Finding Nature in the City: An Introduction to Urban Forest Bathing in the Museum Courtyard
Exploring Mindfulness in Nature to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 14 June 2025, 10:00am -
Sketching Nature and Architecture at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Special Events
Thursday 19 June 2025, 10:00am -
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 -
Watercolour Fairies and Storybook Creatures
Adult Creative Workshop in association with 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books'
Saturday 21 June 2025, 10:30am -
Ghosts! Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle
A unique tour of the castle, mixed with tales of terror, ghosts stories, and the bizarre
Sunday 29 June 2025, 3:00pm -
The Origins of the Edinburgh Festival
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Celebration
Friday 4 July 2025, 2:00pm -
Braxton's 'Threads of the Universe’: Wellbeing Sessions in the Museum Courtyard
Somatic Yogic Movement, Breathwork & Meditation to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 5 July 2025, 10:15am -
They All Wore Blue – The Women’s Auxiliary Air Force In World War II
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Wednesday 9 July 2025, 10:30am -
Sketching Nature and Architecture at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Special Events
Friday 11 July 2025, 10:00am -
Edinburgh Slavery and Colonialism Legacy Review Implementation Group
A Discussion to mark Edinburgh900: City of Diversity
Friday 11 July 2025, 2:00pm -
Minibeasts and Insects / A Bug's Life
Lauriston Castle Family Workshops
Sunday 13 July 2025, 10:00am -
Petticoats and Pinnacles: Scotland's Pioneering Mountain Women
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Tuesday 15 July 2025, 10:30am -
The Lauriston Castle Teddy Bear's Picnic
Lauriston Castle Special Family Events
Saturday 19 July 2025, 1:00pm -
Lavender Menace: Queer Bookselling in Edinburgh
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Diversity
Saturday 19 July 2025, 2:00pm -
Petticoats and Plants - The Untold Story of Scotland’s Gardening Women 1800-1930
Lecture in association with ‘Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books’
Thursday 24 July 2025, 2:00pm -
Summer Flowers Botanical Watercolours
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 26 July 2025, 10:30am -
Characters from Nature
Family Folklore Workshop in association with ‘Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books’ at Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 26 July 2025, 10:30am -
Music Encounters
Music at Lauriston Castle to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Diversity
Saturday 26 July 2025, 1:00pm -
Characters from Nature
Family Folklore Workshop in association with ‘Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books’ at Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 26 July 2025, 1:30pm -
If you can't see it, you can't be it: In Conversation with Sara Sheridan and Amina Shah
A National Library of Scotland Partnership 'In Conversation' to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Diversity
Saturday 26 July 2025, 2:00pm -
Ghosts! Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle
A unique tour of the castle, mixed with tales of terror, ghosts stories, and the bizarre
Saturday 26 July 2025, 3:00pm -
Stop Animation Folklore Character Workshop
Adult Creative Workshop in association with ‘Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books’ at Museum of Edinburgh
Sunday 27 July 2025, 10:30am -
Terrible Tales from the Castle!
Lauriston Castle Special Family Events
Sunday 3 August 2025, 10:30am -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe
Thursday 7 August 2025, 1:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe
Friday 8 August 2025, 1:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe
Saturday 9 August 2025, 1:30pm -
Dandelions and Other Lost Words: Family Storytelling
Family Storytelling session in association with the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 9 August 2025, 2:00pm -
Dandelions and Other Lost Words: Family Storytelling
Family Storytelling session in association with the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 9 August 2025, 3:00pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe
Sunday 10 August 2025, 1:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe
Tuesday 12 August 2025, 1:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe
Wednesday 13 August 2025, 1:30pm -
Edinburgh's Festival of Faiths
A Three Day Festival to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Diversity
Friday 15 August 2025, 1:00pm -
Off the Beaten Path: A Storytelling Journey into Childhood’s Imagined Worlds
Family Storytelling session in association with the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 16 August 2025, 2:00pm -
Off the Beaten Path: A Storytelling Journey into Childhood’s Imagined Worlds
Family Storytelling session in association with the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 16 August 2025, 3:00pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe
Tuesday 19 August 2025, 1:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe
Wednesday 20 August 2025, 1:30pm -
Braxton's 'Threads of the Universe’: Wellbeing Sessions in the Museum Courtyard
Somatic Yogic Movement, Breathwork & Meditation to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 23 August 2025, 10:15am -
The Lost Plans
Outdoor Family Escape Room Experience at Lauriston Castle
Sunday 31 August 2025, 2:00pm -
One Night with Venus, A Lifetime with Mercury: Sex and Syphilis
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Tuesday 2 September 2025, 10:30am -
Braxton's 'Threads of the Universe’: Wellbeing Sessions in the Museum Courtyard
Somatic Yogic Movement, Breathwork & Meditation to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 6 September 2025, 10:15am -
Delicate paper bird sculptures
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 6 September 2025, 10:30am -
Finding Nature in the City: An Introduction to Urban Forest Bathing in the Museum Courtyard
Exploring Mindfulness in Nature to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at Museum of Edinburgh
Sunday 7 September 2025, 10:00am -
Sketching Nature and Architecture at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Special Events
Sunday 14 September 2025, 10:00am -
Pirate Day / Shiver Me Timbers
Lauriston Castle Family Workshops
Saturday 20 September 2025, 10:00am -
Ghosts! Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle
A unique tour of the castle, mixed with tales of terror, ghosts stories, and the bizarre
Saturday 27 September 2025, 3:00pm -
Socialites to servants: the women behind Lauriston
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Wednesday 1 October 2025, 10:30am -
The Big Draw at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Family Drop-in events
Monday 13 October 2025, 10:00am -
The Big Draw at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Family Drop-in events
Friday 17 October 2025, 10:00am -
The World's End Murders: The Inside Story
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Thursday 23 October 2025, 10:30am -
Noble Intentions: The History of the Scottish Modern Arts Association
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Thursday 6 November 2025, 10:30am -
Embossed Metal Foil Garlands and Decorations
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 8 November 2025, 10:30am -
War on the Fashion Front: Getting dressed as a civilian in World War 2
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Tuesday 11 November 2025, 10:30am -
Christmas Botanical Watercolour Workshop
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 22 November 2025, 10:30am -
Edinburgh's Magical Christmas
A Special Lauriston Castle Christmas Magic show with acclaimed Edinburgh Magician Kevin Quantum
Sunday 23 November 2025, 12:00pm -
A welcome to Lauriston Castle on International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Lauriston Castle step-free access events
Sunday 30 November 2025, 1:00pm -
A welcome to Lauriston Castle on International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Lauriston Castle step-free access events
Sunday 30 November 2025, 2:00pm -
Natural Wreaths and Country Garlands
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 6 December 2025, 10:30am -
Peg Doll Fairies and Victorian Delights
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 13 December 2025, 10:30am -
A Family Edwardian Christmas at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Special Family Events
Sunday 14 December 2025, 12:30pm
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